Animals (Aug 2022)

Effect of a Single and Triple Dose of Levamisole on Hematological Parameters in Controlled Inflammation Model

  • Piotr Kuropka,
  • Anna Leśków,
  • Katarzyna Małolepsza-Jarmołowska,
  • Maciej Dobrzyński,
  • Małgorzata Tarnowska,
  • Jacek Majda,
  • Maciej Janeczek,
  • Katarzyna Żybura-Wszoła,
  • Andrzej Gamian

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12162110
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 16
p. 2110

Abstract

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This study aimed to evaluate the impact of single and triple administration of levamisole on the dynamics of hematological parameters during experimental pleuritis. The experiment was performed on female Buffalo rats. Rats were randomly assigned to two equal groups that received 1 and 3 doses of levamisole every 2, 24 and 48 h, respectively. Following the experiment, blood samples for the measurement of hematological parameters were collected. The study group receiving three doses of levamisole observed a significant reduction of red blood cell count at 48 h post administration and an increase in mean corpuscular volume compared to the control inflammation group. The administration of a single dose of levamisole results in a significant increase in hematocrit at 72 h, an increase in white blood cell count at 24 h and 72 h, and an increase in neutrophil count at 72 h compared to the control inflammation group. Administration of a single and triple dose of levamisole showed statistically significant modification of some hematological parameters and thus modulates the inflammatory process. In the lungs, this results in a reduction in leukocyte infiltrations around the bronchi and blood vessels.

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