The Evaluation Of The Effect Of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis Disease On Urine Trace Element Levels By Utilizing Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry

BİLGİÇ B., ERDOĞAN H., TARHAN D., ERDOĞAN S., Balıkçı C., BAYSAL BAKAY B., ...Daha Fazla

Turkish Physical Society 40th International Physics Congress, Muğla, Türkiye, 2 - 06 Eylül 2024, (Özet Bildiri)

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Özet Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Muğla
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by protozoa of the genus

Leishmania, transmitted through the bites of infected female phlebotomine

sandflies. Trace elements play a crucial role in immune system, where host immune

responses are essential for defense against leishmaniasis. Alterations in trace

elements have been observed in human visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis and

canine visceral leishmaniasis. Biomonitoring of trace elements in urine samples has

been investigated in human medicine. In our study, we aimed to examine the effect

of leishmaniasis on the trace element levels of urine. With this purpose, the Cr, Cu,

Fe, Mg, Mn, Se, Zn, and Co levels were analyzed in healthy dogs (Control Group)

and dogs with Leishmaniasis (L-Group) by utilizing Inductively Coupled Plasma

Optical Emission Spectrometry. When comparing groups, the Mn level of the LGroup

was statistically higher (p:0.04); the Se and Mg levels of the L-Group were

statistically lower than Control (respectively, p:0.02; 0.022). Our data shows that

Leishmaniasis may affect urine trace element levels related to the organism's

defense strategies and the dogs' immune status.