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Using of the PCR method for Identification of Leishmania tropica in Syria

ستخدام تقنية PCR للكشف عن الليشمانيا المدارية في سورية

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 Publication date 2011
and research's language is العربية
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Leishmaniasis spreads in eighty-eight countries, including the Syrian Arab Republic. This disease is caused by a protozoic parasite of the genus Leishmania. Twenty-two species of leishmania were reported to be pathogenic for human. The disease is presented in three clinical forms: cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis. A set of methods for diagnosis and identifying the type of parasite have been developed in order to give appropriate treatment. These methods include isoenzyme analysis, serological and immunological methods and DNA hybridization. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR), using genomic or kinetoplastid DNA; provides an excellent tool for diagnosis and characterization of leishmania species. In this work, the two types of DNA were extracted in one step from cultured isolates taken from patients. We have used kinetoplastid DNA and specific primers to determine parasite species by PCR. These primers amplify species specific fragment. In this study, we have determined that the causative species of the cutaneous leishmaniasis in all patients was L.tropica.


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تناولت الدراسة استخدام تقنية تفاعل البوليميراز المتسلسل (PCR) لتحديد نوع طفيلي الليشمانيا المسبب لداء الليشمانيات الجلدي في سوريا. الليشمانيا هي طفيليات أولية تسبب أمراضًا متعددة الأشكال السريرية، منها الجلدي، المخاطي الجلدي، والحشوي. تم استخراج نوعين من الحمض النووي (DNA) من عينات مأخوذة من مرضى مصابين، واستخدام الحمض النووي الكينيتوبلاستي ومجموعة من البادئات الخاصة لتحديد نوع الطفيلي. أظهرت النتائج أن النوع المسبب لداء الليشمانيات الجلدي في جميع المرضى هو L. tropica. هذه الدراسة تسلط الضوء على فعالية تقنية PCR في التشخيص الدقيق والسريع لأنواع الليشمانيا، مما يسهم في تقديم العلاج المناسب للمرضى.
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دراسة نقدية: تعتبر هذه الدراسة مهمة للغاية في مجال تشخيص داء الليشمانيات، حيث تقدم تقنية PCR كأداة فعالة ودقيقة لتحديد نوع الطفيلي. ومع ذلك، هناك بعض النقاط التي يمكن تحسينها. أولاً، كان من الأفضل تضمين عدد أكبر من العينات من مناطق مختلفة في سوريا للحصول على صورة أكثر شمولية. ثانيًا، لم يتم التطرق بشكل كافٍ إلى التحديات المحتملة في استخدام تقنية PCR في البيئات ذات الموارد المحدودة. وأخيرًا، كان من الممكن أن تكون الدراسة أكثر قوة إذا تم مقارنة نتائج PCR مع تقنيات تشخيصية أخرى مثل الفحص المجهري أو الاختبارات السيرولوجية.
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  1. ما هي الأنواع السريرية لداء الليشمانيات المذكورة في الدراسة؟

    الأنواع السريرية لداء الليشمانيات المذكورة هي الجلدي، المخاطي الجلدي، والحشوي.

  2. ما هي التقنية المستخدمة في الدراسة لتحديد نوع طفيلي الليشمانيا؟

    التقنية المستخدمة هي تفاعل البوليميراز المتسلسل (PCR).

  3. ما هو النوع المسبب لداء الليشمانيات الجلدي في المرضى الذين شملتهم الدراسة؟

    النوع المسبب هو L. tropica.

  4. ما هي الفائدة الرئيسية لاستخدام تقنية PCR في تشخيص الليشمانيا؟

    الفائدة الرئيسية هي التشخيص الدقيق والسريع لأنواع الليشمانيا، مما يسهم في تقديم العلاج المناسب.


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