Evaluation of immune responses and oxidative stress in donkeys: Immunological studies provoked by Parascaris equorum infection.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to assess the effects of Parascaris equorum (P. equorum) in infected donkeys through evaluation the oxidative stress and different gene parameters in infected tissues. Fifty donkeys were examined in Giza Zoo abattoir from the period of January to March 2021. Blood and sera samples were collected from each examined donkey. P. equorum were subjected for identification through scanning electron microscope study and the infected tissues were subjected into gene expression analysis using two genes; interleukin 1β (IL1- β); and pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α) with assessment of the antioxidant and free radicals released from the animals during the infection. Eighteen donkeys were positive for P. equorum adult or larvae by postmortem examination of

SUBMITTER: Attia MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9072891 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature