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Antioxidant Status, and Blood Zinc and Copper Concentrations in Dogs with Uncomplicated Babesiosis due to Babesia Canis Infections

INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study was to demonstrate a link between uncomplicated Babesia canis infection in dogs and blood concentrations of zinc and copper and erythrocytic antioxidant defence – activities of glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT). MATERIAL AND METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Teodorowski, Oliwier, Winiarczyk, Stanisław, Tarhan, Duygu, Dokuzeylül, Banu, Ercan, Alev Meltem, Or, Mehmet Erman, Staniec, Marta, Adaszek, Łukasz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sciendo 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8256463/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34250301
http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2021-0031
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study was to demonstrate a link between uncomplicated Babesia canis infection in dogs and blood concentrations of zinc and copper and erythrocytic antioxidant defence – activities of glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT). MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study was based on 15 naturally occurring cases of canine babesiosis with anorexia, pyrexia, depression, pale mucous membrane, splenomegaly and dark red urine. Microscopic examination of Giemsa-stained peripheral blood smears and the results of PCR confirmed B. canis infection. Seven apparently healthy dogs brought in for either a check-up or vaccination were used for comparison. RESULTS: The levels of the erythrocytic antioxidant enzymes - SOD and CAT - were significantly higher in the infected dogs than in cytologically negative dogs. The levels of blood micronutrients were significantly lower in the infected dogs (0.478 μg of zinc per mL vs 1.241 μg/mL and 0.722 μg of copper per mL vs 1.392 μg/mL). CONCLUSION: Oxidative stress can be posited as one of the mechanisms leading to anaemia in dogs with babesiosis, and therefore antioxidant biomarker and copper and zinc concentrations could be used as indicators of disease severity and prognostic markers.