Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry, Vol. 6 No. 3
2010, pp. 17-24 ISSN 1997-0838
Original Text Copyright (cc) 2010 by Kataria, Kataria and Maan
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Correlation of serum IgE with stress in Indian dromedaries
affected with skin wounds
A.K Kataria 1*, N. Kataria 2, R. Maan 2
1 Apex Centre for Animal
Disease Investigation, Monitoring and Surveillance, College of
Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and
Animal Sciences, Bikaner – 334 001, Rajasthan, India 2 Department of Veterinary physiology, College of Veterinary
and Animal Science,Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal
Sciences, Bikaner – 334 001, Rajasthan, India Phone: 0091 – 151 - 2546399 *Email- akkataria1@rediffmail.com
Received April 28, 2010
The present investigation was planned to explore stress
induced changes in the levels of IgE by correlating them with the
important parameters of stress like cortisol and free radical
scavengers in the serum of Indian dromedaries. The mean values of serum
IgE and cortisol were significantly (p ≤ 0.05) higher in wound affected
dromedaries than the respective healthy values. A positive significant
(p ≤ 0.05) correlation was observed between the values of serum IgE and
cortisol. The mean values of serum vitamin C, vitamin E and glutathione
decreased whereas of serum catalase, superoxide dismutase, monoamine
oxidase, glutathione reductase, xanthine oxidase, oxidase and
peroxidase increased significantly (p ≤ 0.05) from their respective
healthy mean values. A negative significant (p ≤ 0.05) correlation was
observed between the values of serum IgE and vitamin C; serum IgE and
vitamin E and serum IgE and glutathione activities. A positive
significant (p ≤ 0.05) correlation was observed between the values of
serum IgE and catalase; serum IgE and superoxide dismutase; serum IgE
and monoamine oxidase; serum IgE and glutathione reductase; serum IgE
and xanthine oxidase; serum IgE and oxidase; and serum IgE and
peroxidase activities. It was concluded that stress was able to induce
marked changes in the levels of IgE in the Indian dromedaries. Wounds
altered the immune status as well as levels of cortisol and free
radical scavengers in the serum.
