Journal
BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH
Volume 124, Issue 1, Pages 92-96Publisher
HUMANA PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-008-8149-0
Keywords
bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; bronchopneumonia; dog; element; particle induced X-ray emission
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The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between the bronchopneumonia and mean concentrations of those trace elements in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). Twenty-nine dogs were included this study (17 healthy dogs and 12 dogs with respiratory disease). Each BALF sample had been obtained during bronchoscope examination by use of a standardized method. The concentrations of Al, Br, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Ni, P, Si, Sr and Zn in BALF were measured by the particle-induced X-ray emission method. We found no relationship between the bronchopneumonia and the levels of elements in the BALF, except Ca, P and Zn. The dogs with respiratory disease were found to have a large amount of Ca and Zn, and a high Ca/P and Zn/Cu ratios in BALF compared to those without respiratory disease.
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