Abstract: يعد الرصاص عنصرا" طبيعيا" يتواجد في القشرة الارضية ويستعمل على نطاق واسع في الطلاء والكازولين والبطاريات والعلب المعدنية وبعض الاواني الخزفية. ويتعرض الناس الى الرصاص عن طريق الغبار الملوث ورقائق الطلاء والاطعمة الملوثة..شملت الدراسة 80 شخصا من العاملين في الشركة العامة للبطاريات في الوزيرية والذين يتعرضون للرصاص اضافة الى 10 اشخاص غير متعرضين ( مجموعة السيطرة). تم تحديد مستوى الرصاص في دم الاشخاص المذكورين كما درست معايير الدم لديهم اذ شملت فحوصات الدم : مستوى خضاب الدم (Hb)،حجم الدم المضغوط(pcv)،عدد كريات الدم الحمر(RBCs)،متوسط تركيز هيموكلوبين الخلايا(MCHC) ومتوسط حجم الخلايا(MCV). تم اختيار عينة مؤلفة من (38) شخصا من المتعرضين الذين كان مستوى الرصاص لديهم عالي حيث يبلغ (41.4 مكغم/100 مل) مع انخفاض ملحوظ في مؤشرات الدم الاخرى فكان معدل تركيز هيموكلوبين الدم (12.75 غم / 100 مل) اما مدى النسبة المئوية لحجم الدم المضغوط فقد كان (39.4 غم/100 مل) ومعدل عدد كريات الدم الحمر (5 مليون / مم3) ومعدل متوسط تركيز هيموكلوبين الخلايا بلغ (30.9 غم/100 مل) ومعدل متوسط حجم الخلايا بلغ (77.1 فمتولتر) . تمت دراسة تاثير الرصاص على هذه المجموعة من خلال تدوين المعلومات الخاصة في الاستمارة الاستبيانية وكانت اهم هذة التاثيرات على جهاز الخصوبة في الذكور وتاثيرات على الجهاز البولي وظهور عدد من حالات فقر الدم وحالات من السعال والصداع والاجهاض لدى السيدات والم في المفاصل .و من جانب اخر فقد تم تقسيم عينة المتعرضين الى عدة مجاميع حسب : - 1) الجنس : اذ تم تقسيم العينة الى مجموعتي الذكور والاناث اذ كان معدل تركيز الرصاص في دم الذكور اعلى اذ بلغ(35.2 مكغم/100 مل) اما الاناث فقد بلغ (32.2 مكغم/100 مل) . وظهرت معدلات اقل بالنسبة لمؤشرات الدم الاخرى .2) حالة التدخين : فقد تم تقسيم العينة الى مجموعتي المدخنين وعددهم (36) شخصا والثانية غير المدخنين وعددهم (44) شخصا وكان هناك تقارب في نتائج مستوى الرصاص في الدم للمجموعتين.3) للفئات العمرية : فقد تم تقسيم العينة الى اربع مجاميع فقد ظهر اعلى مستوى لتركيز الرصاص للفئة العمرية (41 - 50) سنة مع انخفاض في مؤشرات الدم الاخرى.4) حسب المهنة : فقد تم تقسيم العينة الى مجموعتين وهما العاملين من داخل الشركة العامة للبطاريات (بابل 1، بابل 2) في الوزيرية والعاملين في المعامل الاهلية المنتشرة في مدينة بغداد .و من الملاحظ وجود علاقة عكسية بين تراكيز الرصاص ومعايير الدم مثل مستويات خضاب الدم والنسبة المئوية لحجم الدم المضغوط وعدد كريات الدم الحمر ومتوسط تركيزهيموكلوبين الخلايا ومتوسط حجم الخلايا. | Lead is one of the natural elements exist in the crust of the earth, and widely used in the coating , gasoline, batteries, tin cans and some ceramics. Usually people are exposed to lead through the polluted dust, coating pieces and polluted food.In 1987 using lead in gasoline has been denied in developed countries but it is still used in the developing countries. One of the causes of the mental retard in children and being behind their colleagues in behave and learn is sedimentation of lead in brain tissues because the children have more ability to absorb lead than adults.Also women and pregnant face increased hazard as a result of lead exposure which negatively affect the fetus and may lead to infertility. Lead absorption also results in many diseases and effects in human body such as : sever anemia, sever and chronic lung inflammation, increase kidney failure among children and adults, and immunity system breakdown. If the lead level was over (75 μg/dl) these people would have a failure in the reproductive system as a result of having atrophy in the testis with inability to product sperms.A study have been performed to estimate the lead level in the blood of Baghdad inhabitations in order to know its effect on the workers' health who exist in polluted places, and exposure effects on the hematological indications such as : total hemoglobin, percentage of Packed Cell Volume (PCV%), Red Blood Cell count, Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC), and Mean Cell Volume (MCV). 80 workers who are exposed to lead working in the General Company for Battery in Al - Wazeria in addition to other workers from private companies in Baghdad and other 10 persons who are not exposed to lead as the control group, all have been chosen as samples for the study. a sample of 38 exposed persons have been chosen who have high lead level in their blood which was about (41.4 g/100ml) with a significant decrease in the other hematological indications; the Blood Hemoglobin Concentration average was (12.75 gm/100ml), the percentage of Packed Cell Volume average was (39.4%), the Red blood cell count average was (5 million/mml3), and the mean cell hemoglobin concentration average was (30.9 gm/100ml), mean cell volume average was (77.1 FL).Lead effects on this group had been studied through recording the data in questionnaire forms, and the most important effect was on the male fertility system, effects on urinary system, anemia, coughing, headache, miscarriage, and ache in the joints. In the other hand the sample of the exposed persons had been classified into groups according to : - 1 - Gender : - the sample had been classified into 2 groups : male and female, where the lead concentration was higher in the male blood which was about (35.2 mg/100ml) and about (32.2 mg/100ml) in the female blood, in addition to less hematological indications.2 - Smoking case : - the sample had been classified into 2 groups : smokers about (36)persons and nonsmokers about (44)person, the study showed similarity in the results on lead level in the blood of both groups.3 - Age : - the sample had been classified into 4 groups, the higher lead level appeared in age group (41 - 50), with decrease in the other hematological indications of the rest. It is clear that there is a slight relation between lead concentrations and hematological indications such as blood hemoglobin, mean packed cell volume, red blood cell count, mean cell hemoglobin volume and mean cell volume.

التاثيراث ضد المايكروبية والالتهابية للبكتروسينات المنتجة والمنقاة من بكتريا Staphylococcus aureus وPseudomonas aeruginosaالمعزولة معه العيناث سريرية == Antimicrobial and inflammatory effects of bacteriocins produced and purified from multidrug resistance Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from clinical samples

Author name: ميس عماد احمد

Supervisor name: منى تركي موسى الموسوي

General topic: Biology

Specific topic: Microbiology

Degree: Doctorate

University: University of Baghdad

Language: English

University location: Baghdad

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Abstract: One hundred fifty clinical samples (burns, wounds, urine, nasal and ear swabs) were collected from patients of Al - Yarmouk Hospital and Teaching Baghdad Hospital during the period from November / 2015 to January / 2016.Multi drug resistant strains are serious problems in public health worldwide. So, the continueous development of new classes of antimicrobial agents has become of increasing importance for medicine. Therefore was aimed to produce of Crude and purified bacteriocins from antibiotic resistant bacteria (G - ve MRSA and G+ve P. aeruginosa) isolated from clinical samples and determine the optimization conditions for production of bacteriocin and their purification and characterization. In addition to characterize their inhibitory activity in - vitro and in - vivo .Cultural and morphological characteristice examination ,biochemical tests were conducted and confirmed the diagnosis by API20E and Staph API and antibiotics sensitivity test confirmed by Vitek - 2 system.The results showed 102(68%) isolates of S.aureus, all of which were Methicillin Resistace S.aureus (MRSA), constituted 50% from the ratio in the burns and wounds samples, while the lowest 13(12.7%) isolates were from ear samples. Highly significant differences (P˂0.01) recorded in both isolates among clinical samples. The isolates showed multi - resistant to Methicillin, Penicillin G , Cefoxitin, Erythromycin, Oxacillin, Chloramphenicol and Tetracyclin, while sensitive to vancomycin.Also 77(51.3%) isolates were P.aeruginosa, 62(80.5%) from which were multi - resistant to antibiotics that constituted more than half (59.8% and 51.6%) from the ratio in burn and wound samples respectively, while the lowest 8(12.9%) isolates were from ear samples too. Highly significant differences (P˂0.01) recorded in both isolates among clinical samples. There were about completely resist to Cefoxitin 75(97.40 %) and also show a higher resist to Ceftazidime, Tetracycline and Cefepime, While less resistance to Azithromycin.Vitek 2 system gave confirmation of positive results for MRSA and resistant P.aeruginosa and as a selected organism with a probability 98 - 99%."II "The MRSA isolate S12 and P.aeruginosa isolate (P26) were chosen among five bacterial isolates as a good producer for crude MRSAcin and MAR - pyocin according to their widest inhibition zone .Five methods were used to detect of MRSAcin and MAR - pyocin production by (well diffusion assay WDA , flip - streak , spot on the lawn , Cup disc and paper disc method) against indicator pathogens (G+ve , G - ve bacteria and yeast) which included, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans .Well diffusion assay was the best method for identify of bacteriocin production and antibacterial activity against indicator pathogens.The crude and purified MRSAcin and MAR - pyocin recorded non - significant differences in activity whether as alone or synergistic against pathogenic bacteria (G - ve and G+ve) and yeast compared with higher sensitive antibiotics.The optimum conditions for bacteriocins production were in trypticase soya broth and brain heart infusion broth supplemented with )Carbon ,nitrogen, Salts, surfactants and Vitamins) with pH 7, at temperature 37°C for 48 hrs. and inoculum size of 2% from bacterial culture 6×108 cell/ml."Purification of bacteriocin was made by two steps method including extraction by ammonium sulphate 70% followed by ion - exchange chromatography DEAE - cellulose that the specific activity for these fractions was 1.375and1.000 (AU/mg) with 6 and 5 purification folds and 78 and 29 % yield and gel filtration chromatography on using Sephadex G - 50 column. The resulted fractions were 1.646 and 1.160 (AU/mg) protein with 8 and 6 purification folds and 38 and 28% yield respectively."Physical characteristics were also studied and the results showed that the molecular weight of MRSAcin and MAR - pyocin was )15and 35) KDa respectively by Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate - polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS - PAGE). Purified bacteriocins were stable at wide range of pH values 1 - 8, and remained active (50%) at pH 9 .The whole activity was lost at the pH value 10 and thermostabile at 100°C for 30 min.A strong stability of bacteriocins were recorded against organic solvents 10% and surfactants (0.5% EDTA), mineral salts 0.5% of each (CuSo4 and FeSo4), (10%) proteolytic enzymes lipase recorded significantly different (P≤0.05) compared with other enzyme (trypsin, pepsin and papain) which show complete inactivation of antibacterial activity.Also crud bacteriocins are still active for at least 3 months of freezing storage, while in purified after 2 months of freezing storage. Showed that the minimum inhibition zone against E. coli was 62.5 μg/ml for both MRSAcin and R - pyocin in vitro. The effect of MRSAcin and MAR - pyocin on the cell permeability was studied and the results showed that the absorbance at 260nm increased, indicating that DNA leaked from cells due to the cell lysis.Experimental infection induced by therapeutic effectiveness of the bacteriocin invivo skin injury bacteria MRSA and resistance P. aeruginosa which was marked at the beginning of her appearance inflammation of skin, swelling and redness of the affected area with the appearance of festering spots and abscesses in the surface layer of the skin and with the progress of the abscess spotted Purple happens .The antibacterial action of synergistic affected of (MRSAcin and MAR - pyocin) extracts .The results confirmed that the treated invivo skin injury bacteria MRSA and resistance P. aeruginosa was damaged . MRSAcin , MAR - pyocin and synergistic were giving good healing process with limited tissue damage in vivo (mice) against superficial skin infection by MRSA and resistance P. aeruginosa isolates at 1,2,3 day after infection.

المعالجة الاحيائية للرصاص من مياه الصرف الصحي باستخدام ثلاث انواع من النباتات المائية == Bioremediation of lead from municipal wastewater by three aquatic plant species

Author name: نشميل علي حسن الهواسي

Supervisor name: عبد الرحمن عبد الجبار الكبيسي | عبد الحميد محمد جواد العبيدي

General topic: Biology

Specific topic: Environment

Degree: Doctorate

University: University of Baghdad

Language: Arabic

University location: Baghdad

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Abstract: اجريت هذه الدراسة مختبريا" للتعرف على قدرة ثلاث انواع من النباتات تم حمعها من نهر دجلة وهي نبات الشمبلانCeratophyllum demersumL. والكطل Hydrilla verticellata ونبات عشبة النيل Echhornia crassipes على ازالة عنصر الرصاص من مياه الصرف الصحي اولا تم تعريض الانواع الثلاثة كل على حدة الى تخافيف مختلفة من مياه الصرف الصحي بصورة منفردة وهي (25 , 50)% ppmوالتركيز100% من مياه الصرف الصحي، ولمدة ثلاثين يوما لكل تركيز، وقيست كفاءة النبات في ازالة الرصاص من المياه كنسب مئوية للازالة في النبات .تم اخذ عينات من ماء الاحواض وكذلك اخذ وزن 2 غرام من النبات بدءا″من اليوم الاول وبعد 5 ،10 ،15 ، 30 يوما وذلك لتقدير كمية العنصر المتبقي في الماء وايضا كمية العنصر المتراكم في النبات ، كما تم حساب معامل التركيز الحيوي في النباتات الثلاثة, اظهرت النتائج مقدرة النباتات الثلاثة على ازالة الرصاص وبصورة متفاوتة اذ كان لنبات عشبة النيل قدرة اعلى من بقية النباتات في عملية الازالة وبلغت ( 0.397, 0.802 ,1.369) ppm على التوالي في اليوم الثلاثين بينما نبات الكطل استطاع ان يعالج مياه الصرف الصحي ليوم واحد فقط عند التركيز100% وكانت النتيجة (0.448) ppm وبقي لمدة خمسة ايام عند التخفيف 50% وكان (0.745) ppm بينما ظل النبات لمدة خمسة عشر يوما عند التخفيف 25% وبلغ التراكم ( 0.343) ppm , اما بالنسبة لنبات الشمبلان فقد كان (0,544,0.239) عند التخفيفين50,25% على التوالي في اليوم الخامس عشر لان النبات هلك بعد هذا اليوم بينما عند التركيز 100% من مياه الصرف الصحي ظل النبات حيا ليوم واحد وكان التراكم (0.362) .ppm ثم استخدمت النباتات ذاتها لمعرفة قابليتها على ازالة الرصاص من المياه الملوثة باستخدام تراكيز مختلفة وهي (30,20,10)ppm ولمدة ثلاثين يوما لكل نبات على حدة ثم المقارنة بين النباتات الثلاثة ,اذ بلغ تراكم الرصاص في اليوم الثلاثين للتراكيز( 30,20,10) عند نبات عشبة النيل (22.28,17.42,8.64) ppm ونبات الكطل ( 19.90,16.21,8.06) ppm ونبات الشمبلان (18.70,13.14,11.11) ppm . | This study was conducted laboratory "to identify the three types of the plant's capacity was collected from the Tigris River, a A Ceratophyllum demersum L. And Hydrilla verticellata and plant Echhornia crassipes to remove the lead element of the muncipal wastewater was first exposed three types separately to different dilutions of munncipal water, a individually (25, 50)% ppm and focus 100% of the wastewater, and for a period of thirty days for each concentration, and measured the efficiency of the plant to remove lead from water as a percentage of the removal of the plant. Sampling of water basins, as well as taking a weight of 2 grams of plant starting "from the first day and after 5.10, 15.30 days in order to estimate the amount of the remaining element in the water and also the amount of accumulated element in the plant, has also been vital concentration factor in the three plants account the results showed the ability of the three plants to remove lead and disproportionately as it was to E. crassipes plant higher than the rest of the plant's capacity in the removal process amounted to (0.397, 0.802, 1.369) ppm, respectively, on the thirtieth day while the H. verticellata plant able to handle sewage for just one day when you focus 100% and the result (0.448) ppm and stayed for five days at the dilution of 50% and was (0.745) ppm while the plant for a period of fifteen days when dilution of 25% and amounted to accumulation (0.343) ppm, as for the plant C.demersum was (0,544,0.239 ) when dilutions 50.25%, respectively, in the fifteenth day because the plant died after this day, while at the focus 100% of the sewage plant remained alive for one day and it was the accumulation (0.362) .ppm Then they used the plants themselves to see their ability to remove lead from contaminated water by using different concentrations of a (10,20,30) ppm for a period of thirty days each plant separately and then compare the three plants, as it was the accumulation of lead in the thirtieth day of concentrations (10,20.30) when aplant E. crassipes (22.28,17.42,8.64) ppm and H.verticellata (19.90, 16.21, 8.06) ppm and C. demersum(18.70,13.14,11.11) ppm.

العلاقة بين تعدد النمط الوراثي للجين GSTP1 ومرض ابيضاض الدم النخاعي الحاد لمرضى عراقيين == Association of Glutathione - S - Transferas (GSTP1) gene polymorphism with Acute Myeloid leukemia in Iraqi patients

Author name: ميادة خالد ابراهيم

Supervisor name: بتول علي شهاب

General topic: Biology

Specific topic: zoology - Genetics

Degree: Master

University: University of Baghdad

Language: English

University location: Baghdad

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Abstract: This study was carried out to investigate the relationships between acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients and the genotyping of Glutathione S - Transferase P1 class (GSTP1) by using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) - Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (REFLP) and measurement of some clinical parameters of patients and control.This study included 120 blood samples for Iraqi individuals. Sixty individuals with AML were diagnosed by the consultant of The National Center of Hematology medical City, Center for Hematology AL - Mustanseria University, hematology clinic of Baghdad Hospital and Alkadhymian medical city teaching hospital during the period from October 2014 to May 2015. Those AML cases then have been diagnosed by a specialized hematologists depending on bone marrow aspiration, biopsies reports and other diagnostic criteria for AML according to the International Staging System (ISS).Sixty individuals healthy also included as control group, their age range were between 15 - 70 years. Blood were used as samples to found the correlation between genotyping of GSTP1 and all studied parameters.Molecular studies involved DNA extraction and PCR - RFLP was carried to detect the genetic polymorphism of GSTP1 for all individuals of this study. Molecular study was conducted in the laboratory of the Biology Department / College of Sciences for women. The results showed that in the age for patients and control group were no significant difference in group less than 30 years old, while showed significant difference (P˂0.05) between other groups 30 - 50 years and 50 - 70 years, were (30%) (38.30%) (33.3%) and (23.0%) respectively.The results showed that there were significant different between patients (10.40±2.97) and controls (6.25±0.37) in the mean of white blood cells count (WBCc) (P˂0.48), the mean of hemoglobin (Hb) in patients was (8.11±0.37) and in control was (12.81±1.31) and the different was highly significant between them.The results of genetics polymorphism of the GSTP1 showed the significant difference (P˂0.05) between patients were (56.67%) and controls were (65.00%) in wild genotype AA, while the heterozygous genotype AG and homozygous mutant genotype GG were in AML patients and in controls were no significant different.Distribution of GSTP1 polymorphism and age of patients groups showed that there were significant difference between all age groups and all types of gene polymorphism, were (38.24%), (32.35%), (29.41%) in AA genotype, in AG were (26.32%), (21.05%), (52.63%) and in GG were (57.14%), (42.86%) and (0.00%) respectively.The results of relationship between the sex and AML patients showed that mutant genotype GG genotype was more in male (85.71%) than female (14.29%) with highly significant increase and the risk of male to be effect was more 1,5 than female. The mutant allele G is more frequent in male (0.38) than female (0.17). The data also showed no significant difference between the GSTP1 polymorphism and the mean value of WBC, but the mean value of Hb was shown significant different (P˂0.05), the heterozygous genotype AG showed the highest value (11.35± 0.73).Distribution of GSTP1 polymorphism between control groups according to non - smoking and smoking in the genotype AA+AG, (93.33%), (90.00%) respectively, showed significant difference (P<0.05), while in genotype AG+GG (26.67%), (43.33%) showed high significant difference (P<0.01) and the mutant allele G was more frequency in smoker control (0.27) but in non - smoker was (0.17).Results of this study suggest that GSTP1 gene polymorphisms was not associated with AML disease and GSTP1 has no active role in the pathogenesis of AML, while the age and sex may have a risk factor for progression AML

دراسة بعض المؤشرات المناعية لجروح ما بعد الحرق == Study of Some Immunological Aspects of Post Burn Injuries

Author name: مـــنى شكري محمود جواد

Supervisor name: زينب ثامر شويت الاسدي

General topic: Biology

Specific topic: Zoology - Immunology

Degree: Master

University: University of Baghdad

Language: Arabic

University location: Baghdad

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Abstract: هدفت الدراسة الحالية التحري عن مستويات الحركيات الخلوية (IL - 10, IL - 17A, IFN - γ , MCP - 1,(TNF - α في مصل المصابين بجروح مابعد الحرق , كذلك تم تسليط الضوء على العلاقة بين المساحة السطحية الكلية للحرق مع تعداد خلايا Tregs ومستوى الحركيات الخلوية. شملت عينة الدراسة71 مصابا بجروح ما بعد الحرق, اذ تم سحب الدم الوريدي منهم بعد اليوم الاول واليوم الخامس من الاصابة بالحرق لغرض تقدير مستوى الحركيات الخلوية باستعمال تقنية الاليزا (ELISA) وحساب تعداد خلايا Tregs باستعمال تقنية التدفق الخلوي Flow Cytometry, كما شملت عينة الدراسة 60 شخصا من الاصحاء ليمثلوا مجموعة السيطرة. اظهرت النتائج وجود انخفاض معنوي في مستويات كل من IL - 10, MCP - 1, TNF - α في مصل المصابين بالحروق مقارنة مع مستوياتها في مجموعة السيطرة , بينما كان هنالك ارتفاعا معنويا في مستوى IL - 17A في مصل المصابين بالحروق بعد اليوم الاول والخامس من الحرق (28.70± 0.75, 0.86±27.28) بيكوغرام/مل مقارنة مع مستواه في مجموعة السيطرة (0.66±23.85) بيكوغرام/مل. كما بينت النتائج عدم وجود فرق معنوي في مستوى IFN - γ مابين المصابين بالحروق بعد اليوم الاول والخامس من الحرق ومجموعة السيطرة (0.21±14.31, 0.17±13.97, (0.19±13.96 بيكوغرام/مل على التوالي, كما اظهرت نتائج الدراسة وجود انخفاض معنوي بعد اليوم الاول من الحرق في مستوى γ - IFN في مصل المصابين بمساحة سطحية للحرق %(70 - 46) و%(100 - 71)اذ بلغت مستوياته (0.41±13.03, (0.30±13.57 بيكوغرام/مل على التوالي بينما حصل انخفاض معنوي في مستوى TNF - α في مصل المصابين بمساحة سطحية للحرق100 - 71) )% مقارنة مع المساحات الاقل اذ بلغ مستواه في هذه المجموعـــة 0.57±11.61)) بيكوغرام/مل، بينما لم تظهر مستويات الحركيات الاخرى اي فرق معنوي بين فئات نسب الحرق المختلفة. كما بينت النتائج وجود ارتفاع معنوي في مستوى TNF - α بعد اليوم الخامس من الحرق مع زيادة المساحة السطحية للحرق اذ بلغ مستواه في الفئات %(45 - 31), %(70 - 46), %(100 - 71) 2.51±21.51), 4.20±29.59, (1.45±23.36بيكوغرام/مل على التوالي مقارنة مع مستواه ضمن مساحة سطحية للحرق%(30 - 10) (0.87±19.54) بيكوغرام/مل بينما لم تظهر مستويات الحركيات الاخرى اي فرق معنوي مع زيادة مساحة الحرق. وقد حصل ارتفاع معنوي في مستوى كل من IL - 10, IL - 17A في مصل المصابين الذكور مقارنة بالاناث اذ بلغت مستوياتهما في الذكور (30.48±0.85, 29.36±0.83) بيكوغرام/مل على التــوالي في حين بلغت مستوياتهما في الاناث (0.65±28.38, 0.76±26.98) بيكوغرام/مل على التوالي بينما حصــل ارتفاع في مستـــوى TNF - α 0.97±18.35) ) بيكوغرام/مل في مصل الاناث المصابات بجروح مابعد الحرق مقارنة بالذكور (15.11±0.70) بيكوغرام/مل, كما حصل ارتفاع معنوي في مستوى IL - 10 (34.25±1.77) بيكوغرام/مل في مصل المصابين بجروح الحرق الناتجة من التعرض الى الانفجار مقارنة مع المصابين بالحرق بوساطة مصادر اخرى. اما نتائج تعداد خلايا Tregs فقد حصل ارتفاع في النسبة المئوية لاعدادها في الدم المحيطي للمصابين بنسب حرق اقل من %45 واكثر من %45 مقارنة مع اعدادها في الدم المحيطي للاشخاص الاصحاء وذلك بعد اليوم الاول وكذلك بعد اليوم الخامس من الاصابة بالحرق وكان اعلى ارتفاع في النسبة المئوية لاعدادها في دم المصابين بنسبة حرق اكثر من %45 بعد اليوم الاول والخامس من الحرق حيث بلغت %(63.58) و57.95))% على التوالي. | The aim of this study was to investigate the levels of cytokines (IL - 10, IL - 17A , IFN - γ , MCP - 1,TNF - α ) in the serum of patients with post burn injuries and to evaluate the status of patients, and also to shed light on the relationship of the surface area of burn with the count of Tregs and levels of cytokines. Seventy one patients with post burn injuries were included in this research, the Venous blood was collected from the first day and fifth day after burn to evaluate cytokines levels by ELISA technique and to count Tregs by Flow Cytometry; the study also included 60 healthy persons represented control group. The results showed a significant decrease in the levels of IL - 10, MCP - 1 and TNF - α in the serum of patients comparing with control, while there is a significant increase in the level of IL - 17A in the serum of patients after first and fifth day of burn (28.70±0.75, 27.28±0.86) pg/ml comparing with control(23.85± 0.66) pg/ml; and there is no significant differences in the level of IFN - γ between patients and control (14.31±0.21, 13.97±0.17, 13.96±0.19) pg/ml respectively. moreover The results showed significant decrease in the level of IFN - γ in the first day after burn in patients with surface area of burn (46 - 70)% and (71 - 100)% and the levels were (13.03±0.41, 13.57±0.30) pg/ml respectively, while there was significant decrease in the level of TNF - α the in patients with surface area of burn (71 - 100)% comparing with less areas of burn, the levels of it in this group was (11.61±0.57) pg/ml and there is no significant differences were seen between other cytokines among different surface areas of burn. The results showed also significant increase in the level of TNF - α in the fifth day after burn in the higher surface areas of burn (31 - 45)%, (46 - 70)% and (71 - 100)% (21.51±2.51, 29.59±4.20, 23.36±1.45) pg/ml respectively comparing with its level in surface area (10 - 30)% (19.54±0.87) pg/ml and there is no significant differences between other cytokines. The results Revealed showed a significant elevation in the level of IL - 10 and IL - 17A in the serum of male patients comparing with female, and the levels in the serum of male were (30.48±0.85, 29.36±0.83) pg/ml respectively while the levels in female patients were (28.38±0.65 , 26.98±0.76) pg/ml respectively, and there was elevation in the level of TNF - α (18.35±0.97) pg/ml in the female patients comparing with male (15.11±0.70) pg/ml. There Additionally, was significant elevation in IL - 10 levels in the patients with post burn injuries by explosion comparing with another sources of burn. There was significant increase in the percentage of Tregs in the peripheral blood of patient with surface area less than 45% and more than 45% comparing with control group , in both first and fifth day after burn with the higher increase in the percentage of its count was in the patients with surface area more than 45% in the first and fifth day after burn (63.58% , 57.95%) respectively

الممرضات الداخلية المسببة لحالات الاسهال لدى الاعمار من 1 - 15 سنة في مدينة بغداد

Author name: مروة محمد نصري التميمي

Supervisor name: سلوى صبر محسن

General topic: Biology

Specific topic: Microbiology - Parasites

Degree: Master

University: University of Baghdad

Language: Arabic

University location: Baghdad

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Abstract: The diarrhea is Enteropathy characterized liquidity abnormal,because of the increases by the movement of colon in the general way, may be represent a good sign to the Enteropathy like the Entamoeba histolytica disease, viruses Enteropathogen and bacteria,The diarrhea and associated of droughts state remains the major problem to the job of medial health in the medial east especially in the age under 5 years old.This study design to study the reason of the diarrhea and diagnosis and the effect result of it in the children under 15 years old, theirs patient from (learn hospital of alemamenalkadoman) in the city of Baghdad from 25/4/2014 to 1/10/2014 period of time, the study represent 103 sample of Stool and blood from children between (>1 - 15)years wasSufferers from diarrhea state, this state diagnose with infection of parasite (E.histolytica, G.lamblia, and others), Rotaviruses and bacteria E.coli.It use the general stool examination direct (by eyes) and in direct (by microscope) to diagnose the antigen of rotaviruses in stool, Either the blood sample store in two tube one of it contain EDTA use to CBC, Pcv, Hb, w.b.c, ABO group measure, and the second one is empty from the EDTA use to ayanlsys serum to measure (CRP) and Interleukin in the patient diarrhea.From summation of 103 found that 50 (48.54%) infected by intestinal protozoa, 41 (39.80%) infected by Rotaviruses, 9 (8.73%) infected by mixed (Parasite + Rotavirus), 3 (2.91%) infected by bacteria E.coli.50 sample infected by intestinal protozoa (42 sample is infected with one Species of parasite and 8 sample of stool continue two type of the parasite), the highest ration of infection was E.histolytica 50%, G.lamblia 38.10%, Blastocystis hominis 7.14%, and the lowestBalantidium coli 4.76%, the study recode the highest ration of mixed infected (Parasite + Rotavirus) was between G.lamblia + Rotavirus 33.33%.In This study present we found highest deference between male and female in the infection of parasite and rotavirus, male record (62 - 60)% and female (38 - 40)% on series, mixed infected (parasite + Rotavirus) Reached to the female 55.56% and this is the highest ration infection from the male 44.44%, notice that there is high Significant difference in the ratio of infection between the Age groups of the groups studied at the probability of p<0.01, where recording rotavirus infection IIhigher ratio infection in the Age groups (1 - 5) year 66,67% and less ratio 11,11% where age groups less than year, but the parasite infection only was more age group infected liable (more than 5) year with ratio 56% and smallest ratio for age group (less than year) 18%. And in the result media use (L.E) to culture E.histolytica and discover from the study , this media don’t provide good environment to maintain the parasite and resolve it for a limited period without multiplication or increase in number is it, in the case of trophzoite stage culture it stay with out - increases in the number is for one day only and after bass 24 hour transfer to the cyst stage and remain bass 3 day only and despair in the fourth day, while in culture of cyst stage Found that Noway to transform to the trophzoite stage like it happen in the human body but stay in the case of cyst stage on states. With condition E.histolytica that the Stool samples continue blood and mucous only to contain a lot off mass from the trophzoite stage and this stage only can be increases causes increase in number.Noted that this culture never dedicated only to the cultivation E.histolytica but noted the trophzoite stage exist for parasite B.coli in this stage and when culture sample from Stool contain B.coli and remain this stage Governor of the trophozoite stage for a period of two days.Either for the blood type test has been shown by the study, the highest percentage recorded rotaviruses injury in people living with antigen type A 39.59%, 39% and 44.44% for parasitic and rotavirus infections and joint respectively.And gave a hemoglobin level of Hb and size precipitation of red blood cells PCV lowest level at co - infection (parasit + rotavirus), followed by rotaviral and parasitic infection compared with control group P <0.05. Showed parasitic infection and joint significant difference in the total number of white blood cells when the probability of P <0.05, either rotaviral infection did not give a significant difference with the control group.The results of the present study about differential count of white blood cells, showed no significant difference comparing with study groups, but showed significant difference within the three groups with control group that remain the value of the Moral difference p<0.05 When all of the (Neutrophil ،Basophile ،Eosenophil)However, it did not register significant difference when cells Lymphocyte.When statistical analysis when studying some immunological changes associated with injuries intestinal regarding the number of days that lasted the case of diarrhea, and by which they can determine if the injury was severe diarrhea or chronic, and that gave significant difference (1 - 2) day P <0.01 when (3 - 4) day and (more than 4) on the value of the differences P <0.05.log CRP level of rotavirus infections 31.70%, 0.52% for infections with parasite, 88.89% of the common injuries (parasitic + viral) gave at P <0.01 probability asignificant differences.The results of the study of some of the dynamics of cellular aggregates of the study and its relationship to the immune response. Observed statistically significant at the use of IL - 10 three of its study groups recorded a significant P <0.05 was higher at 1.22% viral infection compared to the control group. Parasitic infection and did not record any significant difference.And log IL - 17A highest percentage increase at the joint injury, and there is no significant difference between the incidence of parasitic and viral infection.For IL - 33 infection joint highest recorded percentage of injury followed by a parasitic infection and finally viral. and IL - 4 infection shared the highest rate, followed by injury viral recorded and finally parasitic and gave moral difference P <0.05 and finally INF - gama, which did not record any significant differences when comparing the groups study together but gave at P <0.01probability moral differences with group of control when compared recorded the highest common injury is also high.

دراسة التنوع الاحيائي للطحالب الملتصقة على نبات القصب والطين في نهر دجلة - الدورة, ضمن مدينة بغداد/العراق == Biodiversity Study of Epiphytic on Phragmites australis and Epipelic Algae in Tigris

Author name: مروة ثامر خالد هندي

Supervisor name: جنان شاوي الحساني

General topic: Biology

Specific topic: Environment

Degree: Master

University: University of Baghdad

Language: Arabic

University location: Baghdad

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Abstract: اجريت الدراسة الفصلية للطحالب الملتصقة على نبات القصب Phragmites australis ولطحالب الطين في نهر دجلة ضمن منطقة الدورة / بغداد, عدت كمحطة دراسة واحدة ابتداءا من شهر تشرين الثاني 2014 لغاية شهر حزيران 2015. تضمنت الدراسة قياس بعض العوامل البيئية الفيزيائية والكيميائية لنهر دجلة ضمن الموقع المذكور مثل : درجة الحرارة (الهواء والماء)، التوصيلية الكهربائية (E.C.), الملوحة, نفاذية الضوء (L.P)، الاس الهيدروجيني (pH)، المواد الذائبة الكلية (TDS)، المواد الصلبة العالقة الكلية (TSS)، القاعدية الكلية (TA)، الاوكسجين المذاب (DO)، الكدرة (Turbidity), العسرة الكلية (TH), الكالسيوم (Ca), المغنيسيوم (Mg), سرعة الجريان (W.F), الكلوروفيل - ا والفيوفايتين - ا , النتروجين الكلي (TN), الفسفور الكلي (TP) والسيليكا الفعالة (SiO3). تم حساب اربعة ادلة بيولوجية (دليل الغنى ودليل التنوع ودليل جاكارد للتشابه ودليل التكافؤ). تراوحت درجة حرارة الماء والهواء بين (10.5 - 27) م و(11 - 32) م على التوالي وقيم الاس الهيدروجيني (7.1 - 7.9) وقيمة الاس الهيدروجيني للرواسب (7.7 - 8.1). بينما كانت قابلية التوصيل الكهربائي بين (597.0 - 821.67) مايكروسمنز/سم. في حين سجلت قيم الملوحة (0.38 - 0.50) جزء بالالف وتراوحت المواد الصلبة الذائبة الكلية بين (298.0 - 410.0) ملغم /لتر، والمواد الصلبة العالقــة بيـــن (38.87 - 15.75) ملغم /لتر، والكدرة (24.63 - 42.03)NTU ، ونفاذية الضوء (5.17 - 20.5) سم، وسرعة الجريان (0.06 - 0.67) م/ثا والاوكسجـين المذاب بين ((11.5 - 10.15 ملغم/لتر، وقيم المتطلب الحيوي بين (5.33 - 3.03) ملغم \لتر، واظهرت نتائج القاعدية الكلية قيما تراوحت بين (133.33 - 200.53) ملغمCaCO3/لتر, العسرة الكلية (413.33 - 636.67)ملغمCaCO3/لتر، الكالسيوم (111.14 - 196.0) ملغم/لتر، المغنسيوم (33.2 - 78.5) ملغم/لتر، النتروجين الكلي (4.54 - 6.99 ) مايكروغرام /لتر، في حين تراوح الفسفور الكلي (12.88 - 15.64) مايكروغرام/لتر والسيليكا الفعالة (371.14 - 506.10) مايكروغرام/لتر. سجلت في هذه الدراسة اعلى قيمة للكلوروفيل للطحالب الملتصقة على نبات القصبPhragmites australis في الخريف (19.71) مايكروغرام/سم2واقل قيمة في الربيع (13.35) مايكروغرام/سم2, اما بالنسبة للكلوروفيل الخاص بطحالب الطين فقد سجل اعلى نسبة في الصيف (5.84) مايكروغرام/سم2, واقل نسبة في الخريف (2.17) مايكروغرام/سم2, سجلت قيم الفيوفايتين في الدراسة الحالية,ففي الطحالب الملتصقة على نبات القصب سجلت اعلى قيمة في الصيف (6.57) مايكروغرام/سم2, واقل قيمة في الربيع (1.02) مايكروغرام/سم2 وقيم الفيوفايتين الخاصة بطحالب الطين سجلت اعلى قيمة لها في الربيع (1.00) مايكروغرام/سم2 واقل قيمة كانت في فصل الخريف (0.37) مايكروغرام/سم2. تم تشخيص (253)نوعا من الطحالب الملتصقة على كلا السطحين (القصب والطين) اذ بلغ عدد الانواع المشخصة على نبات القصب Phragmites australis في الدراسة 183 نوعا( 57 جنسا), وكان منها 115 نوعا (26 جنسا) تعود الى الطحالب العصوية (الدايتومات) Bacillariophyceae 37 نوعا (11 جنسا) تعود للطحالب الخضر المزرقة Cyanophyceae, و25 نوعا (15 جنس) تعود الى الطحالب الخضر Chlorophyceae وقد شخص نوعان من الطحالب اليوغلينية Euglenophyceae ونوع واحد للطحالب البرواتية Dinophyceae ونوع واحد من الطحالب الكارية Charyophyceae ونوع واحد من الطحالب الحمرRhodophyceae ونوع واحد من الطحالب الصفر Xanthophyceae . وبلغ عدد الطحالب المشخصة على الطين 154 نوعا 38) جنسا), كان منها 130 نوعا(24 جنسا)تعود للطحالب العصوية (الدايتومات) و15 نوعا (سبعة اجناس) تعود للطحالب الخضر المزرقة Cyanophyceae وثمانية انواع (ستة اجناس) تعود للطحالب الخضر ونوع واحد يعود للطحالب اليوغلينية Euglenophyceae.بينت نتائج الدراسة الحالية وجود تغايرات فصلية في العدد الكلي للطحالب الملتصقة على القصب وعلى الطين اذ سجل اعلى عدد كلي للطحالب الملتصقة على نبات القصب في فصل الشتاء اذ بلغ 772.05 x 104خلية/غم وزن رطب48.1) %) من المجموع الكلي لاعداد الطحالب المشخصة في هذه الدراسة , وقد سجل اقل عدد كلي للطحالب الملتصقة على نبات القصب في فصل الصيف x 161.13 104خلية/غم وزن رطب (10.04% ), اما في فصلي الربيع الخريف فكانت نتائج اعداد الطحالب المشخصة متقاربة فكانت x337.92 104خلية/غم وزن رطب ( 21.06% ) في الربيع وx 333.17 104 خلية/غم وزن رطب (20.07%) في الخريف. اما بالنسبة للاعداد الكلية الخاصة بطحالب الطين فبلغ اعلى تسجيل في الشتاء 104x20.07 خلية/ سم2 35.01)%) من المجموع الكلي للطحالب المشخصة, واقل عدد كلي سجل في الصيف 104 x6.53خلية/ سم(2 11.39 %) . اما في الخريف والربيع فكان العدد الكلي 104x15.53و 104x15.18 خلية/ سم2( 27.08% و26.48 %) على التوالي . اظهرت نتائج الدراسة الحالية ان اعلى قيمة لدليل الغنى (8.3) في الشتاء واقل قيمة (3.09) في الصيف للطحالب الملتصقة على نبات القصب في حين سجلت اعلى قيمة لدليل الغنى (4.3) في الشتاء واقل قيمة (2.6) في الصيف لطحالب الطين . ان اعلى قيمة لدليل التنوع (4.02) في الشتاء واقل قيمة في الصيف (2.94) للطحالب الملتصقة على نبات القصب, وتراوحت قيم دليل التنوع لطحالب الطين بين ( 3.02و (4.03 في الصيف والشتاءعلى التوالي. وتراوحت قيم دليل التكافؤ للطحالب الملتصقة على نبات القصب بين (0.57 - 0.6) في فصلي الصيف والربيع على التوالي, اما بالنسبة لطحالب الطين فكانت قيم دليل التكافؤ تتراوح بين (1.61 - 1.31) في فصلي الصيف والربيع على التوالي. بينت النتائج ان اعلى نسبة تشابه بين الفصول بالنسبة للطحالب الملتصقة على نبات القصب كانت بين الصيف الربيع وبلغت (0.404), اما اقل نسبة فكانت بين الخريف والربيع اذ بلغت (0.195) وكانت نسبة التشابه بين الفصول لطحالب الطين قد سجلت اعلاها بين الربيع والخريف اذ بلغت (0.369), واوطا قيمة سجلت بين فصلي الربيع والصيف اذ بلغت (0.216), اما درجة تشابه الطحالب بين سطحي الالتصاق فقد كانت 45.728%. | A seasonal study was conducted in order to cover the epiphytic Algae on Reed (Phragmites australis) and epipelic algae in Tigris River in Al - Dora site in Baghdad province from November 2014 to June 2015. Some Physiochemical parameters such as Air and water temperature, light penetration, pH, Total dissolved solids (TDS), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Biological Oxygen Demand (B.O.D5), Turbidity (TU), Total hardness, Total Alkalinity (TA), Calcium (Ca), Magnesium (Mg), Water flow, Chlorophyll - a and Pheophytin - a, Total Nitrogen (TN), Total Phosphorous (TP), Active Silicate (SiO3) were collected during the study. In addition, four biological indices [Richness, Diversity (Shannon - Winer), Similarity (Jaccard), and Evenness index] were tested.The studied parameters values ranged as follows : (10.5 - 27) C°, (11 - 32) C° for water and air temperature, respectively. Water pH )7.1 - 7.9( and the sediment pH (7.7 - 8.1), EC (597.0 - 821.67) µS/cm, S‰ (0.38 - 0.50), TDS (298.0 - 410.0) mg/l ,TSS (38.87 - 15.75) mg/l, The turbidity and light penetration, water flow (24.63 - 42.03) NTU, ( 5.17 - 20.5) cm, (0.06 - 0.67) m/min, respectively. While TA (133.33 - 200.53) mg/l, TH (413.33 - 636.67) mg/l, Ca (111.14 - 196.0) mg/l, Mg (33.2 - 78.5) mg/l, DO. concentration ranged 10.15 - 11.5mg/l. B.O.D5 concentration ranged (3.03 - 5.33)mg/l, Nutrients concentration in the study sites ranged as follows : (4.54 - 6.99)µg/l, (12.88 - 15.64)µg/l, (371.14 - 506.10) µg/l for TN, TP and SiO3 - 2. Chlorophyll - a concentration recorded (13.35 - 19.71) µg/cm2 in winter and autumn for epiphytic algae, and (2.17 - 5.84) µg/ cm2 in autumn and summer for epipelic algae. Pheophytin - a concentration varied between epiphytic and epipelic algae, and recorded (1.02 - 6.57) µg/cm2 in spring and summer, (0.37 - 1.02) µg/ cm2 for autumn and spring, respectively for epiphytic and epipelic algae.Total of 183 epiphytic algal species belong to 57 genera as the following : 115 species (26 genera) of Bacillariophyceae; 37 species (11genera) of Cyanophyceae; 25 species (15 genera) of Chlorophyceae; two species of Euglenophyceae; one species to each Dinophyceae, Charyophyceae, Rhodophyceae, and Xanthophyceae were recorded. Regarding the epipelic algal species, total of 154 species (38 genera) as the following : 130 species (24 generra) of Bacillariophyceae, 15 species (seven genera) of Cyanophyceae, eight species (six genera) of Chlorophyceae, and one species of Euglenophyceae were recorded. Moreover, 90 species were shared between the identified epiphytic and epipelic algae at the study site.The seasonal variations of the epiphytic and epipelic algae were notified. According to the epiphytic, the highest count was recorded during winter 2015 and reached 772.05 x 104 cell/g. (48.1%) from the total number of the identified species. The lowest count was noticed in summer and reached 161.13 x 104 cell/g (10.4%) from the total number of the identified species. It is worth mentioning that the total count of epiphytic in autumn and spring was convergent. In autumn the count reached 333.17 x 104 cell/g. (20.07%) from the total number of the identified species; while the count reached 337.92 x 104 cell/g. (21.06%) in Spring, While for epipelic algae the highest count was recorded during winter 2015 and reached 20.07 x 104 cell/ cm² (35.01%) from the total number of the identified species. In summer, the lowest count was noticed and reached 6.53x 104 cell/ cm² (11.39%) from the total number of the identified species. In addition, the autumn count reached 15.53x 104 cell/ cm² (27.08%) from the total number of the identified species; while the spring 15.18x 104 cell/ cm² (26.48%).The biodiversity indices values for epiphytic algae ranged as follows : richness index (3.09 - 8.3) in summer and winter; Shannon - Winer index (2.94 - 4.02) in summer and winter; Evenness index (0.57 - 0.6) in summer and spring; Jaccard index (0.195 - 0.404) between autumn and spring and between spring and summer. The biodiversity indices values for epipelic algae ranged as follows : richness index (3.09 - 8.3) in summer and winter; Shannon - Winer index (3.02 - 4.03) in summer and winter; Evenness index) 1.31 - 1.61 (in spring and summer; Jaccard index (0.369 - 0.216) between autumn and spring and between spring and summer

التاثير الوقائي لمستخلص بذور نبات البلنكو Lallemantia royleana في حماية الكبد من سمية عقار الريفادين في ذكور الفار الابيض == Hepatoprotective Effect of Lallemantia royleana Seeds Extract Against Rifadin Toxicity in Male Albino Mice

Author name: محمد فاضل عبد الحسين

Supervisor name: زينب فاضل شويت الاسدي

General topic: Biology

Specific topic: Zoology - Histology

Degree: Master

University: University of Baghdad

Language: Arabic

University location: Baghdad

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Abstract: This study aimed to focus on the hepatoprotective effect of Lallemantia royleana seeds extract against rifadin hepatotoxicity in experimental mice.The study was conducted on swiss albino male mice (40), there age ranged from 5 - 8 weeks with weight of 25 - 30 gm that divided into four animals groups : • First group orally administered with (0.1 ml) normal saline (0.9%) for 28 days as control group. • Second group orally administered with ( 0.1 ml) rifadin (1.5 mg/kg/day) for 28 days.• Third group orally administered with (0.1 ml) alcoholic extract of Lallemantia royleana seeds (1%) for 28 days . • Forth group was also orally administered with seeds extract alone for 5 days and with (0.1 ml) seeds extract and rifadin for 28 days, so the total period of this group is 33 days. Blood samples ware collected from experimental animals to measured liver function enzymes (ALT,AST,ALP) levels, liver samples were also collected for histopathological and immunohistochemical studies.Results showed there was animals activity changes in groups especially in drug administered group compared with other groups, which represented by lethargy, introversion,the tendency to sleep, hyperventilation, in addition to change the faeces color and urine color, and these behavioral changes noted after 15 days from experiment began.The statistical analysis of the data showed significant increase (P<0.05) in AST, ALT,ALP levels in blood serum of animal group administered with rifadin (662.04±8.26, 131.575±3.45, 197.00±6.58) respectively compared withcontrol group ( 25.2 ± 21.562 , 445..2±2522, 2.543±6524 ) significant decrease (P<0.05) was also noticed in AST,ALT level in seeds extract group( 2..563±.54., 47.480±1.93) and seeds extract - drug group ( ...531±.5.1, 85.033±2.33) compared with drug group, while significant increase (P<0.05) in ALP enzyme level in animals group administered with seeds extract alone (4..5..±.533 ) compared with drug group.The histopathological changes in liver tissue of experimental grups, was represented by loss of normal architecture of liver tissue and radial organization of hepatic cords in centrilobular region and peripheral regions in animals administered with drug, vaculation and death of hepatic cells, congestion (moderate/ severe) in central veins, and few infiltration of mononuclear leukocyte in centrilobular region. In animals administered with seeds extract - drug group was preserved the hepatic cords radial organization especially surrounding the central vein, congestion (mild/ moderate) in central veins, alarge numbers of balone - shape cells with vaculated hepatic cells, and the histological structure in animals administered with seeds extract was approached to control group, that was no dissociation in liver tissue and hepatic cords radially organized around central vein, and mononuclear leukocyte infiltration in centrilobular region and the adjacent region of portal traid.The immunohistochemical test result revealed significant increase (P<0.05) in apoptotic index and in the cells with Bax protein that stimulating the process of apoptosis possitive reaction in drug administered animals group )%665.22±2542( compared with other experimental groups, also the results revealed significant decrease (P<0.05) in apoptotic index and the cells with Bax protein possitive reaction in animals administered with seeds extract and seeds extract - drug compared with drug group, ( 251.2±2521, 25422±2522) % respectively.

دراسة التاثير الواقي للمستخلص الكحولي لبذور نبات الفجل sativus Raphanus ضد الاجهاد التاكسدي المستحدث بواسطة نتريت الصوديوم على الكبد والكلى في الارانب == A Study the Protective Effect of Alcoholic Extract of Plant Raphanus Sativus (Radish) Seeds against the Oxidative Stress Induced by Sodium Nitrite on Liver and Kidney of Rabbits

Author name: لينا احمد عبد العزيز

Supervisor name: عالية حسين علي | مختار خميس محمد

General topic: Biology

Specific topic: Zoology

Degree: Master

University: University of Baghdad

Language: English

University location: Baghdad

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Abstract: هدفت الدراسة الحالية الى معرفة التاثير الواقي للمستخلص الكحولي لبذور نبات الفجل ضد الاجهاد التاكسدي المستحدث بواسطة نتريت الصوديوم NaNO2على كبد وكلى ذكور الارانب. باستخدام كحول 70% لاستخلاص المركبات الفعالة من البذور. استخدمت في الدراسة الحالية 25 ارنب ذكر قسمت الى 5 مجاميع تضمنت كل مجموعة 5 حيوانات والتي جرعت يوميا لمدة 30 يوم. المجموعةT1 : جرعت فمويا ب 20 ملغم/كغم من مادة نتريت الصوديوم, المجموعة : T2 جرعت فمويا ب 20 ملغم/كغم من مادة نتريت الصوديوم واعطيت المستخلص الكحولي لبذور نبات الفجل بجرعة 50 ملغم/كغم, المجموعة : T3 جرعت فمويا ب 20 ملغم/كغم من مادة نتريت الصوديوم واعطيت المستخلص الكحولي لبذور نبات الفجل بجرعة 100 ملغم/كغم, المجموعة : T4 جرعت فمويا ب 20 ملغم/كغم من مادة نتريت الصوديوم واعطيت المستخلص الكحولي لبذور نبات الفجل وبجرعة 200 ملغم/كغم, بالاضافة الى المجموعة : C مجموعة السيطرة جرعت فمويا بجرعة من الماء المقطر مساوية لحجم الجرعة المعطاة لمجاميع المعالجة. اوضحت نتائج الدراسة الحالية في الارانب المعاملة بمادة نتريت الصوديوم حصول ارتفاع في مستوى انزيمات الكبد (AST, ALT ,(ALP,مؤشرات وظيفة الكلى (حامض اليوريك, الكرياتينين) , محصلة الدهون (الكولستيرول, الدهون الثلاثية, الدهون الواطئة الكثافة , الدهون واطئة الكثافة جدا) ,مؤشرات الاجهاد التاكسدي (نسبة الميتهيموكلوبين, ناتج اكسدة الدهون) وانخفاض في مستوى الكلوتاثيون بالمقارنة مع مجموعة السيطرة. في الارانب المعاملة بمادة نتريت الصوديوم والمستخلص الكحولي لبذور نبات الفجل 200,100,50 ملغم/كغم لوحظ حصول انخفاض في مستوى انزيمات الكبد (,AST, ALT ,(ALP مؤشرات وظيفة الكلى (حامض اليوريك, الكرياتينين) , محصلة الدهون (الكولستيرول, الدهون الثلاثية, الدهون الواطئة الكثافة , الدهون واطئة الكثافة جدا) ,مؤشرات الاجهاد التاكسدي (نسبة الميتهيموكلوبين وناتج اكسدة الدهون) وحصول ارتفاع في مستوى الكلوتاثيون بالمقارنة مع الارانب المعاملة بمادة نتريت الصوديوم فقط. بينت نتائج الفحص النسجي لكبد المجموعة المعاملة بنتريت الصوديوم توسع الجيبانيات الدموية, احتقان الاوعية الدموية, ارتشاح الخلايا الالتهابية, تنكس دهني ومائي, تنخر, زيادة اعداد الخلايا الكبدية ثنائية النواة, واظهرت النتائج النسجية لكلى المجموعة المعاملة بمادة نتريت الصوديوم انكماش الكبيبة, احتقان, ارتشاح الخلايا الالتهابية , نزف , تنكس , وذمة, تضخم. بينت نتائج الفحص النسجي لانسجة الكبد والكلى للمجموعة المعاملة بمستخلص البذور وجود حالة اصلاح لهذه الاعضاء. اعتمادا على نتائج الدراسة الحالية نستنتج ان المستخلص الكحولي لبذور نبات الفجل بجرعة (50 و100 و200 ملغم/كغم) يمتلك فعالية مضادة للاجهاد التاكسدي المستحدث بمادة نتريت الصوديوم على الكبد والكلى في ذكور الارانب. | The aim of this study is to investigate the protective effect of Radish (Raphanus sativus) seeds alcoholic extract against oxidative stress induced by sodium nitrite NaNO2 on liver and kidney in male rabbits. By using 70% alcohol to extract active compound from seeds of R.S. Twenty five adult male rabbits were divided into five groups (five rabbits in each group) and treated daily for 30 days. Group T1 : intubated orally 20 mg/kg NaNO2 , Group T2 : intubated orally 20 mg/kg NaNO2 + 50 mg/kg of alcoholic extract, Group T3 : intubated orally 20 mg/kg NaNO2 + 100 mg/kg of alcoholic extract, Group T4 : intubated orally 20 mg/kg NaNO2 + 200 mg/kg of alcoholic extract from Raphanus sativus seeds as well as Group C : control intubated orally distilled water. Founded in rabbits intubated with NaNO2, that there was increasing in the level of liver enzymes (AST, ALT, ALP), kidney function parameters (Uric acid, Creatinine), Lipid profile (TC, TAG, LDL - C,VLDL - C), and oxidative stress parameters (MetHb % , MDA) and a decrease in the level of glutathione (GSH) comparing with control . In rabbits intubated with NaNO2 + 50,100,200 mg/kg of alcoholic extract found that there was decreasing in the level of liver enzymes (AST, ALT, ALP), kidney function parameters (Uric acid, Creatinine), Lipid profile (TC, TAG, LDL - C,VLDL - C), oxidative stress parameters (MetHb % , MDA) and increasing in the level of GSH in comparison with rabbits intubated with NaNO2 only. The histological sections of liver which was treated with S.N. revealed dilation of blood sinusoids, congestion of blood vessels, infiltration of inflammatory cells, fatty and hydropic degeneration, necrosis and increase number of binucleated hepatocyte. Histological sections of kidney which was treated with S.N. presence of glomerular shrinkage, congestion, infiltration of inflammatory cells, haemorrhage, degeneration, edema, hypertrophy. Histological examination of liver and kidney tissue which was treated with seeds extract, revealed healing of these organs. In conclusion according to results obtained from this study that alcoholic extract of Raphanus sativus seeds in dose (50,100,200 mg/kg) have protective effect against oxidative stress induction by sodium nitrite on liver and kidney in male rabbits.

دراسة بعض الجوانب المناعية لمرضى داء الاكياس العدرية == Study of Immunological Aspects in Patients with Hydatidosis

Author name: لمياء علي حسين

Supervisor name: وحيدة رشيد علي

General topic: Biology

Specific topic: Microbiology - Parasites

Degree: Doctorate

University: University of Baghdad - Ibn Al-Haytham College Of Education For Pure Sciences - Department Of Biology

Language: Arabic

University location: Baghdad

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Abstract: شملت الدراسة 102 شخص منهم 52 مريضا مصابا بالاكياس العدرية (43 اناثا وتسعة ذكور) من المراجعين لوحدة الجراحة في مستشفى بغداد التعليمي ومستشفى الشهيد غازي الحريري ومستشفى بعقوبة التعليمي الذين ثبتت اصابتهم جراحيا بالاكياس العدرية للمدة من الاول من ايلول 2014لغاية الاول من تموز 2015، وتم متابعة هؤلاء المرضى (52 مريضا) بعد ازالة الاكياس العدرية جراحيا، وكان اصغر عمر للاصابة خمس سنوات واكبر عمر 60 سنة, كما شملت الدراسة 50 شخصا من الاصحاء كمجموعة سيطرة منسجمين عمرا وجنسا (40 اناثا و10 ذكور), حيث سجلت لهم بعض الخواص الديموغرافية(الجنس, العمر, والمهنة), واجريت الفحوصات الدمية والبايوكيمياوية والمناعية على عينات الدم الماخوذة من مجاميع الدراسة. اظهرت النتائج ان نسبة حدوث الاصابة بمرض بالاكياس العدرية في الاناث (82.69%) اعلى منها في الذكور (17.31%)، وان النسبة الاكبر للاصابة كانت في الاعمار التي تتراوح بين 16 - 45 سنة مع ظهور فروق معنوية بين الفئات العمرية والجنس، اما عن علاقة المهنة في الاصابة بالمرض فقد وجد ان اعلى نسبة اصابة كانت في ربات البيوت (65.38%). ان نسبة حدوث الاصابة بالكبد (83.05%) اعلى من نسبتها في الاعضاء الاخرى , تليه الكلية (6.78 %)، واصابة الفص الايمن من الكبد (68.85 %) اعلى مما عليه في الفص الايسر(31.15 %), كما ان نسبة تواجد الكيس المتوسط القطر (6 - 10سم) اعلى مما عليه من الاكياس الكبيرة 15 - 11) سم) والصغيرة 5 - 1) سم). كان هناك ارتفاعا معنويا في معدل كل من الخلايا احادية النواة، الخلايا العدلة والخلايا القعدة لدى المرضى قبل الجراحة بالمقارنة بعد 3 - 7 ايام من اجراء الجراحة للمرضى, ومجموعة السيطرة، ارتفعت معنويا سرعة ترسيب خلايا الدم الحمراء (ESR) Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate ومعدل بروتين الطور الفعال (CRP) C - Reactive Protein لدى مرضى الاكياس العدرية مقارنة بمعدلاتها لدى المرضى بعد الجراحة ومجموعة السيطرة. اما عن تاثير الاصابة بالاكياس العدرية في وظائف الكبد فقد وجد ارتفاع معنوي في مستوى انزيمات الكبد (AST) Aspartate Transaminase و(ALP) Alkaline Phosphatase في مصول المرضى قبل الجراحة مقارنة بالمرضى بعد الجراحة ومجموعة السيطرة. وعند التقصي عن دور بعض الحركيات الخلوية Cytokines والحركيات الكيميائية Chemokines وعامل النمو في الاستجابة المناعية ضد طفيلي المشوكة الحبيبية, اظهرت معدلات الحركيات الخلوية (IL - 10) Interleukine - 10, (IL - 6) Interleukin - 6 وكذلك (TNF - α) Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha, (IL - 12) Interleukine - 12 وعامل النمو(TGF - β - 1) Transforming Growth Factor Beta - 1 والحركيات الكيميائية كلا من ,(IP - 10) Interferon Gamma Induced Protein - 10 (MCP - 1) Monocyte ,Chemotactic Protein - 1 (MIP - 1α) Macrophage Inflammatory Protein - ,1alpha (MIG) Monokine Induced Interferon Gama وجزيئات الالتصاق الداخل خلوية (ICAM - 1) Intera - cellular Adhesion Molecule ارتفاعا معنويا في مصول مرضى الاكياس العدرية قبل الجراحة مقارنة بمستواه بعد 3 - 7 ايام من الجراحة ومجموعة الاصحاء, في حين سجل الحركي الخلوي (IL - 17A) Interleukine - 17A انخفاضا معنويا. اعتمدت عدة تشخيص جديدة بتقنية فحص الادمصاص المناعي المرتبط بالانزيمEnzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) لكشف وتحديد تركيز المستضدات الدائرة (C Ag) Circulating antigens للكيس العدري في مصل مرضى الاكياس العدرية قبل وبعد التداخل الجراحي باستعمال الاضداد الناتجة من تمنيع الارانب بمستضدات السائل العدري Hydatid cyst fluid Antigens (HCF Ag) المعزولة من الاغنام المصابة طبيعيا، وتم تنقية الضد صنف(IgG) Gama Immunoglobuline الناتج من التمنيع من خلال كروماتوغرافيا التبادل الايوني Ion exchange chromatography.اظهرت النتائج زيادة معنوية في معدل تركيز المستضدات الدائرة في المصل قبل التداخل الجراحي (38.7 مايكروغرام /مل) مقارنة بتركيزها بعد التداخل الجراحي (25.7 مايكروغرام/ مل), وبمستوى احتمالية اقل من 0.01، وعليه شخصت الاصابة من خلال تواجد مستضدات الاكياس العدرية في 50 عينة مصل للمرضى من اصل 52 مريضا ونسبة 96.15 % قبل اجراء الجراحة، وتشخيص 48 عينة مصل من اصل 52 مريضا بنسبة 92.30% لمصل المرضى بعد 3 - 7 ايام من اجراء الجراحة, ان الكشف عن مستضدات الكيس العدري له اهمية في تقييم العلاج بعد الجراحة ونجاح استئصال الاكياس العدرية. | The present study included 102 person, 52 patients (43 females and 9 males) were surgically proven infected with hydatidosis when referred to the Surgery Units at Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Shahid Ghazi Al - Hariri hospital and Baquba General Hospital during the period from the 1st September 2014 to 1st of July 2015. The infected patients with hydatidosis (52 : 43 females and 9 males) followed during the present study post confirming the surgical diagnosis with hydatid cyst. The youngest patients were aged 5 years and the oldest were 60 years age. Fifty healthy peoples (40 females and 10 males) included the study as a control group. The demographic distribution of patients was recorded : Hematological, Biochemical and Immunological studies were performed on blood samples of studying groups (patients and control groups). The results showed a high significant increase in the incidence of infection with hydatid cyst among females (%82.29) more than males (%17.31). The highest age of hydatidosis patients was between 16 - 45 years with significant variations in infection between sex and age also the highest value recorded in house wives (65.83%). The distribution of hydatid cyst in infected patients revealed high percentage in liver (83.05%) , then kidney (6.78%), the infection in right lobe of liver (%68.85) higher than in left lobe (%31.15). The medium - sized of hydatid cyst (6 - 10cm) in diameter appeared more predominant than large cyst (11 - 15cm) and small cyst (1 - 5cm). The results of hematology were performed on blood samples of studying groups appeared a significant increase the mean values of monocyte, neutrophils, basophils, ESR (Erythrocyte sedimentation rate) and CRP ( C - Reactive protein), in hydatidosis patients before surgery compared to the post - operative patients after 3 - 7 days and compared with the healthy group. The mean values of Liver enzymes (AST and ALP) exhibited a significant elevation in hydatidosis patients were seen in pre - operative patients compared to post - operative patients and healthy control. The level of the cytokines IL - 6, IL - 10, IL - 12 ,TNF - α and chemokines MIP - 1, IP - 10 ,MIG, MCP - 1, ICAM - 1 and growth factor TGF - β showed a significant increase in pre - operative patients compared to the post - operative patients after 3 - 7 days and healthy control, while significant decrease was noticed in the level of IL - 17A. The results showed increase CAg (a specific circulating antigen) concentration in pre - operative patients (38.7µg/ml) than post - operative patients (25.7µg/ml) the difference was significant at P≤0.01. In the present study, the presence CAg in sera of hydatidosis patients with new kit by indirect ELISA was detected hydatid cyst antigen in pre - operative sera in 50 out of 52 (96.15%), the test demonstrated antigen in 48 out of 52(92.30%) postoperative sera collected on 3 - 7 days. Antigen detection assay might be a useful approach for assessment of the efficacy of treatment especially after removal of the cyst.

دراسة الاسهال المصاحب للمضادات الحيوية والتهاب القولون والمتسبب بجرثومة Clostridium difficile واستخدام خميرة Saccharomyces boulardii كمعزز حيوي في الوقاية والعلاج == Study of Antibiotic - Associated Diarrhea and Colitis caused by Clostridium difficile , and using Saccharomyces boulardii as a probiotic for the prevention and treatment

Author name: لمى يوسف مهدي

Supervisor name: منى تركي موسى الموسوي | سعد صباح فخري

General topic: Biology

Specific topic: Microbiology

Degree: Doctorate

University: University of Baghdad

Language: English

University location: Baghdad

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Abstract: شملت الدراسة 525 عينة براز لمرضى عراقيين مصابين بالاسهال والتهاب القولون المصاحبين للمضادات الحيوية من الراقدين في مستشفيات بغداد الذين كانوا تحت العلاج بالمضادات الحيوية واسعة الطيف ، فضلا عن اصحاء ظاهريا من اطفال(بعمر شهر فاقل الى 15 سنة) وبالغين(بعمر 16 سنة الى 61 سنة فاكثر) ، خلال الفترة من الاول من حزيران 2013 حتى نهاية ابريل 2014 . استبعدت 95 عينة اظهرت نتيجة موجبة للطفيليات والفطريات تجنبا لحدوث تداخلات في نتائج الدراسة . تم التحري عن بكتريا المطثية العسيرة Clostridium difficile (C.difficile)وذلك بعزلها وتشخيصها باستخدام وسط انتقائي، واجريت اختبارات مجهرية وكيموحيوية باستخدام نظامAPI 20 A system , كما فحصت حساسية العزلات للمضادات الحيوية. والكشف عن وجود السموم (ا وب( باستخدام تقنيةELISA وكشف جيناتهماtcdA وtcdB باستخدام تقنية PCR .واظهرت النتائج عزل وتشخيص75 (%17.44) عزلة من C.difficile من مجموع 430 عينة ، شملت 51 (21.3٪) عزلة من مجموع 240 عينة اطفال مرضى و12(15٪( عزلة من مجموع 80 عينة اطفال اصحاء ظاهريا ، اما من البالغين المرضى والاصحاء ظاهريا فكانت 11(15.7٪( عزلة من مجموع 70 و1(52.٪) عزلة من مجموع 40 على التوالي. اظهرت العزلات مقاومة عالية لكل من المضادات الحيوية ,Colistin, Nalidixic acid, Cefotaxime, gentamycin Clindamycin ciprofloxacin, Erythromycin, وAmpicillin ، وحساسية عالية لكل من Vancomycin وMetronidazol (100و 96(% على التوالي، مع حساسية جيدة للـ chloramphenicol.واظهرت جميع العينات الموجبة وجود سموم ( ا وب( باستخدام تقنية ELISA ، كما اظهرت جميع العزلات الموجبة احتواءها الجينات tcdA وtcdB باستخدام تقنية PCR .هدفت الدراسة ايضا استخدام خميرة Saccharomyces boulardii كمعزز حيوي خارج وداخل الجسم الحي للوقاية والعلاج من الاسهال والتـهاب القولون المصاحب للمضادات الحيوية والمستحث تجريبيا في فئران اصيبت بـC.difficile ، ومقارنة هذا التاثير مع التاثير العلاجي بالمضادات الحيوية. واظهرت النتائج كفاءة المعزز الحيوي في تثبيط نمو البكتريا خارج الجسم الحي والتقليل من التاثيرات النسيجية المرضية المصاحبة للاصابة بـ C.difficile من خلال الية التثبيط التنافسي داخل الجسم الحي .يستنتج من هذه الدراسة ان لخميرة S.boulardii تاثيرا ايجابيا لمنع وعلاج الاصابة بـ C.difficile من خلال احداث التوازن الميكروبي وتقليل او منع التاثيرات النسيجية المرضية الضارة للقولون ، وان هذا التاثير يكون احسن واكثر ايجابية في حالة الاستخدام المبكر والمستمر لهذه الخميرة , كما اثبتت الدراسة سلامة استخدام الخميرة كمعزز حيوي ، ومما تقدم اعلاه نوصي باستخدامها للوقاية والعلاج من الاسهال والتهاب القولون المصاحب للمضادات الحيوية . | A total of 525 stool samples were collected from patients with clinical symptoms of diarrhea and colitis with a history of antibiotics treatment from some hospitals in Baghdad .An apparently healthy children (one month to less than 15 years old) and adults (16 to 61 years and older) were involved in this study. Then investigation were carried out from June 2013 to April 2014. Ninety five samples were excluded from this study science they were contaminated by parasite and fungi . Clostridium difficile (C.difficile) were isolated and identified using selective media ,light microscope and biochemical tests using API 20 A system. All isolates were subjected to antibiotics resistance test. The presence of toxins : A and B were detected using ELISA technique ;while tcdA and tcdB genes were confirmed using PCR technique. The results showed isolate and diagnose 75 (17.44%) isolate of C.difficile out of 430 samples, including 51 (21.25%) isolate of a total 240 sample of children patients and 12 (15%) isolate of a total 80 sample of apparently healthy children, either from adult patients and apparently healthy were 11 (15.7%) isolate of a total 70 and 1 (2.5%) isolate of a total 40 respectively. Isolates showed high resistance for antibiotics : Colistin, Nalidixic acid, Cefotaxime, gentamycin Clindamycin ,ciprofloxacin, Erythromycin, and Ampicillin, and high sensitivity for Vancomycin and Metronidazol(100and 96)% respectively, with a good sensitivity to chloramphenicol . All the C.difficile positive samples showed presence of toxins (A and B) using ELISA technique, also all the positive isolates showed contain tcdA and tcdB genes by using PCR technique .The study also aimed to use the yeast Saccharomyces boulardii as probiotic in - vitro and in - vivo for the prevention and treatment of diarrhea and colitis associated with antibiotics and experimentally induced in mice that infected by C.difficile, and compared this effect with the therapeutic effect with antibiotics. The results showed efficiency of probiotic in the inhibition of bacterial growth in - vitro and reduce the pathological effects associated with C.difficile infection through competitive inhibition mechanism in - vivo.This study conclude that the S.boulardii have positive influence to prevent and treat C.difficile infection through the creation of microbial balance and reduce or prevent histopathological effects that harmful to the colon, and that this effect is better and more positive in the case of early and continued use of yeast. Besides that, this study proved the safety of S.boulardii as a probiotic and for all above it is recommended to be used for prevention and treatment of Antibiotic associated diarrhea and Colitis .

Author name: علیاء فخري خلف البیاتي

Supervisor name: امال عباس محمد الفخري

General topic: Biology

Specific topic: Microbiology

Degree: Master

University: University of Baghdad - College Of Science For Girls

Language: Arabic

University location: Baghdad

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Abstract: One hundred and ten clinical samples were collected from hospitalized patients in hematology - oncology department in Baghdad Teaching Hospital and Al - Kindy Teaching Hospital, during the period from November 2014 to June 2015.The samples included 48 female and 62 male patients who are suffering from diabetes mellitus (DM) and leukemia. The ages of patients ranged between 13 - 82 years. The swab samples taken from the nose and ear of patients were (67 with diabetes mellitus and 43 with leukemia). The results of fungal culturing revealed that 50 samples of DM patients (74.63%) and 31 samples of leukemia (72.09%) were diagnosed as positive ones.From the collected clinical samples that gave positive results; it was found that Candida spp. was the most common fungi isolated from ear swabs (50%) followed by Aspergillus spp. (42.86%) and Penicillum spp. (7.14%).The results of fungal (molds) species isolated from the nose of DM patients revealed highly significant differences between fungal rates, Aspergillus spp. were isolated with highest levels (48.15%), followed by Penicillum spp. (37.04%); however, Rhizopus spp. was isolated with low levels (14.81%). On the other hand, it was found that Candida spp. and Rhodotorula spp. were the most yeasts isolated from the nose of DM patients. They were isolated with rates as (45.83%) and (41.67%) respectively. Nevertheless, the genus Cryptococcus spp. was isolated with low levels (12.50%). The results also revealed that males were more susceptible to fungal infection compared to females. Moreover, it was found that the fungal are more prevalent in ages over fifty and ages between thirty one and fifty years compared with younger ages between ten and thirty years old. From the collected clinical samples of leukemia patients, highly significant differences were found between the rates of fungal infection. The level of Aspergillus spp. was (90.91%) and Rhizopus spp. (9.09%), while the levels of yeasts were (88.24%) and (11.76%) for Cryptococcus spp. and Candida spp. respectively.The frequent species of Aspergillus identified included A. niger (37.78%), followed by A. flavus (35.56%), A. fumigatus (17.77%) and A. terreus with lowest levels (8.89%). The results also revealed that males are more susceptible to fungal infection compared to females. Moreover, it was found that the fungi are more prevalent in ages 31 - 50, followed by younger ages (10 - 30) compared to old ages, over fifty years old.All fungal isolates were identified according to macroscopic and microscopic characteristics in addition to biochemical tests for yeast identification. Vitek 2 system is another confirmatory test which was carried out for further characterization for the yeast species. The results of Vitek 2 system revealed that Candida spp. were isolated with the highest level (41.67%), followed by Cryptococcus spp. (37.5%) however, Rhodotorula spp. was isolated with a low level (20.83%). A confirmatory test for the selected isolates of A. fumigatus using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis technique was also conducted. This test has been done by using primers specific for hemolysin gene (aspHS). The results of the molecular method were closely related to those obtained from cultural methods with exception of one isolate which was positive by PCR method nevertheless, it was negative by culture method. The results of PCR analysis technique, revealed that 6 isolates out of total 8 (75%) were positive for the presence of aspHS gene compared to culture methods which showed 5 isolates out of total 8 (62.5%) had the ability to induce hemolysis when grown on blood agar .The inhibitory effect of Bacillus subtilis against Aspergillus spp. was also conducted, the results indicated that B. subtilis isolate has antimicrobial activity against Aspergillus spp; the diameter of inhibition fungal growth were 39.3 ± 01.5, 48.6 ± 02.2, 40.5 ± 02.8 and 43.5 ± 01.7 mm for A. fumigates, A. flavus, A. niger and A. terreus respectively compared with the diameter of controls which were 80.0 ± 05.3, 78.0 ± 03.9, 43.5 ± 01.7 and 72. ± 02.6 mm respectively. The radial inhibition growth of Aspergillus spp. treated with B. subtilis were 51%, 38%, 47% and 44% for A. fumigatus, A. flavus, A. niger and A. terreus respectively compared with treatment of control.