Study of the relationship between otratoxin A and renal failure

Abstract

This study aimed to investigated levels Ochratoxin A in blood of renal failure patients in Karbala province and comparative with these level in blood of control(persons not infection )as well as ability to existence of correlation between Ochratoxin A and renal failure disease .Result of chemical analysis of blood samples which taken from 76 patients infected with renal failure disease appearance being OTA in 11 (14.4%) sample with high levels (0.2 -6 mg / ml ) while there is not detection of OTA in blood of control group (90 person ) excepted only one person(female) ,to part with significant between these two groups . Also there is positive correlation (r+ )between OTA existence and renal failure . The result showed that females infected with renal failure more sensitive to OTA than males ,the rate get to 50% .And the other side the result illustrated that age group (51-70)year was more sensitive to OTA compare with other groups ,the rate of persons that bearing of OTA reached to 60% .