title: Effect of bronchodilator and intravascular oxygen releaser on the course of Dictyocaulus filaria infection in lambs.
abstract: The effect of a bronchodilator (or ciprenaline sulphate) and intravascular oxygen releaser (sodium dihydrogen orthophosphate) on the host in experimental Dictyocaulus filaria infection was studied. Fifteen male lambs of Dorset-Muzaffarnagri breed, aged 4-6 months, were divided into four groups of four (infected bronchodilator), four (infected i.v. O2 releaser), four (infected untreated controls) and three (uninfected controls). The administration of i.v. O2 releaser helped in increasing the length of useful patency, estimated total larval production and survival rate of D. filaria producer lambs. The administration of I.V. O2 releaser and bronchodilator helped in efficiently restoring the altered values of blood pH, haemoglobin, packed cell volume, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and osmotic fragility of erythrocytes to near normal levels. However, the blood clotting time and level of lactate dehydrogenase activity remained altered and followed a course typical of ovine dictyocauliosis.
authors: Regional Research Centre, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Kashmir.
authors: R L
authors: RL
authors: Sharma
authors: T K
authors: TK
authors: Bhat
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001777:Blood Coagulation; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D004021:Dictyocaulus / Q000254:growth & development; D004022:Dictyocaulus Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006400:Hematocrit / Q000662:veterinary; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009921:Metaproterenol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009996:Osmotic Fragility; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D010756:Phosphoric Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D010756:Phosphoric Acids; D009921:Metaproterenol; C030242:phosphoric acid; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D010100:Oxygen