Antioxidant status, and blood zinc and copper concentrations in dogs with uncomplicated babesiosis due to Babesia canis infections

Teodorowski Oliwier; Winiarczyk Stanisław; Tarhan Duygu; Dokuzeylül Banu; Ercan Alev Meltem; Or Mehmet Erman; Staniec Marta; Adaszek Łukasz

doi:10.2478/jvetres-2021-0031

Journal of Veterinary Research (Jun 2021)

Antioxidant status, and blood zinc and copper concentrations in dogs with uncomplicated babesiosis due to Babesia canis infections

Teodorowski Oliwier,
Winiarczyk Stanisław,
Tarhan Duygu,
Dokuzeylül Banu,
Ercan Alev Meltem,
Or Mehmet Erman,
Staniec Marta,
Adaszek Łukasz

Affiliations

Teodorowski Oliwier: “Teodorowscy” Veterinary Clinic, 43-190Mikołów, Poland
Winiarczyk Stanisław: Department of Epizootiology and Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-612Lublin, Poland
Tarhan Duygu: Department of Biophysics, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Fatih, 34098, Istanbul, Turkey
Dokuzeylül Banu: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, 34320 Avcilar Campus, Avcilar, Istanbul, Turkey
Ercan Alev Meltem: Department of Biophysics, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Fatih, 34098, Istanbul, Turkey
Or Mehmet Erman: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, 34320 Avcilar Campus, Avcilar, Istanbul, Turkey
Staniec Marta: Department of Epizootiology and Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-612Lublin, Poland
Adaszek Łukasz: Department of Epizootiology and Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-612Lublin, Poland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2021-0031
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 65, no. 2
pp. 169 – 174

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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).

Published in Journal of Veterinary Research

ISSN: 2450-8608 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Animal culture: Veterinary medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/JVETRES

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