title: Effects of ozonated autohemotherapy on the antioxidant capacity of Thoroughbred horses.
abstract: The performance of horses undergoing regular intense exercise is adversely affected by oxidative stress. Thus, it is important to increase antioxidant production in horses in order to reduce oxidative stress. Ozonated autohemotherapy (OAHT) reportedly promotes antioxidant production. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of OAHT on antioxidant capacity. Ten Thoroughbred horses were used in this study. After the OAHT, we collected serum samples and measured biological antioxidant potential (BAP). We found that BAP began to increase after the OAHT and was significantly higher in the OAHT group than at 3 (P<0.01) and 7 days (P<0.05) after OAHT than in the control group at 3 and 7 days after starting collection of blood samples. Therefore, it was shown that OAHT improved the antioxidant capacity of the horses.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan.
authors.forename: Nao
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsuzuki
authors.forename: Yoshiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kikkawa
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Korosue
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kitauchi
authors.forename: Hiromu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Katamoto
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hidaka
authors.forename: Mitsuyoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hagio
authors.forename: Shidow
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Torisu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000662:veterinary*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D010126:Ozone / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D010126:Ozone