Review article

Ozone in veterinary medicine: a review

Robert Zobel
Goran Jurčić
Mladen Perak

Abstract

Ozone is a highly unstable gas composed of three oxygen atoms in a mesomeric state. It is freely present in nature only in the stratosphere, where it protects the Earth’s surface from ultraviolet light. Ozone activates the immune system, primarily locally on the contact surface, by activating production of interferon and interleukin, by increasing the level of glutathione peroxidase, catalase and superoxide dismutase, as well as by activating neutrophils and cytokine synthesis. Bacteria, spores, and viruses are inactivated by ozone in their contact via the process of oxygenation of phospholipid and lipoproteins within the cell membrane. The strong analgesic activity of ozone following rectal insufflation or insufflation into acupuncture points is also known. However, the most widespread use of ozone within the field of veterinary medicine is for treatment of various pathological conditions of the genital system in dairy cows.

Keywords

ozone; medicine; therapy

Hrčak ID:

231580

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/231580

Publication date:

23.6.2014.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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