Ikramullah Khan1,2*, Muhammad Subhan Qureshi2, Sohail Akhtar2, Ijaz Ali3 and Ghufran Ullah4
...lood serum were glucose, cortisol and Heat shock protein-70 (HSP-70). Thermal stress increased all physiological parameterssignificantly (P < 0.001). Holstein Frisian manifested maximumincrease in RT, RR and PR (3.33, 209.50 and 59.41%) than crossbred (0.59, 40.22 and 22.0%), Sahiwal (0.78, 42.54 and 34.31%) and Achai (0.78, 39.22 and 33.85%) respectively (P < 0.001).Thermal stress increased biochemical changes significantly (P < 0.001). The increase ...
Shafaq Fatima*, Sumrin Sahar and Khalid Lone
...7β (E2), cortisol (C), progesterone (P) and 17α-hydroxyprogesterone (17α-HP) during annual reproductive cycle under semi-arid climate conditions. GSI increased during March concomitant with gradual increase in levels of T, P and 17α-HP. Highest values of these parameters were observed at different stages of gonadal development. T and 11-KT played key role in progress of testicular development and final maturation in June howev...
Shehzad Ghayyur1,3, Sadia Tabassum1, Munawar Saleem Ahmad2, Naveed Akhtar1 and Muhammad Fiaz Khan1,*
... level of blood glucose, cortisol and cholesterol were significantly increased (p < 0.05), which is an adaptive response to the stressor agent, while total plasma proteins and triglyceride level were significantly decreased (p < 0.05)....
Yuyu Wang, Gangchun Xu*, Zhijuan Nie, Quanjie Li, Nailin Shao and Pao Xu*
...eroxide dismutase (SOD), cortisol and lysozyme in serum showed no significant differences between the two stocking groups (P>0.05). Fish reared at high stocking density had significant lower total protein (TP), cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG) and glucose (Glu) content in serum compared with those reared at low density on day 90 and 120 (P<0.05). In conclusion, the present results indicated that the largemouth bass (36-308 g) could be re...
Jin-Juan Wan, Mei-Fang Shen*, Hui Xue, Hong-Yan Liu, Mei-Qin Zhang, Xi-He Zhu and Chong-Hua Wang
...gnificant differences in cortisol, glucose (Glu), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) among all groups (P>0.05). The cumulative mortality in F3 was significantly lower than that of the other groups at d4 after challenge (P<0.05). In conclusion, both low and high feeding frequencies could cause stress of juvenile Procambarus clarkia and the optimal feeding frequency to enhance growth and immunity of this species at juvenile stage is...
Muhammad Zahid1, Aneela Zameer Durrani1, Muhammad Ijaz1, Khushi Muhammad2,Muhammad Usman1,*, Muhammad Husnain1 and Nadeem Kamal3
... in Glu, Cl, Isuline and cortisol but no significant changes in Creatinine concentration.In group A clinical biomarkers fever, respiratory problem, lameness, anorexia, and milk production became almost normal after 72 h starting from 24 h, while in group B they went down, but not as significantly as in group A. These results confirmed the use of immune booster along with other therapy to successfully treat the BEF in field conditions.
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Zhiyuan Sun1, 3, Xuhui Zhang2,*, Xian Li3, Yanping Huang3, Shiyan Sui3, Weifeng Liu3, Guochao Ni3, Xiaozhou Xu1, Jianbo Yang1, Xue Lian1 and Hui Jia1
...>0.05). Pulmonary cortisol level was inhibited by LPS (P =0.034), with a similar trend of inhibition by ACTH (P =0.062). Pretreatment with ACTH tended to downregulate total GR protein levels (P =0.084), and LPS tended to inhibit GR protein expression in the nucleus (P =0.088). Pulmonary expression level of Let-7i targeted TLR4 was significantly increased by ACTH treatment (P =0.013), but not with LPS. These results sug...
Asmaa S. Mohammed*, Ahmed F. Abou-Elnaga, Ahmed I. Ateya, Mohammed M. Fouda, Ragab A. Darwish, Usama A. Abou-Ismail
... serum vitamin D levels, cortisol levels and expression pattern of follicle stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) and estrogen receptor alpha (ER-α) genes in female rabbits. A total of 84 Nulliparous Blanc de Bouscat does were randomly allocated into one of four experimental groups (non-UVB, 12-h UVB, 8-h UVB and 4-h UVB) according to the duration of exposure to UVB radiation (n = 21 for each group). Behavioural patterns of rabbits were monitored for ...
Jabbar Khan1, Mehwish Jehan1, Zeeshan Mutahir2, Muhammad Rafi1, Muhammad Ismail1, Aamer Abbas1 and Jabbar Tanveer3
...arly, the mean values of cortisol were comparatively higher in control breed than Damani experimental group, showing that Damani breed was more prone to heat stress conditions than control group and that oxidative stress, induced by heat stress, may have a negative effect on the availability of Se, which accordingly resulted in reduced synthesis of thyroid hormones. Beside that the concentrations of total protein, cholesterol, albumin and glucose were found si...
Mubashar Ahmad, Roheela Yasmeen*, Aisha Waheed Qurashi, Muhammad Hassan Ali Shah
...nimals. The elevation in cortisol levels are associated with increased stress levels. The present study was aimed to find the reliability of the faecal and urine samples for the determination of the stress levels in animals. A non-invasive technique was used to measure the cortisol levels. Urine and faecal samples of male and female blackbucks (Antilope cervicapra) were collected from Lahore Zoo, Safari Zoo and Jallo Zoo in ...
Duong Thanh Hai1*, Tomas J. Acosta2, Tran Thi Minh Tu3
Maher Mohammed Yousef Alobaysi,1,4 Turki Albacker2, Waleed Alharbi2, Osama Almogbel2, Sadik Mohammed3, Fahad Al-Abbasi4, Vikas Kumar5 and Firoz Anwar4*
...ood urea nitrogen (BUN), cortisol, tri-iodothyronine, thyroxine, thyrotropin and Vit D in paired sample correlation. WBC counts measured before and after intervention were 5.81±1.12 and 5.19±0.98 respectively, which showed a significant fall in the WBC count and increase in cortisol after intervention. These alternations suggest to review and redesign the curricular or assigning duties to medicos under training...
Sonia Kanwal1, Muhammad Naeem1*, Zaib Un Nisa1, Rabia Farhat1 and Zia Ur Rehman2
Magda A. Eldomiaty1,2, Manal E. Elsawaf2, Soad S. Ali3, Heba El-Sayed Mostafa4,5*
Zhe Lin1, Yumo Li1, Yuchen Wang1, Yuechen Li1, Ke Pei1, Guangfu Lv2, He Lin1* and Zhun Yu3*
...y to release the hormone cortisol produced by the adrenal glands. Oviductus ranae (OR) is an animal based raw material of folk medicine which plays a variety of activities. However, its anti-stress effects mechanism has not been fully revealed. In this work, based on network pharmacology, the potential targets of OR were screened, and an protein-protein interaction (PPI) network between the target of OR and anti-stress target was constructed using STRING datab...
Asmaa A. Darwish*, Adel M. El-Kattan, Mona A. Mahmoud, Mohamed T. Ragab, Amani A. Hafez
...s (APPs), free radicals, cortisol, growth hormone, and TSH concentrations and a significant (P˂0.05) decline in the anti-inflammatory cytokine, anti-oxidants, insulin, T3, and T4 levels. The iron profile of infected animals was characterized by a significant (P˂0.05) hypoferremia, hyperferritinemia, and hypotransferrinemia. The estimated pro-inflammatory cytokines and APPs yielded high sensitivity and specificity values in both infected species, but IL-1&bet...
Antonius Agung Wiono1, Maria Elizabeth Nana Wijayanti1, Dhika Yonika Primacitra1, Trioso Purnawarman2, Andriyanto3, Aulia Andi Mustika3, Amaq Fadholly3*
...es, cholesterol, LDL and cortisolvalues were lower compared to others group, also the data of SGPT and SGOT values were similar to normal control. Conclusion: The data showed that PhytoceeTM 200 g/ton of feed had the best results among the groups.This study inferred that PhytoceeTM 200 g/ton of feed can mitigatesthe adverse effect of heat stress and enhances the productivity of broiler chicken exposed to heat stress. Thus, the supplementation of phytoceeTM pre...
Yongman Guo1,2, Jundong Tian1,2,3, Dong Yang1,2 and Jiqi Lu1,2,3*
...t-align: justify;">Fecal cortisol has been suggested an indicator of preceding physiological stress, while the secretory IgA acts as the first defense against pathogens, viruses and bacteria in animals. Fresh fecal samples of adult Taihangshan macaques (Macaca mulatta tcheliensis) were collected during mating and non-mating periods, respectively, to understand the influences of mating status on physiological condition of wild macaques, through variation in fec...
Feng-Yan Liu1,2,3, Ting Chen1,2,3, Yu-Hui Li1,2,3, Zheng Liu1,2,3, Jing-Jin Zheng1,2,3, You-Bang Li1,2,3* and Zhong-hao Huang1,2,3*
...g glucocorticoids (GCs), cortisol, and thyroid hormones (THs, T3 and T4) of rhesus macaques’ (Macaca mulatta) fecal pellet sampled from the Longhushan Nature Reserve, Southwest Guangxi, China. The results indicated that cortisol was negatively correlated with ambient temperature and sunlight, whereas T4 was positively correlated with sunlight. Cortisol levels sampled from spring/wint...
Physiological Effect of Glycyrrhizic Acid on Adrenal Insufficiency Induces by Glucocorticoid in Rats
Wafaa AL. Bnyean1,2 ,Zainab A.H. AL-Mousawi1*
...of the experiment, Serum cortisol, ACTH, CRH hormone, 11 β -Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase enzyme (11β-HSD), and malondialdehyde were measured. The results revealed treatment with glycyrrhizic acid improved significantly (P<0.05) in serum cortisol, ACTH, CRH hormones, and (11β-HSD) enzyme concentration, while was a significant reduction in serum MDA level in the therapeutic and protective group compared with ...
Al-Moataz Bellah Mahfouz Shaarawy1, Wael Mohamed Wafa1*, Ashraf Ali Mehany1, Reda Abdel Samee Ahmed Rezk2, Shereen Kamal Genena1, Mohamed Hamada El-Sawy1
...rates, concentrations of cortisol and creatinine, and activity of AST and ALT in serum were significantly increased (P<0.05, 0.01 and 0.001), while TSH, T3, T4, total protein, glucose, cholesterol, Ca, P, Na, and K, ALP activity, and milk yield significantly decreased (P<0.05, 0.01 and 0.001) in summer than in spring in Friesian and crossbred cows. In summer season, Friesian cows showed significant increase (P<0.05, 0.01 and 0.001) in RR, PR, creatini...
Pankaj Gargotra1, Judith Betsy C1*, Cheryl Antony2 and Stephen Sampath Kumar J3
...onad histology, hormone (cortisol and progesterone) variations, breeding performance and growth parameters were recorded. Significant differences in the growth and breeding performance of female brooder under different treatments were noted. Among the selected vitamins, incorporation of vitamin C at 150 mg /kg of diet resulted in maximum mean weight gain (2.51 ± 0.043 g), mean weight gain percentage (70.74 ± 1.219), mean DGR (0.16 ± 0.003)...
Eman Said El-Hadad*, Hesham Ahmed Madian, Mahmoud A.E. Hassan, Mohamed Fahmy Saad, Abdelghany M. El-Shhat, Entesar Zakaria Eliraqy
...hile malondialdehyde and cortisol decreased in G2 and G3 compared with G1. In conclusion, dietary supplementation of L-arginine (0.4 g/kg) for three months improved hematology, protein metabolism, lipid profile, liver, kidney, and intestine functions, antioxidant status, immunity and welfare of Egyptian geese under heat stress condition.
Keywords | Arginine, Dietary additives, Heat-stressed Egyptian geese, Histology, Antioxidant,...
M.J.Al-Saadi*, Jassim E.Q.Al-Musawi
...antly (P<0.05) higher cortisol hormone level compared to all other treated and negative control groups. In the histological examination of the liver and small intestine, all treated groups exhibited normal organs without adverse gross or microscopic changes, while the positive control group that exposed to heat stress without mint treatment, showed macroscopic and microscopic deleterious alterations, especially in the livers. The livers displayed swelling, ...
Claude Mona Airin1*, Miyayu Soneta Sofyan2, Galy Hardyta3, Khrisdiana Putri4, Pudji Astuti1
...orse riders affect their cortisol levels and the tri and tetraiodothyronine (T3/T4) ratio. We employed three riding horses at the Jogja Exotarium (JE), Yogyakarta. Fecal samples were collected in the morning, afternoon, and evening for seven days, during low and high numbers of visitors. The collected fecal samples were freeze-dried for 72 hours, and 80% methanol extraction followed by Enzyme Immuno Assay (EIA) analysis on cortisol
Marah Salim Hameed1, Raad Mahmood Hussein Al Zubaidi2, Ali Ibrahim Ali Al-Ezzy3*
...nd globulin, total serum cortisol, total serum bilirubin, liver enzymes (ALT, AST, and ALP) were determined. Significant variation was reported in serum cholesterol between ethanolic extract vs control. Significant variation in total Serum albumin was reported between aqueous extract vs ethanolic group. Significant variation was reported in total Serum bilirubin between groups (aqueous extract vs control). No significant variation was reported in total serum b...
Gökhan Ulukan1*, Zeynep Pekcan2, Zülfükar Kadir Sarıtas3, Ilker Etikan4, Serkan Sayıner5, Feride Zabitler6 and Fatma Eser Özgencil1
...8 and postop24 h and the cortisol, TNF-α, IL1-β and NO levels determined at the same timepoints. TNF-α at postop24 h showed a significant positive correlation with the postop0 h GCPS-SF score. NO at postop8 h showed a significant negative correlation with the postop4 h GCPS-SF score. However, since these results were not simultaneous, they were disregarded. Although there was no statistically significant difference in post-operative pain and s...
Abd El-Nasser Ahmed Mohammed1*, Mohammed Al-Saiady2, Ahmed El-Waziry3 and Tarek Al-Shaheen1
...ucose, triglycerides and cortisol values. In conclusion, supplementation of flaxseed and salmate provided beneficial roles to lactating dairy cows in relation to reproductive performances and biochemical parameters in arid subtropical conditions. ...
Layth H. Merzah, Tamadhur H. Hussein, Tahreer m. Al-Thuwaini*
...gated the association of cortisol hormone with litter size and lamb weight in Awassi ewes. The study evaluated 100 sexually mature and healthy ewes aged between 3 and 4 years. Body weight and age were recorded for each animal. Serum samples were collected to measure cortisol hormone levels using ELISA kits from ELK Biotechnology. The study revealed that litter size significantly (P ≤ 0.05) influences the body weight and <...
Abd El-Alim F. Abd El-Alim1, Abdelhakeem El-Murr2*, Tahsein Hasan1
...control. The glucose and cortisol levels were 84.67 ± 2.97 mg/dL and 9.16 ± 0.89 ng/mL in positive control and significantly reduced in SME treated groups T1 (79.36 ± 2.65 mg/dL and 7.56 ± 0.85 ng/mL), T2 (78.89 ± 2.16 mg/dL and 5.79 ± 0.93 ng/mL) and T3(77.28 ± 3.11 mg/dL and 4.87 ± 0.81 ng/mL). The activities of catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA), showed significant increa...
Faheen Riaz1, Sarfraz Mehmmod1, Aatka Jamil1, Khansa Jamil1, Imran Riaz Malik2, Muhammad Naeem Riaz1* and Ghulam Muhammad Ali1
...e conversion of 11-deoxy-cortisol to cortisol and 11-deoxycorticosterone to corticosterone. The protein produced by the bovine CYP11B1 gene, which has nine exons and eight introns and is located on BTA14q12, is linked to the mitochondrial epithelium. The CYP11B1 gene is located close to the marker ILSTS039, this marker is connected to milk characteristics. This makes the CYP11B1 gene, along with milk yield and milk component...
