Immunological Study of Aborted Women Infected with Toxoplasmosis in Basrah Province

Background: Toxoplasmosis is regarded as one of the chief sources of miscarriage in pregnant women which caused by an apicomplexan obligatory intracellular parasites called Toxoplasma gondii . it can infect greatest kinds of warm-blooded animals, together with humans. Aim: Assessment some immunological parameter concentration and its relation with aborted women infected with toxoplasmosis by using ELISA method. Methods: A total number (155 ) of serum were collected from women aged between (16-42) years aborted women (75 seropositive with toxoplasmosis, 40 sera negative) were admitted in Basrah hospital for women and children and (40) healthy control women. Results: The results show the concentrations of protein S, C, anti-phospholipid and anticardiolipin (68.11, 63.17, 48.59 and 13.86) respectively with significantly than others group. The rate of strong immune factor such as anticardiolipin, protein-C, and protein-S in frequently aborted females is shown to be related to the changes. Conclusion: Active Toxoplasma gondii infection is more associated with miscarriage than immune factor in this group of experienced females.