Enzyme Activities in Fascioliosis of Cattle

Abstract

Significant pathological disorder occur in the liver and biliary tracts in fascioliasis due to the migration of parasites. Enzymes released from the affected hepatic cells pass into the blood and bring about some changes in the early stages of the disease (Baysu et al., 1971). An increase in the activities of secretion of enzymes like GOT and ALP is believed to be an important factor in acute cellular disorders, however this factor becomes much more conspicuous in the obstruction of hepatic and biliary tracts (Benjamin, 1978). ALP, GOT, GPT and LDH enzymes are found in abundance in metabolically active tissues. Since GOT, GPT and LDH are enzymes controlling the fundamental reactions in the metabolism, their activities in the serum exacerbated due to massive tissue disruption (Kramer, 1980). This investigations deals with the changes occurred in GOT, GPT, LDH, GGT and ALP activities in the serum of cattle infected with fascioliosis.