Table 2.
Differences in the concentrations of total serum proteins (TP, g/l) and absolute values of protein fractions (g/l) between dogs infected with B. gibsoni and B. canis (mean ± SD).
| Variables | Dogs infected with | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. gibsoni | B. canis | B. canis | |||
| UC | C | ||||
| TP | 77.2 ± 6.7 | 56.2 ± 7.6† | 58.0 ± 7.2c | 53.1 ± 7.6c | < 0.001 |
| Albumin | 26.7 ± 3.9 | 25.3 ± 5.1 | 27.1 ± 4.3 | 22.1 ± 5.0a | < 0.01 |
| α1-Globulins | 2.7 ± 0.4 | 2.8 ± 0.5 | 2.7 ± 0.4 | 3.0 ± 0.5 | n.s |
| α2-Globulins | 8.8 ± 1.4 | 9.4 ± 2.7 | 9.8 ± 2.7 | 8.7 ± 2.5 | n.s |
| β1-Globulins | 8.7 ± 2.6 | 7.2 ± 2.3* | 6.3 ± 1.9b | 8.6 ± 2.4 | < 0.01 |
| β2-Globulins | 8.6 ± 1.7 | 6.3 ± 1.8† | 6.6 ± 2.0b | 5.7 ± 1.2c | < 0.001 |
| γ-Globulins | 21.7 ± 6.3 | 5.3 ± 1.6† | 5.5 ± 1.8c | 5.0 ± 1.2 | < 0.001 |
P value—significance of the analysis of variance, n.s., not significant; TP, total proteins; UC, uncomplicated form; C, complicated form.
*,†Significance of differences between B. gibsoni and B. canis infected dogs: *P < 0.05, †P < 001.
a,b,cSignificance of the differences between B. gibsoni and B. canis UC and C infected dogs: aP < 0.05; bP < 0.01;cP < 0.001.