<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Introduction:</bold> The study aimed at evaluating oxidative stress using malondialdehyde (MDA), total antioxidant capacity (TAC), total oxidant status (TOS), and oxidative stress index (OSI) markers in sheep naturally infected with <italic>Psoroptes ovis</italic> (Acari).<bold>Material and Methods:</bold> The study was performed on 40 sheep divided into two equal groups: a healthy group (group I) and a group naturally infected with <italic>Psoroptes ovis</italic> (group II). The sera were obtained by centrifuging blood samples collected from the vena jugularis and serum MDA level changes in the samples were measured spectrophotometrically. Commercially available test kits were used for the measurement of TAC and TOS levels. The percentage ratio of TOS level to TAC level was accepted as OSI.<bold>Results:</bold> The serum malondialdehyde, total oxidant status levels, and oxidative stress index increased significantly (P &lt; 0.01) in group II, while the serum total antioxidant capacity levels decreased significantly (P &lt; 0.01) in this group. Negative correlations between total antioxidant capacity and total oxidant status and total antioxidant capacity and malondialdehyde, and a positive correlation between total oxidant status and malondialdehyde were found in infected sheep.<bold>Conclusion:</bold> The obtained results indicated the relationship between oxidant/antioxidant imbalance and <italic>Psoroptes ovis</italic> infection in sheep. Their MDA, TAC, TOS, and OSI markers may be used to determine the oxidative stress in natural infections with <italic>Psoroptes ovis</italic>.</abstract>

Introduction: The study aimed at evaluating oxidative stress using malondialdehyde (MDA), total antioxidant capacity (TAC), total oxidant status (TOS), and oxidative stress index (OSI) markers in sheep naturally infected with Psoroptes ovis (Acari).Material and Methods: The study was performed on 40 sheep divided into two equal groups: a healthy group (group I) and a group naturally infected with Psoroptes ovis (group II). The sera were obtained by centrifuging blood samples collected from the vena jugularis and serum MDA level changes in the samples were measured spectrophotometrically. Commercially available test kits were used for the measurement of TAC and TOS levels. The percentage ratio of TOS level to TAC level was accepted as OSI.Results: The serum malondialdehyde, total oxidant status levels, and oxidative stress index increased significantly (P < 0.01) in group II, while the serum total antioxidant capacity levels decreased significantly (P < 0.01) in this group. Negative correlations between total antioxidant capacity and total oxidant status and total antioxidant capacity and malondialdehyde, and a positive correlation between total oxidant status and malondialdehyde were found in infected sheep.Conclusion: The obtained results indicated the relationship between oxidant/antioxidant imbalance and Psoroptes ovis infection in sheep. Their MDA, TAC, TOS, and OSI markers may be used to determine the oxidative stress in natural infections with Psoroptes ovis.

Evaluation of oxidative stress in sheep infected with <italic>Psoroptes ovis</italic> using total antioxidant capacity, total oxidant status, and malondialdehyde level

Food and Livestock Applied Research Center

Journal of Veterinary Research

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Evaluation of oxidative stress in sheep infected with  using total antioxidant capacity, total oxidant status, and malondialdehyde level

Introduction: The study aimed at evaluating oxidative stress using malondialdehyde (MDA), total antioxidant capacity (TAC), total oxidant status (TOS), and...

Evaluation of oxidative stress in sheep infected with Psoroptes ovis using total antioxidant capacity, total oxidant status, and malondialdehyde level

Published Online: Jun 12, 2017

Page range: 197 - 201

Received: Jan 03, 2017

Accepted: May 12, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jvetres-2017-0025

Keywords
sheep, mange, oxidative stress

© 2017 Mustafa Sinan Aktas et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Evaluation of oxidative stress in sheep infected with Psoroptes ovis using total antioxidant capacity, total oxidant status, and malondialdehyde level

Published Online: Jun 12, 2017

Page range: 197 - 201

Received: Jan 03, 2017

Accepted: May 12, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jvetres-2017-0025

Keywordssheep, mange, oxidative stress

© 2017 Mustafa Sinan Aktas et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
sheep, mange, oxidative stress