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INVESTIGATION / RESEARCH

Prevalence of antibodies in Iraqi Urinary Tract Infection patients using radial immunodiffusion (RID) assay


Saja Mohammed Mohsen1* Anas Wisam malik 1
Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.21931/RB/2021.06.04.23
 
ABSTRACT

 
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is an infection every place in the urinary tract that may be in the urethra, bladder, or kidneys by microbes. Greatest UTIs are affected by bacteria, but some are affected by fungi and, in rare cases, by viruses. UTI is the most significant common infection in humans. This study deals with the prevalence of antibodies in UTI patients; this study aims to determine the level of antibodies in UTI patients and compare with healthy controls by using the radial immunodiffusion (RID) test. The study was done during the period November 2019 to April 2020 on UTI Iraqi patients. The study included 40 patients and 20 healthy controls. Results show UTI infection occurs in females more than males also; the mean age is 40 years. All the patients with UTI showed decreased IgM serum levels and increased IgG compared with the control group. IgG, IgG, and IgM showed high significance between two UTI patients and the control group groups, while IgM doesn’t show significant differences between study groups.
 
Keywords: Urinary Tract Infection, RID, antibodies
 
 
INTRODUCTION

 
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common bacterial infections, with nearly more than one hundred and fifty million individuals infected yearly1. In the United States, estimated 10.5 million clinic cases with UTI symptoms and 2–3 million cases visit the emergency department 2–4.        
 
The urinary tract includes kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. Several natural factors are secret with urine from the urinary tract for protecting against all infection agents; also, the anatomical and mechanical barriers have a significant role, such as the glycoprotein plaque uroplakins 5 and a layer of hydrated mucus 6. Furthermore, the urinary tract lining is made by immune cells and epithelial cells, which have an important role in protecting against bacterial infection and preventing bacteria from getting into the urinary tract6. UTIs are most common in females more than males, and the incidence rate has increased during the last (30) years 6.
 
UTIs increase in the elderly due to the immune-compromised individuals, and the urinary catheter has an essential role in increasing the percentage of infection 7.
 
Immunity has two types innate immunity and adaptive immunity 8-10. The individual with innate immunity has resistance against the infection. Innate immunity includes many chemical and cellular components. The infection gets in and spreads, but the person with high immunity has resistance against the bacteria 11. Adaptive immunity has two types of humoral immunity, and cellular immunity includes all the naturally acquired immunity due to infection vaccination 12-15.
 
Features likely to contribute to disease of the human immune system involve the responses to antigens (B- and T-cell features, PMNs), the efficiency of bacterial destruction (e.g., lysozyme, complement), and types of antimicrobial substances produced (e.g., immunoglobulins, Cytokines) 16. Immunoglobulins are a group of serum proteins with a crucial antimicrobial activity; IgM represents an indicator of recent infection, IgG levels increased in chronic infections 17.
 
 

 
MATERIAL AND METHODS

 
This study was conducted around UTI Iraqi patients during the period from November 2019 to April 2020. This study included 40 patients and 20 healthy controls.
 
 
Samples collection  
 
Serum samples were collected from the patient in Al-Khalis General Hospital and National Laboratories in Al-Khalis District / Diyala Governorate (Iraq) from November 2019 to April 2020. After examining their urine samples by the microscope, they were divided into two groups first is patients with UTI, and the other group is healthy who does not suffer from UTI; this group is considered the control for comparison with the first group.

 
Estimation of antibodies
 
Using radial immunodiffusion test to detect levels of antibodies in serum is done by using (LTA, Italia). Normal values of antibodies were IgG (800-1800 mg/dl) and IgM (60-280 mg/dl).

 
Statistical Analysis
 
The Statistical Analysis System (SPSS) program was used to detect the effect of different factors in study parameters least significant difference, using T-test for comparing between the means value and the using of the Chi-Square test for comparing between the percentage.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

 
The patient group involved 40 patients, 8 males 20% and 32 females 80%, with a mean age of 40.60 ± 2.295 years. The healthy control group consisted of 20 subjects, 11 males ( 55%) and 9 females (45%), with a mean age of 36.80 ± 3.441 years, as seen in tables 1 and 2 explain the distribution of the two study groups according to gender and age.
 
Results in Tables 1 and 2 show UTI infections occur in females more than males; the mean age is 40.60 ± 2.295 years. The higher incidence of UTI in females than males might be due to a variety of factors, such as the proximity of the female urethral meatus to the anus 18. Also, most school girls are avoiding urinable in school, which is accompanied by urinary infection 19. Alternatively, vaginal flora has a vital role vaginal infection with coliforms which leads to urinary tract infection20. The female anatomic feature also contributes to higher prevalence among the female subject. This finding is agreed with earlier studies 21-22.


 
Table 1. Distribution of the two-studied group according to gender
 
         
        

       
 
 
Table 2. Distribution of the two-studied group according to age
 
         

 
There was a significant increase in the mean concentration of IgG in sera of patients (854.82±138.79) mg/dl compared with the mean concentration of IgG in sera of the control group (616.4 ± 67.65) mg/dl. These results show high significance between two groups UTI patients and control group according to IgG while non-significant to IgM show table 3. This finding is agreed with AlSaadawi and Alkhaled (2015) 23. Elevation in serum concentration of IgG in patients suffering from UTI may be the reason for the significant increases in the concentration of complement components in patients suffering from UTI24. Higher values IgG undergo increases to protect and combat infection 24.
 


 
Table 3. Prevalence of IgG and IgM among UTI patients and control group
 
         
   
 
Table 4 shows the non-significant difference in gender distribution between two groups according to IgG and IgM. IgG and IgM prevalence in UTI patients was (838.82 ± 121.49) mg/dl and (70.23± 8.48) mg/dl for male IgG and IgM respectively, while in females was (858.82 ± 171.63) mg/dl and (77.28 ± 7.62) mg/dl for IgG and IgM respectively, this similar with El Mashad et al. 2017 25.
 
 
 
Table 4. Effect of gender on IgG and IgM prevalence in UTI patients
 
         
  
Non-significant between two groups (with RBC and without RBC) according to IgG and IgM. With RBC group was (823.85 ± 152.75) mg/dl and (82.01± 15.78) mg/dl for IgG and IgM respectively, while in without RBC group was (871.49 ± 199.17) mg/dl and (72.57 ± 4.93) mg/dl for IgG and IgM respectively show table 5.


 
Table 5. Effect of present RBC on IgG and IgM prevalence in UTI patients
 
         
  
CONCLUSION

 
We conclude that UTI infection occurs in females more than males; the mean age is 40 years. In all patients with UTI compared to control, the IgG serum level increases and IgM serum level decreases. Serum IgG and IgM showed high significance between two groups of UTI patients and the control group according to IgG while IgM showed non-significant and serum IgG and IgM showed no significant difference in UTI patients and  RBC groups.
 
 
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Received: 26 August 2021
 
Accepted: 9 October 2021
 

 
Saja Mohammed Mohsen1* Anas Wisam malik 1
 
1 Middle Technical University, Baquba Technical Institute, Baquba, Iraq
 
Corresponding author*e-mail : [email protected]
 
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