Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences (Dec 2021)

The study of biogenic iron oxide nanoparticles effects on iron status in male rabbits infected with T. evansi

  • Majida A. Alqayim,
  • Lazem H. Altaie,
  • Laith S. Ghali

DOI
https://doi.org/10.33899/ijvs.2021.132058.2039
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 35, no. Supplement I-III
pp. 143 – 147

Abstract

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The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of propolis-iron oxide nanoparticles in eliminating the T. evansi parasite and rehome stasis of deleterious iron status in experimentally infected rabbits. Twenty male rabbits were divided into equal four groups (n=5). the 1st group as Control negative, 2nd control positive, 3rd trypanosomiasis and treated with propolis iron oxide nanoparticles, and 4th trypanosomiasis and treated with diminazene,2nd ,3rd, and 4th groups were inoculated with T. evansi, and were checked for the onset of parasitemia. After 15 of the onset of parasitemia 3rd group was treated with propolis- iron-oxide nanoparticles 30 mg iron /kg BW, and 4th group was treated with diminazene drug with a single dose 3.5 mg/kg BW. The result showed that experimentally infection with T. evansi caused a significant decrease of serum iron and ferritin and a significant increase in total iron-binding capacity and unsaturation iron-binding capacity, as well erythrocytes fragility, bilirubin totally and partially. Treatment with propolis-iron oxide nanoparticles improved iron status parameters to semi-normal values much better than diminazene drug, in addition, reduced the total bilirubin concentration and osmotic fragility of erythrocytes toward a normal state. It can be concluded that the propolis-iron oxide nanoparticles proved successfully rebalancing iron status and eliminating the parasite and making iron available.

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