Utility of commercially available reagent test strips for estimation of blood urea nitrogen concentration and detection of azotemia in pet rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and ferrets (Mustela putorius furo)

Acetaminophen also called paracetamol is commonly used as analgesic and antipyretic agent which in high doses causes liver and kidney damage in man and animals. Nigella sativa oil have antioxidant properties. Thirty adult male rats were used and randomly divided into three equal groups. Group (A) untreated and served as control group; Group (B) rats were orally intubated (by gavages needle) acetaminophen suspension (150mg/kg B.W). Group (C) rats were given orally acetaminophen suspension (150mg/kg) plus 1ml/kg B.W of Nigella sativa oil for 42 days in both treated group. Fasting blood samples were collected at 21 and 42 days of experiment to study the following parameters: Serum creatinine concentration and blood urea nitrogen concentration. The results revealed a significant increase of acetaminophen group in serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen concentrations as compression with GA. Animals treated with Nigella sativa oil plus acetaminophen (C) showed a significant decline in serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen concentrations. In conclusion, the acetaminophen was effective in induction of oxidative stress and change in some biological markers related to kidney disease. Also it seems that Nigella sativa oil exerts protective actions against the damaging effect of acetaminophen

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Effect of different levels of dietary nitrogen supplementation on the relative blood urea nitrogen concentration of beef cows

Tropical Animal Health and Production ◽

10.1007/s11250-019-01883-5 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 51 (7) ◽

pp. 1883-1891

Author(s):

Takula Tshuma ◽

Geoffrey Theodore Fosgate ◽

Robyn Hamman ◽

Dietmar Erik Holm

Keyword(s):

Blood Urea Nitrogen ◽

Nitrogen Concentration ◽

Beef Cows ◽

Nitrogen Supplementation ◽

Urea Nitrogen ◽

Dietary Nitrogen ◽

Different Levels

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The Synergistic Effect of Microwave Radiation and Hypergravity on Rats and the Intervention Effect of Rana Sylvatica Le Conte Oil

Dose-Response ◽

10.1177/1559325817711511 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 155932581771151 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Wei Sun ◽

Yudan Yang ◽

Hongmei Yu ◽

Luowei Wang ◽

Su Pan

Keyword(s):

Synergistic Effect ◽

Antioxidant Capacity ◽

Microwave Radiation ◽

Blood Urea Nitrogen ◽

Total Antioxidant Capacity ◽

Nitrogen Concentration ◽

Rana Sylvatica ◽

Urea Nitrogen ◽

Choline Acetyl Transferase ◽

Total Antioxidant

Aim: The phenomena of hypergravity and microwave radiation are widespread, which cause more and more concern for the hazards to human health. The aim of this study was to investigate the synergistic effect of microwave radiation and hypergravity on rats and observe the protective effect of Rana sylvatica Le conte oil. Methods: Rats were exposed to microwave radiation and hypergravity, and the rat weight, the climbing pole height, serum enzyme activities, blood urea nitrogen concentration, and total antioxidant capacity were detected. Results: The climbing pole height, the activities of choline acetyl transferase and cholinesterase, and the total antioxidant capacity decreased, whereas the activities of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, areatine kinase, isocitric dehydrogenase, hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, and the blood urea nitrogen concentration increased in the hypergravity irradiation group as compared with the others. Conclusion: These results imply that the motion and nervous system of rats might be affected critically by the synergistic effect of microwave radiation and hypergravity, and it causes damage to most rat organs, such as the bone, skeletal muscle, liver, heart, and kidney, and the antioxidant effect is also damaged, while the injury resulted from it could be protected by Rana sylvatica Le conte oil.

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