The curative and antioxidative efficiency of doramectin and doramectin + vitamin AD 3E treatment on Psoroptes cuniculi infestation in rabbits

• Published in: Research in veterinary science Vol. 85; no. 2; pp. 291 - 293
• Main Authors: Kanbur, Murat, Atalay, Oznur, Ica, Anil, Eraslan, Gokhan, Cam, Yucel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier India Pvt Ltd 2008
• Subjects: Doramectin; Oxidative stress; Psoroptes cuniculi; Treatment; Vitamin AD 3E; Vitamin AD 3E; Oxidative stress; Treatment; Psoroptes cuniculi; Doramectin
• ISSN: 0034-5288; 1532-2661
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2007.10.005

In the present study, the efficiency of the administration of doramectin (DOR) and DOR + vitamin AD 3E (VIT), and the influence of these agents on oxidative stress parameters in rabbits infested by Psoroptes cuniculi (P. cuniculi) were investigated. DOR (200 μg/kg) and DOR (200 μg/kg) + VIT AD 3E were administered to infested rabbits intramuscularly (IM). The administration of DOR and DOR + VIT improved the healing of ear lesions on day seven. Increase in the plasma malondialdehyde (MDA) level and erythrocyte catalase (CAT) activity, and decrease in glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities were determined in infested rabbits. In the rabbits which were administered DOR + VIT, plasma MDA levels decreased, and erythrocyte GSH-Px and SOD activities increased on day seven. In conclusion, DOR and DOR + VIT combination were effective against P. cunuculi infestation. Infestation stimulated oxidative stress. VIT treatment resulted in antioxidant activity against oxidative stress induced by P. cuniculi infestation.