Published date: Sep 26 2019

Journal Title: Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences

Issue title: Sudan JMS: Volume 14 (2019), Issue No. 3

Pages: 91–96

DOI: 10.18502/sjms.v14i3.5208

Ayat H. Bakr1. Department of Microbiology, University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan.

Abugroun E AUniversity of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan

AbdElkarim A. Abdrabo3. Department of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Medical Laboratories Science, Al-Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan

Omeyma A. Mohamed4. Department of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Medical Laboratories Science, Sudan International University, Khartoum, Sudan

Mokhtar M AThe Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Sudan

GadAllah Modawe6. Omdurman Islamic university, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Omdurman, Sudan

Background: The leishmaniasis is a group of diseases with a broad range of clinical manifestations caused by several species of parasites belonging to the genus Leishmania. LL-37/hCAP18, the only cathelicidin in human, is expressed as an 18-kDa preproprotein. The most prominent function of cathelicidins is their ability to inhibit propagation of a diverse range of microorganisms, which occurs at a micromolar range.

Aim: The study was aimed to evaluate the LL37 plasma level in Leishmania Sudanese patients.

Materials and Methods: In a case-control study, three hundred subjects were enrolled (200 as case and 100 controls). Five ml. of venous blood was collected in EDTA container, then plasma was obtained and stored frozen at -80ºC. LL 37 was estimated using competitive ELISA. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 21.

Results: The results revealed that 115 (57%) of Leishimania patients were male and 85 (43%) were female. Plasma LL 37 level was significantly increased in Leishmania patients (1.30±0.71) compared to the control (0.21±0.20) with (p-value 0.000).

Conclusion: Leishmania patients had higher levels of plasma LL37, suggesting effective anti-microbial immunity process enhancing healing of cutaneous leishmaniasis.

Keywords:  Cathelicidins; LL37, Innate Immunity, Leishmania , Sudan.

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