A STUDY THE RELATION BETWEEN NITRIC OXIDE AND SOME TRACE ELEMENTS IN SERA OF ABORTED WOMEN WITH CYTOMEGALOVIRUS

Prof. Dr. Raid M. H. Al-Salih*, Noor Allah M. Jabar and Dr. Alaa H. Al-Naser

ABSTRACT

Abortion is one of the commonest reasons for acute presentation to gynaecologists, recurrent spontaneous abortion due to maternal infections transmissible in uterus at various stage of gestation can be caused by a wide array of organisms including cytomegalovirus.This study included(60) patients (females) aborted with cytomegalovirus and (60) negative control (females) aborted without cytomegalovirus and (60) positive control (healthy women).The study was designed to determine and compare the levels of (NO, Fe, Cu)in study groups and evaluate of the relationship between nitric oxide and (Cu, Fe) instudy groups.The results show a significant increase in levels ofserum NO in patient group in comparing withnegative control groupand positive control group(P > 0.05), asignificant increase in levels of serum Cu in negative control group in comparing with patient group and positive control group(P > 0.05)and significant decrease in levelsof serum Fe levels in patient groupin comparison with negativecontrol group and positive control group. (P > 0.05).The results of this studyshowdisorder in levels of(NO, Fe, Cu)patients group (females) aborted with cytomegalovirus.

Keywords: Abortion, Cytomegalovirus, Nitric oxide, Cupper, Iron.