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Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Wayanad

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    EVALUATION OF VITAMIN AND MINERAL STATUS IN DERMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS IN DOGS
    (COLLEGE OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES MANNUTHY, THRISSUR, KERALA VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, 2023-03-23) G. SRUJANA SAI; Dr. V. Babitha
    The present study was undertaken evaluate vitamin and mineral status in dermatological disorders in dogs. The study included 40 dogs of 2-5 years of age with dermatological disorders presented to University Veterinary Hospitals at Mannuthy and Kokkalai under the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, and ten apparently healthy dogs brought to the hospital for routine health check-up which served as control.Ultra high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) was employed for estimation of serum levels of vitamin A, D, E, C and vitamin B complex, and the serum zinc, copper and selenium levels were estimated using atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS). Among the various vitamins estimated, serum vitamin A concentration was found to be significantly lower (p<0.05) in diseased dogs (1.45 ± 0.06 μmol/L) compared to control group (1.61 ± 0.008 μmol/L), while the serum levels of vitamin E, vitamin D3, vitamin B1, B2, B3, B6, and B12 in diseased dogs did not differ significantly from the control group. Serum vitamin C concentration was found to be significantly lower (p<0.01) in diseased group (41.36 ± 0.20 μmol/L) in contrast to the control group (43.32 ± 0.32 μmol/L). Serum mineral levels analysed through AAS revealed that the concentration of zinc was significantly lower (p<0.01) in diseased group (0.53 ± 0.04 mg/L) than the control group (1.11 ± 0.09 mg/L) and the serum copper concentration was also significantly reduced (p<0.05) in diseased dogs (0.91 ± 0.08 mg/L) with respect to the control animals (1.23 ± 0.11 mg/L). The serum selenium concentration of diseased group of animals, however failed to show any significant difference from the control group of animals. It was concluded from the present study that out of the various vitamin and mineral levels analysed, the serum concentrations of vitamin A, vitamin C, zinc and copper were found to be significantly lower in dogs with skin diseases in comparison to normal healthy animals in control group suggesting that the deficiencies of these vitamins and minerals encountered in diseased dogs might be playing significant roles in either causation and/or consequence of skin ailments.
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    EVALUATION OF OXIDATIVE STRESS IN ANAEMIA ASSOCIATED WITH HAEMOPROTOZOAN INFECTIONS IN DOGS
    (COLLEGE OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES, POOKODE, WAYANAD, KERALA VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, 2022-08-10) ROHIL CHOPRA; Dr. V. Ramnath
    In order to assess the oxidative stress in anaemic dogs with haemoprotozoan infections, a total of 12 blood samples from anaemic dogs (Hb ≤ 12 g/dL) confirmed positive for Babesia gibsoni and B. canis were collected. The samples were subjected to a complete blood count to assess the RBC count, WBC count, haemoglobin, haematocrit, MCV and MCHC. Oxidative stress was assessed by measuring RBC activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and serum total antioxidant capacity (TAC). Amongst the haematological parameters, the RBC count, WBC count, haemoglobin and haematocrit were all significantly reduced in the infected dogs. All the antioxidant parameters viz. RBC SOD and GPx activities, and serum TAC were found to be significantly increased in the infected dogs. All except one of the findings of this study corroborate with the findings of earlier studies, the exception being the RBC GPx activity. The hallmark of this study is the finding of the RBC GPx activity being elevated in the infected dogs. Significantly elevated GPx activity in dogs in relation to being cytologically and clinically positive for haemoprotozoans is a unique finding that has not been reported till date.
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    EFFECT OF CELL DENSITY AND SERUM STARVATION ON VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR GENE EXPRESSION IN CANINE ADIPOSE TISSUE DERIVED CELLS
    (Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University,Pookode, Wayanad, 2021-09-20) HARSH JAMDA; M. D. Pratheesh
    Present experiment was conducted to study the effect of cell density and serum starvation on Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) gene expression in canine adipose tissue derived mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs). Subcutaneous fat tissue sample was collected from adult dog presented at the Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, CV & AS, Pookode. The tissue pieces were washed and digested using 0.2 % collagenase type 3 and filtered using 40μm filter to isolate the adipose tissue derived stromal cells which were seeded in DMEM (Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium) supplemented with 15 % FBS (Fetal Bovine Serum) for the primary cell culture. As primary culture attained 70-80 % confluency, subculture was done till fourth passage. Growth curve and population doubling time of the in vitro expanded canine adipose tissue derived MSCs of cells were calculated by using 0.4 % trypan blue exclusion test. Fourth passage cells were seeded in different seeding densities (10 4 /cm 2 ; 3x10 4 /cm 2 ; 6x10 4 /cm 2 ) within six well cell culture plates and were grown for 72 hrs (pre- incubation) in normal serum rich (+) growth media. After pre-incubation, cells were further incubated for 36 hrs replacing with either serum rich (+) or serum free (-) media at respective time intervals (Zero h; 12 h; 24 h; 36 h). At the end of incubation period, treated/adherent cells were harvested from each well and total RNA was isolated and cDNA was synthesized. Expression of VEGF in different groups was analyzed by real time PCR using specific primers designed for VEGF keeping the expression of GAPDH as reference. Among the different seeding density and serum starvation combination experimented, we could not find any significant impact on the expression of VEGF, but we observed a significant increase in VEGF expression in canine adipose tissue when used at a higher cell seeding density (6x10 4 /cm 2 ). These findings suggest that cell therapy using stromal cells derived from subcutaneous canine ASCs, regulated with high seeding density may be a novel therapeutic option to enhance angiogenesis thereby provides therapeutic benefits in pathological vascular conditions including wound repair, ischemic damage, microvascular permeability and diabetes.