Dispositions of caffeine and antipyrine were compared as indicators of decreasing hepatic function in dogs with experimentally induced progressive liver disease. Dimethylnitrosamine, a hepatospecific toxin, was administered orally to 16 dogs; 6 dogs served as controls (group 1). Three classes of liver disease were defined by histologic features: mild (group 2; n = 5), moderate (group 3; n = 6), and severe (group 4; n = 5). Disposition of antipyrine, and 24 hours later, caffeine was studied 3 weeks after the last dose of toxin in each dog. For both drugs, rapid IV administration of 20 mg/kg of body weight was administered and serum samples were obtained at intervals for determination of at least 5 terminal-phase drug half-lives. For both drugs, clearance and mean residence time differed among groups (P less than or equal to 0.01). Clearance of antipyrine and caffeine was decreased in groups 3 and 4, compared with groups 1 and 2. Antipyrine and caffeine mean residence times were longer in group-3 dogs, compared with dogs of groups 1 and 2. Correction of caffeine and antipyrine clearances for hepatic weight increased discrimination between groups 3 and 4. The clearance and mean residence time ratios of antipyrine to caffeine were calculated for each group and, when compared with values for group-1 dogs, were used to test for differences between the 2 drugs in response to disease. Ratios did not differ among groups. These results indicate that the disposition of antipyrine and caffeine may change similarly with progression of dimethylnitrosamine-induced liver disease.

Disposition kinetics of indocyanine green (ICG) were used to evaluate hepatic function in healthy Beagles (group 1; n = 6) and Beagles with progressive hepatic disease induced by oral administration of dimethylnitrosamine, a hepatospecific toxin. Three classes of hepatic disease were defined by histologic features: mild (group 2; n = 5), moderate (group 3; n = 6), and severe (group 4; n = 5). Disposition of ICG was studied 3 weeks following the last dose of toxin. A rapid IV injection of 0.5 mg of ICG/kg was administered and serum samples were obtained at certain intervals during 60-minute periods. Serum ICG was analyzed by use of visible spectrophotometry. Disposition kinetics were determined from serum ICG concentrations vs 15- and 60-minute time curves and compared between one another and among groups. Data based on 60-minute time curves were not significantly different from those based on 15-minute curves. Area under the curve for ICG was greatest in group 3. Clearance of ICG was decreased and mean resident time was increased in groups 3 and 4, compared with those in groups 1 and 2. When disposition data (60 minutes) were normalized for differences in hepatic weight among dogs, group-3 mean resident time was significantly greater than that of group 4. This study supports the diagnostic benefits of using ICG disposition kinetics as a method of evaluating hepatic function in dogs with progressive liver disease.

This article summarizes the different types of free radicals, antioxidants and the effect of oxidative stress on the activities of glutathione peroxidase and glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase in bovine liver diseases. A growing body of evidence suggests that the formation of reactive oxygen species is a common occurrence associated with most if not all disease processes. The overall importance of reactive oxygen species to the progression and severity of various disease states varies greatly depending on the conditions and whether the disease is acute or chronic. Free radical researches in animals are in progress and further investigations are needed to establish the involvement of reactive oxygen species in diseases affecting different animal species and the pathology they produce.

An outbreak of duck virus hepatitis was confirmed for the first time in Korea from ducklings having up to 40-65% mortality in less than 15-day-old ducklings of two farms located in the vicinity of Kwangju city. The infected ducks showed sudden death and opisthotonus position. The predominant gross lesions were found in the liver, showing enlargement and petechial or ecchymotic hemorrhages. The microscopic findings consisted of fatty changes and necrosis of the hepatic cells, and proliferation of the bile duct epithelium

In the conditions of the Republic of Belarus there were studied the biochemical changes in blood of cows with chronic dystrophic processes in liver by an example of fatty hepatodystrophy. There was given an estimation of these changes taking into account animal physiological state (pregnancy). The metabolic profile including the enzymatic block from aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, cholinesterase, serum albumin, total cholesterin, total bilirubin and thymol test can be used in clinical and biochemical diagnostics in case of hepatic steatosis. Its changes in case of hepatic steatosis were characteriszed by increase in activity of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, decrease in activity of cholinesterase, decrease in blood serum of albumins concentration, increase in general cholesterol and high values of thymol tests. Determination of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase influence and flocculation test on apo-beta-lipoproteins showed that they should not be included in this complex due to their small information content. In the process of estimation of changes of a metabolic profile of blood serum it wasnecessary to consider the physiological state of animals (pregnancy) because the activity of some enzymes and metabolite concentration at them could essentially differ. Taking into consideration the character of hepatic steatosis course, the studied metabolic profile can be recommended for hyposthenic current chronic activity with the considerable involvement degree of hepatocytes into the process.

In the conditions of the Republic of Belarus after fasciolosis invasion of cattle for the biochemical diagnostics of liver pathologies there was composed a hepatospecific metabolic profile of blood serum of cattle into which there were included several enzymes (alanine aminotransferase; aspartate aminotransferase; gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; alkaline phosphatase; and cholinesterase), content of total albumin, serum albumin, total cholesterin and total bilirubin, as well as colloid tests (thymol turbidity test and test for apoliproteins). There was revealed a intrahepatic cholestasis developed during fasciolosis infestation, as well as dysproteinemia as a compensatory mechanism of liver proteinsyntetic function.

Hepatospecific metabolic profile of blood serum in cattle with fat liver dystrophy has been studied. It has been stated that at this pathology the activity of aminotransferases, alkaline phosphatase hses; concentration of common cholesterol increases; lover indices of activity of cholinesterase, gamma-glutamiltranspeptidase and concentranion of serum albumin are observed. There was studied the hepatospecific metabolic profile of blood serum in cattle with fat liver dystrophy. The following biochemical indicators have been included: activity of some enzymes (alaninaminotransferase, aspartataminotransferase, gamma-glutamiltranspeptidase, alkaline phosphatase and cholinesterase), concentration of common protein, serum albumin, common cholesterol and common bilirubin, and also colloidal-sedimentary tests (thymol turbidity test and test on apolipoproteins-b). At fat liver dystrophy the activity of aminotransferases increases, specifying on the cytolytic processes proceeding in hepatocytes. Authentic increase of alkaline phosphatase enzyme and concentration of common cholesterol at animals testifies about developed intrahepatic cholestasia. Decrease of cholinesterase activity, concentration of serum albumin and the tendency to fall of enzyme gamma-glutamiltranspeptidase at fat liver dystrophy specify in infringement of albuminous exchange - a lack of proteosynthetic liver functions. Thus, offered for research hepatospecific metabolic profile of blood serum in cattle with fat liver dystrophy reflects proceeding pathological processes in body. In the tabular form data on activity of hepatic dependent enzymes at cows with fat liver dystrophy in comparison with healthy nonpregnant animals, indicators of colloidal-sedimentary tests, concentration of common protein, serum albumin in blood serum of cows with fat liver dystrophy and at healthy nonpregnant animals are presented.

Investigation of frequency of occurrence and manifestations of liver pathology of swine during the postmortem examination at meat packing plant of the Republic of Belarus was realized. Data analysis of reports of postmortem veterinary-sanitary examination gathered from two leasing national meat packing plants showed that out of 236187 of evaluated swine carcasses and organs in 40860 (17,3%) of cases there were registered different liver pathologies. Among the total number of liver pathologies in 5721 cases (14%) there were stated liver pathologies caused by invasive diseases (echinococcus disease (Echinococcus granulosus) – 1,5%; cysticercosis – 0,2%; migration traces of ascarid larva - 12,3%), and 31830 cases (86%) were caused by noncontagious diseases. The highest percentage among noncontagious liver diseases was stated for dystrophic organ changes (83,6%); the other 17,2% were caused by fibroid induration. During the morphological liver analysis there were stated the dystrophic and necrotic changes in fractions with the profound disturbance of blood circulation. At the same there was noted the disturbance of the whole fraction stricture, acute capillary engorgement in the central and peripheral zones