Clinicopathological and Electrophoretic Pattern of Serum Protein
Alterations in Acute Pneumonic Sheep
Ali Arbaga1, Hany Hassan1*,Anis Anis2,
Naemaa Othman2 and Ahmed Kamr1
1Department
of Animal Medicine and Infectious Diseases (Animal Internal
Medicine), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City,
Sadat City 32897, Egypt
2Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary
Medicine, University of Sadat City 32897, Egypt
*Corresponding author:
hany.youssef@vet.usc.edu.eg
Abstract
The goals of this study were to determine serum protein fractions, acute phase
proteins and inflammatory cytokine concentrations, as well as histological
alterations, phagocytic activity, and index in sheep with pneumonia. An overall
50 adult sheep were assessed and categorized into control healthy (Group 1,
n=20), and sheep with acute pneumonia (Group 2, n = 30). Pneumonia is medically
diagnosed by physical examinations, ultrasonography, as well as
histopathological investigation. Serum protein fraction concentrations were
measured by protein electrophoresis, while inflammatory biomarkers were measured
by immunoassays. Concentrations of serum total protein, globulins, 1α-globulins,
β-globulins, γ-globulins, immunoglobulin G, immunoglobulin M, haptoglobin, serum
amyloid A, and inflammatory cytokines (Interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, and tumor
necrosis factor-α) were significantly increased while albumin and Interleukin-10
were decreased in acute pneumonic group than healthy group. Phagocytic activity
and index were significantly decreased in diseased sheep compared to healthy
control ones. Histopathological examination of lung tissues revealed thickening
of interalveolar septa, congestion, alveolar hemorrhages, hemosiderophages,andlymphocytes and macrophages infiltration. In conclusion, acute
pneumonia is associated with a severe pro-inflammatory condition that enhances
the release of inflammatory cytokines, resulting in organ dysfunction and
mortality in sheep. With strong sensitivity and specificity, serum haptoglobin
and serum amyloid A concentrations act as diagnostic biomarkers for pneumonia in
sheep.
To Cite This Article:
Arbaga A, Hassan H,
Anis A, Othman N and Kamr A, 2023.
Clinicopathological and electrophoretic pattern of serum protein alterations in
acute pneumonic sheep.
Pak Vet J, 43(2): 303-308.
http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2023.019