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Vol.4 , No. 2, Publication Date: Jun. 9, 2017, Page: 20-26
. Twenty five (25) Egyptian thalassemic children infected with HCV (12 male, and 13 female children), aged from 3 to 8 years were subjected in this study. Volunteers were supplied with dried <i>Spirulina</i> (250 mg /kg /day) by oral uptake with their usual thalassemic drugs. Throughout 6 months treatment, white blood cell count, neutrophil percent, CD4 and CD8 were assessed. This study proved that there was immune stimulation to thalassemic children Infected with Hepatitis C Virus after 6 months from uptaking Spirulina.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/919.jpg)
| [1] | Mahmoud Gomaa, Microbiology Section, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. |
| [2] | Mostafa Mohamed El-Sheekh, Microbiology Section, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. |
| [3] | Ahmed S. El-Shafey, Microbiology Section, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. |
| [4] | Metwally Abdel-Azeem Metwally, Microbiology Section, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. |
| [5] | Mohamed Ramadan El-Shanshory, Pediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. |
| [6] | Manal Abdel-Wahed Eid, Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. |
The present study was conducted to evaluate the efficiency of natural Spirulina preparation in the immune stimulation of thalassemic children infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Twenty five (25) Egyptian thalassemic children infected with HCV (12 male, and 13 female children), aged from 3 to 8 years were subjected in this study. Volunteers were supplied with dried Spirulina (250 mg /kg /day) by oral uptake with their usual thalassemic drugs. Throughout 6 months treatment, white blood cell count, neutrophil percent, CD4 and CD8 were assessed. This study proved that there was immune stimulation to thalassemic children Infected with Hepatitis C Virus after 6 months from uptaking Spirulina.
Keywords
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), Thalassemia, White Blood Cell Count, Neutrophil Percent, CD4, CD8 and Spirulina
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