Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in the levels of liver enzymes and urea associated with an outbreak of cysticercosis (Taenia taeniformis) in rat liver. At the end of a previous trial, the animals were euthanized and necropsied when cysts of T. taeniformis were found. The number of cysts ranged from ten to 30 per rat liver. Blood samples were collected from ten rats with cysticercoids (from 12 to 22 cysts) and from ten non-affected rats that were kept in another animal house. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and urea values were reduced when compared with non-parasitized animals; alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) values were increased. Since the current experiment had to be repeated due to hepatic impairment evidenced by reduced ALT, AST, and urea values and increased ALP and GGT values, this study aims to alert the scientific community to the importance of sanitary barriers in animal housing.
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