Effects of castration-induced visceral obesity and antioxidant treatment on lipid profile and insulin sensitivity in New Zealand white rabbits.

Molecular mechanisms, responsible for the impaired insulin-sensitivity state due to the obesity are not fully understood in both humans and animals. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of castration-induced visceral obesity and the influence of two antioxidants on constituents of blood lipid profile and insulin sensitivity in New Zealand white rabbits. Twenty-six clinically healthy male New Zealand white rabbits were used in the experiment and were divided into 3 groups: first group (CI, n=7) - castrated-obese and treated with antioxidants "Immunoprotect" for 2months; second group (CO, n=7) - castrated-obese; third group (NC, n=12) - control group (non-castrated, non-obese).

High-fat feeding and Staphylococcus intermedius infection impair beta cell function and insulin sensitivity in mongrel dogs.

As obesity is a state of low-grade inflammation, we aimed to investigate the combined effect of high-fat diet and bacterial infection on beta-cell function and insulin sensitivity in dogs. We used 20 healthy, male, mongrel dogs randomly divided into four groups: control group-healthy, non-obese dogs; infected group-non-obese dogs with experimentally induced infection (Staphylococcus intermedius); obese group-obese dogs (after 90 day high-fat diet) and obese-infected group-obese dogs with experimentally induced infection (Staphylococcus intermedius). To evaluate insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function an intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT) was performed.

Pharmacokinetics of tobramycin in ducks and sex-related differences.

The aims of the present study were to determine the disposition of tobramycin after single intravenous (IV) and intramuscular (IM) injections in ducks, and to establish any sex-related differences. Tobramycin sulfate was administered as a 2.5% water solution in a cross-over design at a dose of 5mg/kg to 12 healthy ducks (six males and six females).

Interspecies comparisons of plasma half-life of trimethoprim in relation to body mass.

The relationship between body mass and plasma half-life of trimethoprim was studied in 10 different species of animals and man using published data. Log half-life was positively and significantly correlated to log body mass based on individual measurements in herbivorous animals (n = 23, P < 0.01), in herbivorous animals+pigs (n = 29, P < 0.