Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Biol Trace Elem Res. 2017 Sep;179(1):8-12. doi: 10.1007/s12011-017-0943-0. Epub 2017 Jan 22.
Giardia lamblia causes malabsorption. The aim of this study was to evaluate serum and saliva calcium and magnesium levels in patients with giardiasis. Thirty patients with giardiasis as a case and 30 person without giardiasis as a control group were enrolled. The stimulated and unstimulated whole saliva and serum calcium and magnesium levels were assayed by Arsenazo reaction and xylidyl blue complex methods, respectively. Mean calcium and magnesium level was low in serum and stimulated saliva of case group than that of controls. However, they were higher in the unstimulated saliva of the case group. It is suggested that patients suffering from giardiasis have low calcium and magnesium levels, and they lose the most of calcium and magnesium by saliva during unstimulated condition.
蓝氏贾第鞭毛虫可引起吸收不良。本研究旨在评估贾第鞭毛虫病患者的血清和唾液中的钙和镁水平。将 30 例贾第鞭毛虫病患者作为病例组，30 例无贾第鞭毛虫病患者作为对照组。采用偶氮胂Ⅲ法和二甲花青蓝比色法分别检测刺激和非刺激全唾液及血清中的钙和镁水平。结果发现，病例组血清和刺激唾液中的钙和镁水平均低于对照组，但非刺激唾液中的钙和镁水平则高于对照组。提示贾第鞭毛虫病患者存在低钙、镁血症，在非刺激状态下，唾液中丢失大量的钙和镁。
