| Title: |
Relationship between intracellular pathogens Toxoplasma gondii and Borrelia burgdorferi infections and migraine |
| Authors: |
Yilmaz, Murat; Canbasoglu Yilmaz, Aysen Tugba; Teker, Handan; Turkoglu, Sule Aydin; Yildiz, Serpil |
| Source: |
EXPERIMENTAL BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; Vol. 4 No. 3 (2021): Experimental Biomedical Research; 230-236 ; 2618-6454 |
| Publisher Information: |
Prof. Dr. Hayrettin Ozturk |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Collection: |
Experimental Biomedical Research (E-Journal) |
| Subject Terms: |
Migraine disorders; Toxoplasma gondii; Borrelia burgdorferi; Lyme; serum immunoglobulins |
| Description: |
Aim: In this study, the serological values of our patients followed up with a diagnosis of migraine were compared with the results of healthy controls in terms of possible association with intracellular pathogens, Toxoplasma gondii and Borrelia burgdorferi. Methods: Fifty patients with migraine, randomly selected among migraine patients without any additional disease, who applied to Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal Training and Research Hospital between January 1, 2015 and August 31, 2019 were included in the study. Fifty subjects without headache were included as control group. The history of infectious diseases of the patient and control groups (Toxoplasma gondii, Borrelia burgdorferi- causing Lyme disease) was determined by serological diagnostic methods. Results: The study group consisted of 64 women with a mean age of 45.5±13.1 (15-76) years. Migraine and control groups were found to be similar in terms of age (p=0.059) and gender (p=0.211) distributions. The frequency of Toxoplasma gondii positivity in the migraine group was 28% (n=14) and 10% (n=5) in the control group. The frequency of Lyme was 19.6% (n=11) in the migraine group and 14.3% (n=8) in the control group. The frequency of Toxoplasma gondii positivity was statistically significantly higher in the migraine group (p=0.022), while the frequency of Lyme was found to be similar in the migraine and control groups (p=0.450). Conclusion: The results of our study suggest that there are statistically significant differences between migraine and control groups only in terms of Toxoplasma gondii positivity rates, not Lyme. However, we believe that larger sample studies are needed to determine the detailed relationship between migraine and Toxoplasma gondii infection. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
https://www.experimentalbiomedicalresearch.com/index.php/ebr/article/view/211/110; https://www.experimentalbiomedicalresearch.com/index.php/ebr/article/view/211 |
| DOI: |
10.30714/j-ebr.2021370082 |
| Availability: |
https://www.experimentalbiomedicalresearch.com/index.php/ebr/article/view/211; https://doi.org/10.30714/j-ebr.2021370082 |
| Rights: |
Copyright (c) 2021 Murat Yilmaz, Aysen Tugba Canbasoglu Yilmaz, Handan Teker, Sule Aydin Turkoglu, Serpil Yildiz ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.893827CC |
| Database: |
BASE |