TY - JOUR ID - 8251 TI - DNA Load Analysis Using Real Time PCR In Comparison With Immunohistochemical Findings of Dry Type Cutaneous Leishmaniasis; Before and After Treatment by Imiquimode,Glucantime and Combination of Both Drugs JO - Iranian Journal of Pathology JA - IJP LA - en SN - 1735-5303 AU - Dabiri, Shahriar AU - Manafi Anari, Hassan AU - Shamsi Meymandi, Simin AU - Fotouhi Ardakani, Reza AU - Amirpour Rostami, Sahar AU - Meymandi, Manzumeh Shamsi AU - Vijayananda Kumar, Perikala AD - Dept. of Pathology, Leishmania Research Center, Afzalipour Medical School, Kerman University of Medical Science, Kerman, Iran AD - Dept. of Pathology, Afzalipour Medical School, Kerman University of Medical Science, Kerman, Iran AD - Dept. of Dermatology, Afzalipour Medical School, Kerman University of Medical Science, Kerman, Iran AD - Dept. of Biotechnology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran & Shahid-Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran AD - Pharmaceutics Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Science, Kerman, Iran AD - Dept. of Pharmacology, Afzalipour Medical School, Kerman University of Medical Science, Kerman, Iran AD - Dept. of Pathology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 VL - 8 IS - 4 SP - 247 EP - 254 KW - Leishmania tropica KW - Real time PCR KW - Glucantime KW - Imiquimod DO - N2 - Background and Objectives: Kerman Province, especially city of Bam in the southeast part of Iran, is epidemics for dry type cutaneous leishmaniasis (DTCL). This study was conducted to compare the effect of different treatments on parasite DNA load following therapies using Real-Time PCR method. Materials and Methods: Fifteen patients were divided into three groups under therapy with intralesional meglumine antimoniate, topical imiquimod and combination of both drugs. After obtaining consent from patients, punch biopsies were taken before and after treatment .To compare the amount of DNA load a relative quantitative Real-Time PCR method was designed and set up using Leishmania tropica ITS (internal transcribed spacer) gene. After doing PCR, the obtained results were analyzed using 2^-ΔΔCT method and relativity of DNA load before and after treatment were calculated. Results: The highest falling of DNA load was for imiquimod (mean 4/7 cases), glucantime (mean 2/2 cases) and combination therapy (mean 2/4). From clinical point of view combination therapy had the best response. On the other hand, the overall IHC findings showed good response based on decreased CD1a epidermal, increased CD1a dermal, decreased CD68 macrophages and increased CD3 and CD20 of dermis. Conclusion: We set up a new method to compare Leishmania DNA load using the stable human gene of beta actin for normalization. We concluded that imiquimod was immune modulator and had synergistic effects on the best parasitocidal drug of glucantime for better response.   UR - https://ijp.iranpath.org/article_8251.html L1 - https://ijp.iranpath.org/article_8251_811686338a44d5fd6a6a571b3f504ab8.pdf ER -