The Probable Association between Chronic Toxoplasma gondii Infection and Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case-Control Study.

Shahrzad Soltani Sanaz Tavakoli Mohammad Sabaghan Mehdi Sagha Kahvaz Marzieh Pashmforoosh Masoud Foroutan-Rad

Published in: Interdisciplinary perspectives on infectious diseases (2021)

Although the results showed that chronic T. gondii infection is significantly associated with T1DM and T2DM, there remain many questions regarding the exact mechanisms of T. gondii in the pathogenesis of DM.

Keyphrases

toxoplasma gondii
glycemic control
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
cardiovascular risk factors