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Circulating oxidative stress status in dromedary camels infested with sarcoptic mange

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Oxidative stress is an imbalance between radical-generating and radical-scavenging activity, resulting in oxidation products and tissue damage. This study was aimed to evaluate the status of oxidative stress indices in blood of camels naturally infested with S. scabiei. Forty-seven male camels (Camelus dromedaries) were divided according to the extent of the infested area with Sarcoptes scabiei into four groups, mild (MID, n = 12), moderate (MOD, n = 10), severely infested (SEV, n = 10) and healthy control group (n = 15). Blood was used for determination of red cell count (RBC), hemoglobin (Hb), packed cell volume (PCV), serum nitric oxide (NO•, a free radical), ascorbate and albumin concentrations, and erythrocytic values of malondialdehyde (MDA, a marker of lipid peroxidation), protein carbonyls (PC, an indicator of protein oxidation), glutathione (GSH) superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT). Decreased levels (P < 0.05) of RBC, Hb, PCV, albumin and ascorbate were noticed in MOD and SEV compared to controls with the lowest values (P < 0.05) in SEV except for ascorbate, where MOD did not differ from SEV. Compared to controls, NO• gradually increased (P < 0.05) in MID followed by MOD and SEV, whereas MDA and PC were higher (P < 0.05) in MOD and SEV. PC was higher (P < 0.05) in MOD than SEV. In addition, the antioxidants GSH, SOD and CAT were higher (P < 0.05) in MID and lower (P < 0.05) in MOD and SEV compared to controls. GSH was lower (P < 0.05) in SEV compared to MOD. Besides, Hb was negatively correlated with NO• (r = −0.68, P < 0.001), MDA (r = −0.53, P < 0.001) and PC (r = −0.73, P < 0.001). In conclusion, dromedary sarcoptosis is accompanied by a state of oxidative stress process, which increased by increasing the area of infestation, and may contribute to the pathogenesis of the disease.

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  1. Biochemistry Unit, Regional Animal Health Research Laboratory, Animal Health Research Institute, El-Kharga, El-Wadi El-Gadid, 725211, Egypt

    Mostafa A. Saleh

  2. Parasitology Unit, Regional Animal Health Research Laboratory, Animal Health Research Institute, Shalateen, Al-Bahr Al-Ahmar, Egypt

    Osman M. Mahran

  3. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

    M. Bassam Al-Salahy

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Saleh, M.A., Mahran, O.M. & Bassam Al-Salahy, M. Circulating oxidative stress status in dromedary camels infested with sarcoptic mange. Vet Res Commun 35, 35–45 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-010-9450-x

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