Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection in the grey partridge Perdix perdix: outbreak description, histopathology, biochemistry and antioxidant parameters

Vitula, Frantisek; Peckova, Lucie; Bandouchova, Hana; Pohanka, Miroslav; Novotny, Ladislav; Jira, David; Kral, Jiri; Ondracek, Karel; Osickova, Jitka; Zendulkova, Dagmar; Rosenbergova, Katerina; Treml, Frantisek; Pikula, Jiri

doi:10.1186/1746-6148-7-34

Table 2 Differences in antioxidant parameters between healthy control and Mycoplasma-infected partridges

From: Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection in the grey partridge Perdix perdix: outbreak description, histopathology, biochemistry and antioxidant parameters

Parameters	Tissues	Groups of birds
		Healthy control birds	Mycoplasma-infected birds
CAT	Eye + infraorbital sinus	61.80 ± 23.37	48.91 ± 16.63
	Heart	66.90 ± 25.95	39.28 ± 4.40*
	Central nervous system	41.57 ± 9.09	44.18 ± 20.07
	Lungs	61.33 ± 16.16	38.34 ± 11.34*
	Kidney	48.18 ± 14.89	50.75 ± 21.54
	Spleen	57.19 ± 20.00	40.19 ± 8.81
	Liver	63.15 ± 14.38	43.36 ± 6.43*
	Gonads (ovaries/testes)	62.62 ± 22.30	36.95 ± 11.37*
	Plasma	59.67 ± 12.88	47.72 ± 24.24
GST	Eye + infraorbital sinus	19.49 ± 12.55	46.06 ± 19.41*
	Heart	134.16 ± 43.02	215.66 ± 98.39
	Central nervous system	53.21 ± 34.50	80.41 ± 32.21
	Lungs	67.70 ± 35.61	69.44 ± 34.74
	Kidney	236.40 ± 72.85	362.33 ± 64.05*
	Spleen	25.08 ± 18.82	71.66 ± 67.29
	Liver	389.80 ± 92.82	254.33 ± 98.20*
	Gonads (ovaries/testes)	134.16 ± 43.02	215.68 ± 98.37
	Plasma	645.83 ± 90.52	461.80 ± 157.78
GSH	Eye + infraorbital sinus	2.00 ± 0.04	1.929 ± 0.15
	Heart	1.78 ± 0.04	1.33 ± 0.03**
	Central nervous system	2.03 ± 0.17	1.91 ± 0.10
	Lungs	1.76 ± 0.05	1.73 ± 0.17
	Kidney	1.82 ± 0.20	1.44 ± 0.17**
	Spleen	1.79 ± 0.06	1.83 ± 0.05
	Liver	2.35 ± 0.30	1.59 ± 0.12**
	Gonads (ovaries/testes)	1.91 ± 0.17	1.49 ± 0.32*
	Plasma	212.52 ± 4.04	232.93 ± 17.27*
GR	Eye + infraorbital sinus	2.46 ± 0.87	3.48 ± 1.51
	Heart	28.45 ± 25.82	7.27 ± 2.34
	Central nervous system	7.82 ± 3.49	5.49 ± 2.73
	Lungs	57.55 ± 13.07	26.34 ± 9.31**
	Kidney	36.44 ± 8.84	39.03 ± 9.00
	Spleen	28.99 ± 12.22	24.16 ± 16.51
	Liver	53.32 ± 15.68	36.70 ± 9.55
	Gonads (ovaries/testes)	10.93 ± 6.74	8.57 ± 3.58
	Plasma	529.20 ± 392.81	321.54 ± 84.73
TBARS	Eye + infraorbital sinus	0.14 ± 0.03	0.15 ± 0.03
	Heart	0.14 ± 0.01	0.17 ± 0.04
	Central nervous system	0.19 ± 0.04	0.18 ± 0.03
	Lungs	0.09 ± 0.02	0.14 ± 0.02*
	Kidney	0.20 ± 0.04	0.18 ± 0.04
	Spleen	0.14 ± 0.01	0.17 ± 0.04
	Liver	0.14 ± 0.01	0.17 ± 0.04
	Gonads (ovaries/testes)	0.14 ± 0.01	0.17 ± 0.04
	Plasma	216.46 ± 47.06	133.32 ± 59.80*
FRAP	Eye + infraorbital sinus	4.52 ± 1.31	2.76 ± 1.27
	Heart	1.96 ± 0.27	1.52 ± 0.12**
	Central nervous system	2.09 ± 0.31	2.00 ± 0.11
	Lungs	1.72 ± 0.44	1.77 ± 0.43
	Kidney	6.84 ± 0.93	3.77 ± 1.62**
	Spleen	4.52 ± 1.31	2.76 ± 1.27
	Liver	1.72 ± 0.44	1.77 ± 0.43
	Gonads (ovaries/testes)	2.47 ± 0.63	3.11 ± 1.01
	Plasma (mmol/g)	1.72 ± 0.44	1.77 ± 0.43

Values represent mean ± SD; n = 10 in healthy control birds (5 males and 5 females), n = 10 in Mycoplasma-infected birds (5 males and 5 females); * = p < 0.05, ** = p < 0.01. CAT = catalase (μmol H₂O₂/min/mg protein), GST = glutathione-S-transferase (μkat/g), GSH = reduced glutathione (μmol/g), GR = glutathione reductase (μkat/g), TBARS = total thiobarbituric acid reactive species (μmol/g), FRAP = ferric reducing antioxidant power assay (μmol/g).

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