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Iwaszko A, Borowicz H, Graczyk S, Slowikowska M, Pliszczak-Krol A, Niedzwiedz A. Effect of antigen challenge on dynamics of CD62P and CD41/61 expression on platelets in horses with recurrent airway obstruction (RAO). Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2018; 202:172-180. [PMID: 30078592 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2018.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 06/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Recurrent airway obstruction (RAO), also known as heaves, is an allergic respiratory condition that develops in horses following an exposure to aeroallergens in hay and straw. This is manifested by airway hyperreactivity, inflammation, bronchoconstriction, as well as a leukocyte and platelet infiltration into the airways. Platelet activation and an increase in circulating platelet-leukocyte aggregates may lead to airway remodeling. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of seven-day antigen challenge on dynamics of platelet indices and CD41/61 and CD62 P expression on platelets in horses with RAO. Ten RAO-affected horses and ten healthy horses were included in this study. All horses were exposed to 7 days hay and straw challenge. Blood samples were collected prior to the challenge (Pre-challenge) and 1, 2, 3, 7 and 14 days after the initiating the antigen challenge. Blood samples were obtained to determine the platelet count (PLT), mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet large cell ratio (P-LCR). Expression of CD62 P and CD41/61 was detected by flow cytometry on activated platelets. Antigen challenge resulted in a significant gradual decrease of PLT in RAO horses, but not in controls. MPV and P-LCR in control and RAO-affected horses remained unchanged after antigen challenge. The expression of CD62 P and CD41/61 in RAO horses was significantly higher compared to control horses. The antigen challenge resulted in an increase expression of CD62 P and CD41/61 on the platelets of RAO-affected horses, while did not lead to significant changes in the control group. An increased expression of CD62 P and CD41/61 indicates platelet activation what may contribute to the formation of platelet aggregates in their respiratory system.
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- Alicja Iwaszko
- Department of Immunology, Pathophysiology and Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Internal Diseases with Clinic for Horses, Dogs and Cats, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Immunology, Pathophysiology and Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Internal Diseases with Clinic for Horses, Dogs and Cats, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Immunology, Pathophysiology and Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Internal Diseases with Clinic for Horses, Dogs and Cats, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland.
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Zhao YL, Li F, Liu YW, Shi YJ, Li ZH, Cao GK, Zhu W. Adiponectin attenuates endoplasmic reticulum stress and alveolar epithelial apoptosis in COPD rats. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2017; 21:4999-5007. [PMID: 29164557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The present study was designed to evaluate the effect of Adiponectin (APN) against alveolar epithelial apoptosis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) rat models. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-six male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly assigned to three groups: Sham group, COPD group, and COPD + APN group (2.5 ug/kg/day). To assess the effect of APN, histopathological evaluations, lung function, and the apoptotic index (AI) of alveolar septal cells, were performed. In addition, the levels of oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum stress were measured. RESULTS HE staining demonstrated that APN inhibited pathological injury in COPD rats. In addition, APN could restore the levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in serum. APN also inhibited the levels of endoplasmic reticulum stress pathway including CHOP, phospho-JNK and Caspase-12 in alveolar epithelial cell. Furthermore, APN significantly inhibited the protein levels of Caspase-3 and apoptosis in alveolar epithelial cell of COPD rats. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggested that APN might effectively ameliorate the progression of COPD via inhibiting the endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced alveolar epithelial apoptosis in rats.
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- Y-L Zhao
- Intensive Care Unit, The First People's Hospital of Xuzhou, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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Simonen-Jokinen T, Pirie RS, McGorum B, Maisi P. Dose responses to inhalation of endotoxin, hay dust suspension and Aspergillus fumigatus extract in horses as measured by levels and activation of matrix metalloproteinase-9. Equine Vet J 2010; 37:155-60. [PMID: 15779629 DOI: 10.2746/0425164054223796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY Airway matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) increase after endotoxin (LPS) exposure, but there are no reports describing dose-dependent increases or activation following exposure. OBJECTIVES To study matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and -2 (MMP-2) responses in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from heaves-susceptible and control horses following inhalation of hay dust suspension (HDS), LPS and Aspergillus fumigatus extract (AFE). METHODS Heaves-susceptible (n = 7) and control (n = 6) horses received inhalation challenges with 3 different doses of HDS and LPS. Heaves-susceptible horses (n = 6) also received 3 different doses of AFE and one dose of AFE depleted of endotoxin (AFE-LPS). BALF collected following inhalation challenges was analysed using gelatin zymography. Gelatinolytic bands were identified as complex, pro-MMP-9, active MMP-9, pro-MMP-2 and active MMP-2 based on molecular weights. RESULTS Each challenge substance induced a dose-dependent elevation in gelatinolytic activity. The dose-dependency was most evident for pro-MMP-9 and total MMP-9 levels in heaves-susceptible horses following LPS challenges. CONCLUSIONS There is a dose-dependent elevation in MMP-9 in BALF of heaves-susceptible and control horses following inhalation challenge with organic dust and some of its components, elevation being more marked in heaves-susceptible horses. Organic dust components vary in their pro-inflammatory potential. POTENTIAL RELEVANCE This study supports the role of MMPs in the pathogenesis of heaves and highlights the potential value of protease inhibitors in attenuating the airway inflammatory response to inhaled organic dust.
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- T Simonen-Jokinen
- Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Dip RG. Adenosine receptor modulation: potential implications in veterinary medicine. Vet J 2007; 179:38-49. [PMID: 17904398 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2007] [Revised: 07/27/2007] [Accepted: 08/02/2007] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Adenosine is a purine nucleoside whose concentration increases during inflammation and hypoxia and the many roles of this molecule are becoming better understood. Increased reactivity to adenosine of the airways of asthmatic but not of normal subjects underlines the role of adenosine in airway inflammation. The identification and pharmacological characterisation of different adenosine receptors have stimulated the search for subtype-specific ligands able to modulate the effects of this molecule in a directed way. Several compounds of different chemical classes have been identified as having potential drawbacks, including side effects resulting from the broad distribution of the receptors across the organism, have prevented clinical application. In this article, the effects of adenosine's different receptors and the intracellular signalling pathways are reviewed. The potential of adenosine receptor modulation as a therapeutic target for chronic airway inflammation is considered, taking equine recurrent airway disease and feline asthma as examples of naturally occurring airway obstructive diseases. Other potential applications for adenosine receptor modulation are also discussed. As the intrinsic molecular events of adenosine's mechanism of action become uncovered, new concrete therapeutic approaches will become available for the treatment of various conditions in veterinary medicine.
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- Ramiro G Dip
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich-Vetsuisse, Winterthurerstrasse 260, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory obstructive disease of the airways characterized with hypersensitivity of the airway tissues to various allergens, most commonly the fungi contained in the poor-quality hay and straw bedding-Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula, Aspergillus fumigatus, and Thermoactinomyces vulgaris. It is manifested clinically in middle-aged horses with recurrent episodes of dyspnea, chronic cough, and their reduced athletic and working capacity. Pulmonary emphysema and lack of pulmonary collapse are the most common gross lesion. Pathohistological findings in horses with COPD are chronic bronchitis/bronchiolitis, with characteristic changes in lumen, mucosa, submucosa, and smooth muscle layer and alveolar emphysema, both distensive and destructive form. Increased immunoreactivity in lungs and tracheobronchial lymph nodes is also noted. Most common lesions seen on cytology imprint smears from tracheal bifurcation is thick, viscous, PAS-positive mucus that forms Curschmann's spirals. Dominant cell population consists of desquamated airway epithelial cells, as well as eosinophils, neutrophils, mast cells, erythrocytes, and alveolar macrophages. Primary pulmonary pathogens as well as potential contaminants and secondary infection agents were isolated bacteriologically from lung samples. All of the aforementioned findings correlate pointing to the fact that chronic bronchitis/bronchiolitis represents a basic substrate of COPD, which have combined inflammatory and immunological etiology, and emphysema is secondary to airway obstruction.
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- Darko Marinkovic
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Hoffman AM, Oura TJ, Riedelberger KJ, Mazan MR. Plethysmographic comparison of breathing pattern in heaves (recurrent airway obstruction) versus experimental bronchoconstriction or hyperpnea in horses. J Vet Intern Med 2007; 21:184-92. [PMID: 17338167 DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2007)21[184:pcobpi]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Horses with recurrent airway obstruction (heaves) are described as exhibiting "increased abdominal effort," but it is unknown whether this translates to an effective contribution to ventilation. HYPOTHESIS We hypothesized that heaves is characterized by asynchrony between rib cage and abdominal motions, and that the abdominal component is the major contributor to ventilation. ANIMALS The rib cage versus abdominal motion in naturally occurring heaves (n = 15) was compared to controls at rest (n = 7) and during hyperpnea because of lobeline treatment, and the effects of histamine-induced bronchoconstriction in controls (n = 10). METHODS Flow patterns, phase angle (theta) between the rib and abdominal compartments, abdominal (Vabd) contribution to tidal volume (VT), and lung mechanics were measured. RESULTS Findings unique to the heaves group included the loss of biphasic expiratory flow, severely increased theta with the abdomen consistently lagging behind the rib cage, and a reduced contribution of the abdomen to ventilation. A subgroup of heaves (n = 5) with abdominal paradox showed a significant (P < .05) reduction in tidal volume, and increased respiratory rate. Bronchodilation reduced theta in heaves (P = .06), but theta remained significantly higher after bronchodilation than found in controls. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE We conclude that breathing pattern in horses with heaves is characterized by severe rib cage/abdominal asynchrony, with the rib cage motion in synchrony with flow, therefore dominating ventilation. In a subset of heaves, the abdominal compartment (diaphragm, abdominal muscles) was completely out of synchrony with flow ("abdominal paradox") despite the clinical appearance of "increased abdominal effort."
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- Andrew M Hoffman
- Lung Function Testing Laboratory, Department of Clinical Sciences, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA, USA.
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Robinson NE, Wilson MR. Heaves, genes, nerves, and Victorians. J Vet Intern Med 2007; 21:1-2. [PMID: 17338142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023] Open
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Abraham G, Kottke C, Ammer H, Dhein S, Ungemach FR. Segment-dependent expression of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors and G-protein coupling in the equine respiratory tract. Vet Res Commun 2006; 31:207-26. [PMID: 17180451 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-006-3396-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Muscarinic receptors are considered to be of comparable clinical importance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in equines and in humans. At present, data are scarce on the expression and distribution of probable subtypes of these receptors and their signalling pathways in airway segments, including lung parenchyma and bronchial and tracheal epithelium with the underlying smooth muscle in horses. Specific [N-methyl-3H]scopolamine chloride ([3H]NMS) binding to all three tissues was saturable and of high affinity, with KD values ranging between 1.6+/-0.7 and 1.9+/-0.3 nmol/L. [3H]NMS binding identified a higher density of total muscarinic receptors (fmol/mg protein) in the trachea (720+/-59 nmol/L) than in bronchi (438+/-48 nmol/L) or lung (22 +/- 3 nmol/L). Competitive binding studies using [3H]NMS and the unlabelled subtype-selective antagonists pirenzepine and telenzepine (M1), methoctramine and himbacine (M2), 4-diphenylacetoxy-N-methylpiperidine (4-DAMP) (M3), tropicamide (M4) and mamba toxin (MT-3) (M4) indicated the presence of at least three muscarinic receptor subtypes in peripheral lung tissue (50:40:24-28%: M2>M3>M1), whereas in bronchus and trachea M2 subtypes (87-90%) predominated over M3 (14-22%), and M1 subtypes were lacking. No differences were found between tissues in high-affinity binding sites for carbachol in the absence (31-36%) or presence of guanosine 5'-triphosphate (GTP) (approximately 100%). Western blotting for G-protein alpha-subunits showed a much more robust expression of G(alphai1/2) in the trachea (with highest receptor density) than in the lung or bronchi, whereas G(alphas)-protein was dominantly expressed in bronchus. Concomitantly, carbachol inhibited isoproterenol- and GTP-stimulated adenylyl cyclase activity with increasing muscarinic receptor expression (trachea > bronchi > lung). We conclude that the expression and signalling pathways of muscarinic receptors in the equine respiratory tract are segment-dependent. These receptors might contribute to the pathogenesis of COPD in the horse and could provide potential drug targets for the therapeutic use of anticholinergics in this species.
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- G Abraham
- Institute of Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Toxicology, Leipzig University, Leipzig
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Couëtil LL, Chilcoat CD, DeNicola DB, Clark SP, Glickman NW, Glickman LT. Randomized, controlled study of inhaled fluticasone propionate, oral administration of prednisone, and environmental management of horses with recurrent airway obstruction. Am J Vet Res 2006; 66:1665-74. [PMID: 16273895 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2005.66.1665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether administration of glucocorticoids provides additional benefits to environmental management of horses with recurrent airway obstruction (RAO). ANIMALS 28 horses with RAO. PROCEDURE Horses were classified as having mild, moderate, or severe RAO. Within each category, horses were randomly assigned to receive inhaled fluticasone propionate, inhaled control substance, or oral administration of prednisone. During the 4-week study, horses were maintained outdoors and fed a pelleted feed. Clinical scores, pulmonary function, results of cytologic examination of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), and adrenal gland function were determined before and 2 and 4 weeks after initiation of treatment. RESULTS Clinical score and pulmonary function of all RAO-affected horses improved during the treatment period. After 4 weeks, clinical scores and pulmonary function of horses treated with a glucocorticoid were not different from those for the control treatment. In horses with severe RAO, treatment with fluticasone for 2 weeks resulted in significantly greater improvement in pulmonary function, compared with pulmonary function after treatment with prednisone or the control substance. Treatment with a glucocorticoid for 4 weeks and a low-dust environment did not have any effect on cellular content of BALF Treatment with prednisone for 2 weeks resulted in a significant decrease in serum cortisol concentration, compared with concentrations after administration of fluticasone or the control substance. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Environmental management is the most important factor in the treatment of horses with RAO. Early treatment with inhaled fluticasone can help accelerate recovery of horses with severe RAO.
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- Laurent L Couëtil
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Lankenau C. The effects of a single acupuncture treatment in horses with severe recurrent airway obstruction. Equine Vet J 2006; 38:109. [PMID: 16536377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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McAleese SM, Brown JK, Macrae AI, Mackellar A, Huntley JF, Miller HRP. Cloning and expression of the extra-cellular part of the alpha chain of the equine high-affinity IgE receptor and its use in the detection of IgE. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2006; 110:187-91. [PMID: 16216338 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2005.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2005] [Revised: 08/25/2005] [Accepted: 09/08/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The high-affinity receptor for IgE (FcepsilonRI) plays a central role in IgE-mediated allergic reactions. Cross-linking of FcepsilonRI by IgE-antigen complexes results in the activation of mast cells and basophils and is thought to contribute to the immunopathology of Heaves, a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease of horses. Recombinant protein corresponding to the extra-cellular portion of the FcepsilonRI alpha subunit, cloned and sequenced previously, was expressed using both mammalian cells and insect cells. The yield of expressed protein was considerably greater using insect cells and the baculovirus expression system. The recombinant proteins differed in size between the two systems, presumably due to differences in the extent of glycosylation. However, recombinant protein from both cell systems bound equine IgE present in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from horses with Heaves. These results suggest that the recombinant extra-cellular part of FcepsilonRI should be a useful tool with which to study equine IgE responses.
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- S M McAleese
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, University of Edinburgh, R(D)SVS, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9RG, UK
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Wilkinson TMA, Hurst JR, Perera WR, Wilks M, Donaldson GC, Wedzicha JA. Effect of interactions between lower airway bacterial and rhinoviral infection in exacerbations of COPD. Chest 2006; 129:317-324. [PMID: 16478847 PMCID: PMC7094441 DOI: 10.1378/chest.129.2.317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 222] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2005] [Accepted: 06/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVES The inflammatory responses and associated clinical severity of COPD exacerbations are greatly variable, and the determinants of these factors are poorly understood. We examined the hypothesis that bacteria and viruses may modulate this heterogeneity and that interactions between bacterial and viral infection may affect changes in airway bacterial load and the clinical features and inflammatory responses of exacerbations in patients with COPD. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Outpatient Department, London Chest Hospital, London, UK. PATIENTS Thirty-nine patients with COPD. MEASUREMENTS We prospectively studied 56 COPD exacerbations, obtaining clinical data and paired sputum and serum samples at baseline and exacerbation. Qualitative and quantitative microbiology, polymerase chain reaction detection for rhinovirus, and estimation of cytokine levels by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were performed. RESULTS A total of 69.6% of exacerbations were associated with a bacterial pathogen, most commonly Haemophilus influenzae. Rhinovirus was identified in 19.6% of exacerbations. The rise in bacterial load at exacerbation correlated with the rise in sputum interleukin (IL)-8 (r = 0.37, p = 0.022) and fall in FEV1 (r = 0.35, p = 0.048). Exacerbations with both rhinovirus and H. influenzae had higher bacterial loads (10(8.56) cfu/mL vs 10(8.05)cfu/mL, p = 0.018) and serum IL-6 (13.75 pg/mL vs 6.29 pg/mL, p = 0.028) than exacerbations without both pathogens. In exacerbations with both cold symptoms (a marker of putative viral infection) and a bacterial pathogen, the FEV1 fall was greater (20.3% vs 3.6%, p = 0.026) and symptom count was higher (p = 0.019) than those with a bacterial pathogen alone. CONCLUSIONS The clinical severity and inflammatory responses in COPD exacerbations are modulated by the nature of the infecting organism: bacterial and viral pathogens interact to cause additional rises in inflammatory markers and greater exacerbation severity.
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- Tom M A Wilkinson
- Academic Unit of Respiratory Medicine, St. Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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- Academic Unit of Respiratory Medicine, St. Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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- Academic Unit of Respiratory Medicine, St. Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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- Academic Unit of Respiratory Medicine, St. Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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- Academic Unit of Respiratory Medicine, St. Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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- Academic Unit of Respiratory Medicine, St. Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK.
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Acute and chronic inflammation of the airway remains an important health problem for equids. "Heaves" or recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) remains one of the most commonly diagnosed conditions affecting the lung of older horses in Europe and the United States. The typical clinical signs of RAO include non-productive coughing, serous nasal discharge, labored expiratory effort, and flaring of the nostrils. Auscultation of the lungs of the affected horse often reveals abnormal respiratory sounds, described as crackles and wheezes, throughout the area of the lung field. These clinical signs occur secondary to an inflammatory response that results in bronchospasm, excessive mucus production and airway obstruction. This inflammatory response is characterized by the presence of excessive mucus and inflammatory cells, primarily neutrophils, in the small airways. Most evidence suggests that RAO is the result of a pulmonary hypersensitivity to inhaled antigens. Exposure of affected horses to hay dust, pollens, and mold spores leads to neutrophil accumulation in the lung and bronchospasm. The identification of allergen-specific IgE in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid and sera of affected horses supports the involvement of a late phase, IgE-mediated, hypersensitivity reaction in the pathogenesis of equine RAO. The production of IgE antibodies is regulated by the cytokines IL-4 and IL-13. Using a quantitative PCR method we have reported that horses with RAO exhibit a modified Type 2 cytokine response characterized by the production of IL-4 and IL-13 mRNA, but not IL-5 mRNA in BAL cells. Interferon-gamma mRNA was also elevated, suggesting a mixed response. While these results are consistent with equine RAO being the result of an aberrant Type 2 cytokine response to inhaled allergens, others have failed to find any evidence of elevated Type 2 cytokine mRNA in BAL from horses with "heaves". It is likely that these disparate results could be the result of differences in the clinical stage of the affected animals or the timing of sample collection. Here, we report a diverse pattern of cytokine gene expression when sampling a group of affected horses over a period of time.
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- D W Horohov
- Department of Veterinary Science, Maxwell Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546-0099, USA.
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Simonen-Jokinen T, Pirie RS, McGorum BC, Maisi P. Effect of composition and different fractions of hay dust suspension on inflammation in lungs of heaves-affected horses: MMP-9 and MMP-2 as indicators of tissue destruction. Equine Vet J 2005; 37:412-7. [PMID: 16163942 DOI: 10.2746/042516405774480111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY Airway matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) increase following inhalation of organic dust. The relative contribution of dust components to this elevation is unknown. OBJECTIVE To identify components of organic dust responsible for elevated MMP levels in equine airways. METHODS Bronchoalveolar lavage (BALF) from 7 heaves-susceptible horses, collected 6 h following inhalation challenges with saline, 2 different hay dust suspensions (HDS-1 and -2) and soluble and particulate fractions of HDS-1, were analysed for MMP-2 and -9 using SDS-page gelatin zymography. RESULTS HDS-1 challenge increased BALF proMMP-9 and total MMP-9. HDS-1 fractions, or the particulate fraction with added lipopolysaccharide, increased BALF proMMP-9 and total MMP-9 in combination, but not when inhaled separately. HDS-2 inhalation elevated BALF complex forms, proMMP-9, active MMP-9, total MMP-9 and total MMP-2. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest synergistic action of soluble and particulate organic dust components. The fact that HDS-1 and HDS-2 had different glucan concentrations supports a role for moulds in the activation of MMP-9. POTENTIAL RELEVANCE Activation and release of MMPs in response to inhaled moulds are involved in the aetiopathogenesis of heaves. Endotoxin contributes to the synergistic action of the dust components, but the overall MMP response to organic dust inhalation in heaves-susceptible horses largely reflects the mould content of the dust. In the future, inhibition of MMP production and release may offer therapeutic means for treatment and prevention of heaves and recommendations for acceptable dust levels can be given.
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- T Simonen-Jokinen
- Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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OBJECTIVE To estimate the association between climate and airborne pollen and fungal factors and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in horses. SAMPLE POPULATION Data from 1,444 horses with a diagnosis of COPD. PROCEDURE The Veterinary Medical Database was used to identify records of horses admitted to veterinary teaching hospitals in the United States and Canada between 1990 and 1999. Rainfall, mean minimum and maximum temperature, and maximum monthly pollen and fungal spore (mold) counts recorded at the city closest to where the hospital is located were identified for each month data were reported to the Veterinary Medical Database. Associations between climatic and aeroallergen data and monthly prevalence of COPD were estimated by use of cross-correlation and logistic regression models. RESULTS Significant positive correlations were found between prevalence of COPD and rainfall 3 months previously, minimum temperature 1 and 2 months previously, total pollen counts measured 3 months previously, and total mold counts measured during the same month and 1 month previously. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Outdoor aeroallergens and climatic factors may contribute to the occurrence of COPD in horses.
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- Michael P Ward
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2027, USA
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Weese JS, Sabino C. Scrutiny of antimicrobial use in racing horses with allergic small airway inflammatory disease. Can Vet J 2005; 46:438-9. [PMID: 16018565 PMCID: PMC1090451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Antimicrobials had been administered to 38/55 (69%) racing standardbred and Thoroughbred horses with poor performance, subsequently diagnosed with nonseptic inflammatory airway disease. Horses with cough were more commonly treated (P = 0.02). In almost all cases, no clinical signs suggested that bacterial infection was present. Inappropriate use of antimicrobials was common.
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- J Scott Weese
- Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario.
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Kolm G, Zappe H, Schmid R, Riedelberger K, Van den Hoven R. Efficacy of montelukast in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in five horses. Vet Rec 2003; 152:804-6. [PMID: 12862169 DOI: 10.1136/vr.152.26.804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Five horses with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were treated with 0.11 (0.01) mg/kg bodyweight of montelukast, a cysteinyl leukotriene receptor antagonist, once a day for 26 days. The horses were evaluated clinically and endoscopically and subjected to arterial blood gas analysis and lung function tests before and after the period of treatment, and the plasma concentrations of montelukast were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. The treatment did not result in statistically significant differences in the total scores of clinical and endoscopical signs, or in the difference in the arterioalveolar partial pressure of oxygen, maximal changes in pleural pressure, pulmonary resistance or dynamic compliance. The mean (sd) peak plasma concentration (C(max0) of montelukast was 12 (4) ng/ml and was reached 66 (13) minutes (t(max)) after its oral administration. The dose of montelukast per kg bodyweight was approximately the same as that for human beings, but the C(max) in the horses was 28 times lower and the t(max) was reached in one-fifth of the time, suggesting that its oral bioavailability may be lower.
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- G Kolm
- University Clinic for Horses and Small Animals, Equine Department, University of Veterinary Science of Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, A-1210 Vienna, Austria
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Equine obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or heaves or recurrent airway obstruction, is a common equine pulmonary disease similar to human asthma and/or CODP. Since bronchospasm and inflammation are the key features in heaves, the purpose of this paper is to review the contribution of neural mechanism that may be relevant to this disease. Equine airway receive cholinergic and adrenergic innervation, as well as observed in many species. It was suggested that the autonomic neural control in asthma might be defective with an imbalance between excitatory and inhibitory pathways, resulting in excessively twitchy airways. Moreover, the recognition that, in addition to classical adrenergic and cholinergic pathway there are non-adrenergic-non-cholinergic inhibitory (iNANC) and excitatory (eNANC) innervation and many mediators, which have potent effects on airway function, has revived interest in neural control of airway.
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- M G Matera
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, 2nd University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
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Kirschvink N, Fiévez L, Bougnet V, Art T, Degand G, Smith N, Marlin D, Roberts C, Harris P, Lekeux P. Effect of nutritional antioxidant supplementation on systemic and pulmonary antioxidant status, airway inflammation and lung function in heaves-affected horses. Equine Vet J 2002; 34:705-12. [PMID: 12455842 DOI: 10.2746/042516402776250298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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An oxidant/antioxidant imbalance in favour of oxidants has been identified as playing a decisive role in the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory airway diseases. Nutritional antioxidant supplementation might reduce oxidative damage by enhancement of the antioxidant defence, thereby modulating inflammatory processes. In a placebo-controlled, blind study, it was tested whether a dietary antioxidant supplement administered for 4 weeks would improve lung function and reduce airway inflammation in heaves-affected horses. Eight horses in clinical remission of heaves were investigated at rest and after a standardised exercise test before and after treatment with an antioxidant supplement (consisting of a mixture of natural antioxidants including vitamins E and C and selenium from a variety of sources) or placebo (oatfeed pellets without additive). Pulmonary function and exercise tolerance were monitored; systemic and pulmonary lining fluid uric acid, glutathione and 8-epi-PGF(2alpha) were analysed, and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cytology and inflammatory scoring of the airways were performed. The antioxidant treatment significantly improved exercise tolerance and significantly reduced endoscopic inflammatory score. Plasma uric acid concentrations were significantly reduced, suggesting downregulation of the xanthine-dehydrogenase and xanthine-oxydase pathway. Haemolysate glutathione showed a nonsignificant trend to increase, while plasma 8-epi-PGF(2alpha) remained unchanged. Pulmonary markers and BAL cytology were not significantly affected by antioxidant supplementation. The present study suggests that the antioxidant supplement tested modulated oxidant/antioxidant balance and airway inflammation of heaves-affected horses.
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- N Kirschvink
- Laboratory for Functional Investigation, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Belgium
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Kirschvink N, Art T, de Moffarts B, Smith N, Marlin D, Roberts C, Lekeux P. Relationship between markers of blood oxidant status and physiological variables in healthy and heaves-affected horses after exercise. Equine Vet J 2002:159-64. [PMID: 12405678 DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2002.tb05410.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Exercise-induced oxidative stress is investigated as a potential performance-limiting factor in human sports medicine. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess whether physiological variables that change with exercise intensity were correlated with blood oxidant markers in healthy and heaves-affected horses. Seven healthy horses, 8 heaves-affected in remission and 7 heaves-affected in crisis performed a standardised exercise test (SET) of stepwise increasing intensity. Variables monitored during exercise were heart rate (HR), venous plasma lactate (LA), packed cell volume (PCV) and arterial oxygen tension (PaO2). Oxidant markers (uric acid [UA], 8-iso-PGF2alpha and reduced [GSH] and oxidised glutathione [GSSG]) were analysed in venous peripheral blood sampled at rest (R), at peak-exercise intensity (Emax), 15 (E15) and 60 (E60) min after SET. There was a significant effect of heaves on oxidant markers and, therefore, correlation analyses between physiological variables and oxidant markers were performed separately per horse group. In healthy horses, UA analysed at Emax was positively correlated with LA. Furthermore, GSH analysed at Emax and E15 was positively correlated with PaO2. In healthy and heaves-affected horses in remission, GSH and GSSG determined at Emax were negatively correlated with HR. There was no significant correlation between 8-iso-PGF2alpha and physiological variables. In conclusion, a correlation between the physiological response to exercise and some oxidant markers exists in healthy horses. However, in heaves-affected horses the blood oxidant status is probably more dependant on airway disease than on exercise. Future studies should be undertaken to assess whether antioxidant supplementation might positively influence the oxidant-antiodidant balance in exercising horses.
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- N Kirschvink
- Laboratory for Functional Investigation, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Belgium
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Kirschvink N, Smith N, Fiévez L, Bougnet V, Art T, Degand G, Marlin D, Roberts C, Génicot B, Lindsey P, Lekeux P. Effect of chronic airway inflammation and exercise on pulmonary and systemic antioxidant status of healthy and heaves-affected horses. Equine Vet J 2002; 34:563-71. [PMID: 12357995 DOI: 10.2746/042516402776180223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In heaves-affected horses the relation between oxidant status, airway inflammation (AI) and pulmonary function (PF) is unknown. The oxidant status of blood and pulmonary epithelial lining fluid (PELF) of healthy (H, n = 6) and heaves-affected horses in clinical remission (REM, n = 6) and in crisis (CR, n = 7) was assessed at rest, during and after standardised exercise test by measurement of reduced and oxidised glutathione, glutathione redox ratio [GRR%]; uric acid and 8-epi-PGF2alpha. Oxidant status was related to PF parameters (mechanics of breathing and arterial blood gas tension) and Al parameters (bronchoalveolar lavage [BAL] neutrophil % and AI score). Haemolysate glutathione was significantly different between groups and was correlated with PF and AI parameters; GRR in PELF was increased during CR and was correlated with PF and AI parameters. Exercise induced an increase of plasma uric acid that was significantly higher both in REM and CR. PELF 8-epi-PGF2alpha was significantly increased in CR and correlated with PF and AI parameters. These results suggest that oxidative stress occurring in heaves is correlated with PF and AI and may be locally assessed by PELF glutathione status, uric acid and 8-epi-PGF2alpha. Systemic repercussions are reflected by assay of GSH in resting horses and by uric acid in exercising horses.
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- N Kirschvink
- Laboratory for Functional Investigation, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Belgium
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Lugo J, Stick JA, Peroni J, Harkema JR, Derksen FJ, Robinson NE. Safety and efficacy of a technique for thoracoscopically guided pulmonary wedge resection in horses. Am J Vet Res 2002; 63:1232-40. [PMID: 12224852 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2002.63.1232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of thoracoscopically guided pulmonary wedge resection in horses. ANIMALS 10 horses (5 control horses and 5 horses affected with recurrent airway obstruction [ie, heaves]). PROCEDURE Each horse underwent a thoracoscopically guided pulmonary wedge resection. Before, during, and after surgery, heart rate, respiratory rate, arterial blood gases, and systemic and pulmonary arterial pressures were measured. Physical examination, CBC, and thoracic radiography and ultrasonography were performed 24 hours before and 2 and 48 hours after surgery. Pulmonary specimens were assessed by histologic examination. A second thoracoscopic procedure 14 days later was used to evaluate the resection site. RESULTS The technique provided excellent specimens for histologic evaluation of the lung. Heart and respiratory rates decreased significantly after horses were administered sedatives. A significant transient decrease in Pao2 was detected immediately after pulmonary wedge resection, but we did not detect significant effects on arterial pH, Paco2, or mean arterial and pulmonary arterial pressures. All horses except 1 were clinically normal after thoracoscopic surgery; that horse developed hemothorax attributable to iatrogenic injury to the diaphragm. The second thoracoscopy revealed minimal inflammation, and there were no adhesions. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Thoracoscopically guided pulmonary wedge resection provides a minimally invasive method for use in obtaining specimens of lung tissues from healthy horses and those with lung disease. This technique may be useful for the diagnosis of diseases of the lungs and thoracic cavity.
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- Joel Lugo
- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824-1314, USA
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This study aimed to compare exercise-induced pulmonary perfusion redistribution in healthy vs. 'heavey' horses using scintigraphy, a minimally invasive technique. Six healthy (A) and 5 'heavey' horses in remission (B(I)) and during clinical signs of disease (B(II)) were investigated. Dimensions of the exercising pulmonary perfusion (QE) images were expressed in percent of the resting perfusion (QR) images. Computed QE to QR ratios (QE/QR) images enabled the definition of the region more perfused at exercise than at rest (R1). In all groups, exercise induced a major enlargement of the Q image but a larger increase of the lung height was found in 'heavey' horses. Compared to A, 'heavey' horses showed a larger R1 region with a significantly higher QE/QR. Location of R1 pointed out the dorsal lung region as a major site of pulmonary perfusion redistribution for all groups. This work demonstrated (1) the feasibility of using scintigraphy for studying exercise-induced pulmonary perfusion redistribution; (2) perfusion redistribution to the dorsal lung with exercise and (3) an intensified redistribution in 'heavey' horses, either clinically affected or not.
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- N F Harmegnies
- Equine Sports Medicine Centre, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sart-Tilman, University of Liège, Belgium
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Chemokines belong to a large family of structurally related proteins that play a pivotal role in immune system development and deployment. While a large number of chemokines (approximately 50) and their receptors (approximately 20) have been identified from humans or mice, only a few are known in domestic veterinary species. Recent data implicate CXCL8 (old name, IL-8), CXCL10 (old name, IP-10) (both CXC chemokines) and CCL2 (old name, MCP-1) (a CC chemokine) in veterinary infections, inflammatory diseases or reproduction. There is compelling evidence for neutrophil targeting chemokines such as CXCL8, in ovine bacterial mastitis, bovine pneumonic pasturellosis and equine chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Monocyte and lymphocyte targeting chemokines appear to play a role in caprine arthritis encephalitis (CCL2) and canine endotoxemia (CXCL10). Interestingly CCL2 is considered a missing link between hormonal and cellular control of luteolysis. On the other hand, canine cardiovascular conditions are associated with overexpression of CCL2 and CXCL8. Furthermore, a number of veterinary viral pathogens encode chemokine/chemokine receptor like molecules or chemokine binding proteins that may help viruses to evade the immune system. Here, we provide an overview of the chemokine system and critically evaluate the current literature implicating chemokines in veterinary pathophysiology. Furthermore, we highlight promising areas for further research and discuss how and why chemokine antagonists are viewed as next generation anti-inflammatory drugs for the 21st century.
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- Venu Gangur
- Food Allergy and Immunology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USA.
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In a random population of Swiss horses 54% suffered from a subclinical to moderate COPD. Cause of a COPD is a hypersensitivity of the respiratory tract to spores of fungi and thermophil actinomyces. Teeth problems are strongly associated with the type of diet and the feeding regime. Problems of the teeth belong to the most often treated equine diseases by large animal practitioners. Racehorses are the population of horses most often affected by gastric ulcers with an ulcer prevalence between 63 and 90%. In contrast, a much lower prevalence (37%) of stomach ulcers is seen in pleasure horses and the degree of ulceration is less severe. Large amounts of concentrated high-energy feeds, small rations of forage and a low feeding frequency per day as well as the use of spoiled food can contribute to the development of colics.
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- K Feige
- Pferdeklinik der Veterinärmedizinischen Fakultät der Universität Zürich Winterthurerstrasse 260, CH-8057 Zürich
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Pirie RS, Collie DDS, Dixon PM, McGorum BC. Evaluation of nebulised hay dust suspensions (HDS) for the diagnosis and investigation of heaves. 2: Effects of inhaled HDS on control and heaves horses. Equine Vet J 2002; 34:337-42. [PMID: 12117104 DOI: 10.2746/042516402776249074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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To evaluate inhaled hay dust suspensions (HDS) as a tool for the diagnosis and investigation of heaves, the pulmonary inflammatory and functional consequences of inhalation challenge with 3 different HDS were determined in 6 control and 7 asymptomatic heaves horses. Heaves horses given HDS challenge developed the characteristic features of heaves, including airway neutrophilia, obstructive airway dysfunction and mucus hypersecretion. While HDS challenge induced a mild airway neutrophilia in controls, the no-response threshold for controls was greater than that of heaves horses, and there was no overlap in BALF neutrophil ratio of controls and heaves horses. Furthermore, HDS challenge did not induce airway dysfunction or mucus hypersecretion in controls. Therefore, HDS challenges enabled differentiation of control and heaves horses. Interestingly, in both groups, the airway neutrophilia was a dose-dependent response rather than an 'all or nothing' response. This study suggests that HDS challenges are of value in the diagnosis and investigation of heaves.
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- R S Pirie
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Research in Comparative Respiratory Medicine, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian, UK
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Pirie RS, Dixon PM, McGorum BC. Evaluation of nebulised hay dust suspensions (HDS) for the diagnosis and investigation of heaves. 3: Effect of fractionation of HDS. Equine Vet J 2002; 34:343-7. [PMID: 12117105 DOI: 10.2746/042516402776249236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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To investigate the relative importance of inhaled particulates and soluble components in the response to inhaled hay dust suspension (HDS), heaves (previously termed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; n = 7) and control (n = 6) horses were given inhalation challenges with whole and fractionated HDS. Fractionation was achieved by centrifugation to yield supernatant (SUP) and particulate debris. The particulates were then washed repeatedly in saline to produce a washed particulate (WP) fraction which comprised mainly fungal spores, and a wash fraction (WF) which comprised saline and soluble components washed from the surface of the particulates. Inhalation of HDS and SUP induced a significant airway neutrophilia in both groups, with the magnitude of the response being significantly greater in heaves horses. SUP induced significantly less airway neutrophilia than HDS in both groups, despite the endotoxin and protease content of HDS and SUP being comparable. WP and WF induced only a slight airway neutrophilia in heaves horses. However, a combined challenge with SUP and WP induced a neutrophilic response approaching the magnitude of that following HDS challenge, indicating that dust particulates contribute to the pulmonary recruitment of neutrophils in heaves. Consequently, inhalation challenge with HDS, which contains both particulates and soluble dust components, may be a more useful tool for the diagnosis and investigation of heaves than aqueous dust extracts, which contain only soluble components.
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- R S Pirie
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Research in Comparative Respiratory Medicine, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian, UK
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Beadle RE, Horohov DW, Gaunt SD. Interleukin-4 and interferon-gamma gene expression in summer pasture-associated obstructive pulmonary disease affected horses. Equine Vet J 2002; 34:389-94. [PMID: 12117112 DOI: 10.2746/042516402776249119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We hypothesised that horses affected with summer pasture-associated obstructive pulmonary disease (SPAOPD) react to an allergen or allergens in their summer environment that is either absent or present at lower levels in their winter environment; and that such allergens stimulate SPAOPD-affected horses to produce a different T helper lymphocyte cytokine profile from that of control horses. The primary objective of this study was to determine the cytokine mRNA profile of T helper lymphocytes obtained from summer pasture-associated obstructive pulmonary disease (SPAOPD) affected horses when 1) the horses were showing signs of disease (summer) and 2) they were in clinical remission (winter). A further objective was to determine the differences between cytokine mRNA T helper lymphocyte profiles of control and affected horses in the summer and winter seasons. Interleukin 4 (IL-4) and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) mRNA expression levels were increased in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) samples of affected horses during disease expression. No significant amounts of IL-5 mRNA were detected in any of the samples. These results suggest that there is an allergic component to SPAOPD of horses and that appropriate manipulation of the immune system could offer hope for treatment and prevention of the disease in the future. Further research studies will be needed to determine the most appropriate treatments to use to alter the antigen-stimulated cytokine profile being expressed by SPAOPD-affected horses or to alter the effects that these cytokines produce.
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- R E Beadle
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70803, USA
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Sander K, Deegen E, Ohnesorge B. [Influencing respiratory gas analytical lung function parameters by intravenous injection of clenbuterol in horses with chronic lung diseases]. Dtsch Tierarztl Wochenschr 2002; 109:295-9. [PMID: 12161967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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In a placebo-controlled drug study data were collected about flow, volume and expiratory CO2-concentration in 13 horses with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease before and until 2.5 h after intravenous injection of clenbuterol. An ultrasonic flow measuring unit and an infrared-CO2-analyser (Spiroson Scientific) were used. functional deadspace and expiratory mixed volume were calculated. In addition the effect on the partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) and carbon dioxide (PaCO2) in arterial blood was tested and the alveolo-arterial oxygen difference (AaDO2) determined. The volume of the functional deadspace directly after injection of clenbuterol was 24% bigger than the one after placebo injection. 45 min after injection there was no significant difference anymore. The PaO2 showed a decrease with a maximum difference of 11.6 mmHg to the starting value at 45 min after the injection of clenbuterol. As the PaCO2 didn't show significant changes this resulted in an increase of the AaDO2 of up to 15 mmHg (45 min p. inj.). All these alterations had a short-term character and started approaching their basic values 45 min p. inj.. Only the PaO2 did not reach the starting level 150 min after injection of clenbuterol. The expiratory mixed volume didn't show a straight tendency. On the one hand the results indicate that the functional deadspace is an interesting pathophysiological parameter. On the other hand the combined presentation of the changes in blood gas-tension and deadspace volume after the injection of clenbuterol gives indications, that the increase of anatomic deadspace caused by bronchospasmolysis combined with a delayed opening of alveoli, that were not ventilated beforehand, are the reason for the initial decrease in PaO2. Other reasons are discussed.
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- K Sander
- Klinik für Pferde, Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover
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Pirie RS, McLachlan G, McGorum BC. Evaluation of nebulised hay dust suspensions (HDS) for the diagnosis and investigation of heaves. 1: Preparation and composition of HDS. Equine Vet J 2002; 34:332-6. [PMID: 12117103 DOI: 10.2746/042516402776249092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Currently, heaves is investigated by exposing susceptible horses to dusty hay. Consequently, the response will be dependent on the organic dust content and composition of the hay. It was hypothesised that the use of a hay dust suspension (HDS) would reduce the variability of the challenge and therefore standardise experimental protocols. Furthermore, analysis of HDS would also permit further investigation of the organic dust components responsible for the response. Three hay dust suspensions (HDS-1, 2 and 3) were prepared for use in the diagnosis and investigation of heaves. HDS were produced from fine dust particles, comprising mostly fungal spores, collected from 3 batches of dusty hay. HDS-1 and 3 were analysed for endotoxin, beta-D-glucan and protein concentrations, general protease activity and enumeration and size distribution of particulates. Protease activity was mainly attributable to a 28 kDa serine protease and to 85 kDa and 160 kDa metalloproteases. The particulate and soluble components of HDS could be aerosolised by jet nebulisation. We therefore conclude that detailed analysis of HDS is possible, that such a challenge system provides a method of standardising experimental protocols and that all components of HDS (both soluble and particulate) can be delivered to the lung using standard nebulisation techniques. For the above reasons, nebulised HDS offers considerable advantages over conventional hay/straw challenge for the diagnosis and investigation of heaves.
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- R S Pirie
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Research in Comparative Respiratory Medicine, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian, UK
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Hamlin RL. [Clinical research of the cardiovascular system]. Tijdschr Diergeneeskd 2002; 127:204-5. [PMID: 11930553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Nevalainen M, Raulo SM, Brazil TJ, Pirie RS, Sorsa T, McGorum BC, Maisi P. Inhalation of organic dusts and lipopolysaccharide increases gelatinolytic matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in the lungs of heaves horses. Equine Vet J 2002; 34:150-5. [PMID: 11902757 DOI: 10.2746/042516402776767277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We report the effects of mouldy hay/straw exposure, inhaled hay dust suspension (HDS) and inhaled lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) gelatinolytic matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) levels and degree of activation in healthy (n = 6) and heaves- (previously termed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) affected (n = 6 or 7) horses. Gelatinolytic MMPs in BALF were quantified by zymography, and gelatinases were shown by Western immunoblotting to be MMP-2 and MMP-9. Hay/straw and HDS challenges increased BALF total gelatinolytic activity only in heaves horses, with the majority of gelatinolytic activity comprising pro- and active MMP-9. The 5 h duration hay/straw challenge increased BALF gelatinolytic MMP activity in heaves horses at 5 and 24 h after the start of this challenge, with activity returning to baseline by Day 4. In contrast to hay/straw and HDS challenges, LPS inhalation increased BALF gelatinolytic MMP activity in both groups. For all challenges, absolute BALF neutrophil counts were highly significantly correlated (P<0.0001) with levels of proMMP-9 and active MMP-9, but not with levels of MMP-2 (P>0.05). As gelatinolytic MMPs are pro-inflammatory agents, they may contribute to lung dysfunction and tissue destruction in heaves horses exposed to airborne organic stable dusts.
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- M Nevalainen
- Department of Virology and Epidemiology, National Veterinary and Food Research Institute, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Herholz C, Straub R, Gerber V, Wampfler B, Lüthi S, Imhof A, Moens Y, Busato A. Relationship between clinical signs and pulmonary function estimated by the single breath diagram for CO(2) (SBD-CO(2)) in horses with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Vet J 2002; 163:187-95. [PMID: 12093194 DOI: 10.1053/tvjl.2001.0646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The pulmonary health of 66 horses was assessed by a clinical examination and simple supplementary diagnostic methods. Single breath diagrams for CO(2) (SBD-CO(2)) and derived lung function indices were used to determine pulmonary function. The clinical signs in different groups were related to the results of the lung function indices derived from the SBD-CO(2). In horses with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a significant relationship was found between the respiratory frequency and the ratio of Bohr's dead space to the tidal volume (VD(Bohr)/VT), and between the physiological dead space/tidal volume ratio (VD(phys)/VT) and the ratio of the alveolar dead space to the alveolar tidal volume (VD(alv)/VT(alv)), but no significant associations were found between the arterial oxygen tension (P(a)O(2)) and lung function indices derived from the SBD-CO(2). The occurrence of cough, the viscosity of tracheobronchial mucus and the amount of polynuclear neutrophils in tracheobronchial aspirates were significantly related to the expiratory tidal volume (VT), the total expired volume of CO(2) (VCO(2)), VD(Bohr)/VT, VD(phys)/VT and VD(alv)/VT(alv). We conclude that abnormal findings in these clinical parameters indicate a measurable ventilation and perfusion (V(A)/Q) mismatch which is reflected by increases in dead space, VD(Bohr)/VT and VD(phys)/VT as well as VD(alv)/VT(alv).
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- C Herholz
- Department of Equine Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Berne, Switzerland.
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- R G Wheeler
- Department of Farm Animal and Equine Medicine and Surgery, The Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Hertfordshire
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Bayly WM, Duvivier DH, Votion D, Vandenput S, Art T, Lekeux P. Effects of inhaled ipratropium bromide on breathing mechanics and gas exchange in exercising horses with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Equine Vet J 2002; 34:36-43. [PMID: 11817550 DOI: 10.2746/042516402776181132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Six Warmblood horses suffering an acute exacerbation of COPD were tested to investigate whether inhalation of ipratropium bromide (IB) dry powder (2,400 microg) 30 min preexercise would improve their exercise capacity. A cross-over protocol with an inert powder placebo (P) was used. Mechanics of breathing and arterial blood gases were determined before treatment, after treatment but pre-exercise, and during an incremental exercise test. Oxygen consumption (VO2) was also measured before and during exercise, and the time to fatigue recorded. Inhalation of IB reduced total pulmonary resistance (RL) and maximum intrapleural pressure changes (deltaPpl(max)) and increased dynamic compliance before exercise. The onset of exercise was associated with a marked decrease in RL in P-treated horses but not those receiving IB, so that RL during exercise was not affected by treatment. Although deltaPpl(max) was lower at 8,9 and 10 m/s with IB, there were no treatment-related changes in VO2, blood gases, time to fatigue or any other measurement of breathing mechanics. Therefore, although inhalation of IB prior to exercise may have improved deltaPpl(max), it had no apparent impact on the horses' capacity for exercise.
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- W M Bayly
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, USA
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Activation of circulating neutrophils has been observed following challenge of horses with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and may facilitate the accumulation of these cells in the airways. In this study, no significant difference was observed between adherence to protein coated plastic of blood neutrophils from asymptomatic COPD-susceptible and normal horses stimulated by the mediators PAF, human recombinant (hr)IL-8 and hrC5a. Twenty-four hours after the start of a 7 h antigen challenge, adherence of unstimulated neutrophils from COPD-susceptible horses increased from 2.5 (0.5-4.1)% and 3.4 (0.6-6.6)% to 19.6 (16.9-20.3)% and 21.8 (10.6-23.1)% adherence for cells in medium containing 0.1% or 0.2% BSA, respectively; (median [range]; n = 4). Adherence of cells from normal horses remained unchanged. Addition of an anti-CD18 monoclonal antibody, H20A, inhibited the increase in adherence at 24 h by 96 (45-100)%, n = 3. The percentage of neutrophils in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid at 24 h increased from 1 (0-2) to 80 (65-94), (median (range), n = 4). These results suggest that antigen challenge results in exposure of circulating equine neutrophils to one or more factors that prime, or activate, these cells, which may enhance their recruitment to the lungs. Inhibition of circulating neutrophil activation may therefore represent a therapeutic target.
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- K A Marr
- Department of Veterinary Basic Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Herts, UK
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To investigate whether inhaled endotoxin contributes to airway inflammation and dysfunction in stabled horses, control (n = 6) and asymptomatic heaves (previously termed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)-susceptible (n = 7) horses were given inhalation challenges with 20, 200 and 2,000 microg of soluble Salmonella typhimurium Ra60 lipopolysaccharide (LPS). LPS inhalation induced a dose-dependent neutrophilic airway inflammatory response in both groups. Inhalation with 2,000 microg of LPS also induced detectable lung dysfunction in the heaves group. LPS inhalation did not alter clinical score, tracheal secretion volume or airway reactivity in either group. The no-response thresholds were lower for the heaves group (<20 microg for airway inflammation; 200 to 2,000 microg for lung dysfunction) than for the control group (20 to 200 microg for airway inflammation; >2,000 microg for lung dysfunction). To enable comparison of these threshold levels with airborne endotoxin concentrations in stables, horses also received a 5 h duration hay/straw challenge, during which the total and respirable airborne endotoxin concentrations were determined. Comparison of the effects of acute LPS inhalation and hay/straw challenges suggest that inhaled endotoxin is not the sole cause of heaves. However, it is likely that it contributes to airway inflammation, both in heaves horses in concert with other inhalants, and in normal horses when they are exposed to high levels in poor stable environments.
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- R S Pirie
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Research in Comparative Respiratory Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Roslin, Midlothian, UK
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Herholz C, Phillip M, Straub R, Ueltschi G, Busato A. Comparison of the clearance of 99mTechnetium-DTPA from the lung and lung function indices derived from the single breath diagram for carbon dioxide in horses with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Vet Med A Physiol Pathol Clin Med 2001; 48:553-61. [PMID: 11765812 DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0442.2001.00384.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The elimination of carbon dioxide from the lung can be used to monitor ventilation and perfusion, and 99mtechnetium-diethylenetriaminepentaacetate (99mTc-DTPA) clearance is a highly sensitive index of alveolar epithelial integrity, which is a presupposition for effective gas exchange. The aim of this study was to determine whether a correlation exists between indices of lung function derived from the single breath diagram for CO2, and 99mTc-DTPA clearance in horses with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The rate of 99mTc-DTPA elimination was negatively and substantially correlated with the dead space according to Bohr's formula, and the physiological and alveolar dead space. Strong and significant correlations existed between the three dead space indices and the alveolar fraction of CO2, and the ratio A1/A2 as an index of alveolar efficiency. The associations found were dependent on the clinical status of health and the mode of calculation of 99mTc-DTPA alveolar clearance.
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- C Herholz
- Department of Equine Internal Medicine, Berne, Switzerland.
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Jose-Cunilleras E, Kohn CW, Hillier A, Saville WJ, Lorch G. Intradermal testing in healthy horses and horses with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, recurrent urticaria, or allergic dermatitis. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2001; 219:1115-21. [PMID: 11700711 DOI: 10.2460/javma.2001.219.1115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare responses to a variety of intradermally injected allergens among healthy horses and horses with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), recurrent urticaria (RU), and atopic dermatitis-insect hypersensitivity (allergic dermatitis [AD]). DESIGN Case-control study. ANIMALS 86 horses. PROCEDURE Results of intradermal testing for horses with COPD, RU, or AD were compared with results for healthy horses. RESULTS Compared with healthy horses, horses with COPD, RU, and AD were significantly more likely to have positive (> or = 3+) reactions to intradermal allergens (molds, weeds, trees, grasses-crops, and insects) 30 minutes (immediate reaction), 4 hours (late-phase reactions), and 24 hours (delayed-phase reactions) after exposure. In addition, diseased horses reacted to a significantly higher number of allergens in each allergen group than did healthy horses. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Reactions to individual allergens should not be used to determine that horses have hypersensitivity. Overall patterns of reactivity to intradermal allergens may be helpful in management when used in conjunction with a compatible history and evidence of potential exposure to allergens in horses with conditions associated with hypersensitivity to environmental allergens.
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MESH Headings
- Allergens
- Animals
- Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
- Case-Control Studies
- Dermatitis, Atopic/diagnosis
- Dermatitis, Atopic/immunology
- Dermatitis, Atopic/veterinary
- Female
- Horse Diseases/diagnosis
- Horse Diseases/immunology
- Horses
- Hypersensitivity, Delayed/diagnosis
- Hypersensitivity, Delayed/veterinary
- Hypersensitivity, Immediate/diagnosis
- Hypersensitivity, Immediate/veterinary
- Intradermal Tests/veterinary
- Male
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/diagnosis
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/immunology
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/veterinary
- Recurrence
- Time Factors
- Urticaria/diagnosis
- Urticaria/immunology
- Urticaria/veterinary
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- E Jose-Cunilleras
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA
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Laan TT, van Nieuwstadt RA, Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan MM, Breukink HJ. [Bronchoaveolar lavage for the diagnosis of lower airway disorders in horses]. Tijdschr Diergeneeskd 2001; 126:554-9. [PMID: 11596511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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Equine pulmonary disease and especially the terminology of lower airway disease have been subject to discussion. Besides established terms such as 'Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease' (COPD) and Chronic bronchitis, the term 'small airway disease' (SAD) has been introduced, for respiratory disease with inflammation in the lower airways in combination with exercise intolerance. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) enables the practitioner to diagnose SAD in an early stage when there are no other signs such as coughing or exudate in the trachea. The BAL fluid is microscopically examined after centrifugation. BAL cytology, especially neutrophilia, eosinophilia, and an increase in mast cells, is important, not only to decide whether SAD is present but also to determine in the choice of therapy.
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- T T Laan
- Hoofdafdeling Gezondheidszorg Paard, Discipline Inwendige Ziekte, Faculteit der Diergeneeskunde, Yalelaan 12-16, 3584 CM Utrecht.
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The 8-epi-PGF2alpha is a marker of oxidative stress which is increased in lungs of asthmatic humans and heaves-susceptible horses. 8-Epi-PGF2alpha has also been demonstrated to be an in vitro and in vivo bronchoconstrictor in humans and rodents. We hypothesised that inhaled 8-epi-PGF2alpha was a bronchoconstrictor in healthy and heaves-susceptible horses in clinical remission. The effect on ventilatory mechanics of nebulised 8-epi-PGF2alpha was compared to that of PGF2alpha and U46619, a thromboxane A2 agonist. Pulmonary resistance (R(L)) and dynamic compliance (Cdyn) were assessed in six healthy horses and in six heaves-susceptible horses in clinical remission before (baseline) and immediately after a single inhalation challenge of 1 mg 8-epi-PGF2alpha PGF2alpha, or U46619 and placebo. R(L) and Cdyn were unchanged after inhalation of 8-epi-PGF2alpha in healthy horses. In heaves-susceptible horses, 8-epi-PGF2alpha induced a significant increase of R(L) and a significant decrease of Cdyn when compared to baseline values. Differences between R(L) and Cdyn values after 8-epi-PGF2alpha inhalation and those of placebo inhalation were not significant. Differences with healthy horses were not significant. PGF2alpha and U46619 induced a significant bronchoconstriction in healthy (R(L) and Cdyn versus baseline) and heaves-susceptible horses (R(L) and Cdyn, versus baseline and placebo), the R(L) increase in heaves-susceptible horses after PGF2alpha inhalation was significantly higher than that in healthy horses. Our results suggest that 8-epi-PGF2alpha is not a bronchoconstrictor in healthy horses, and a bronchoconstrictor far less efficient than PGF2alpha and U46619 at the same dose in heaves-susceptible horses.
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- N Kirschvink
- Laboratory for Functional Investigation, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Sart Tilman, Belgium.
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Raulo SM, Sorsa TA, Kiili MT, Maisi PS. Evaluation of collagenase activity, matrix metalloproteinase-8, and matrix metalloproteinase-13 in horses with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Vet Res 2001; 62:1142-8. [PMID: 11453493 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2001.62.1142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine collagenase activity and evaluate matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-8 and MMP-13 in horses with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). ANIMALS 12 horses with COPD and 12 healthy control horses. PROCEDURE Collagenase activity was determined by use of an assay for degradation of type-I collagen. Western immunoblot analysis was used to identify interstitial collagenases MMP-8 and MMP-13 in tracheal epithelial lining fluid (TELF). Immunocytochemistry and in situ hybridization were used to determine cellular expression of these 2 collagenases in cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). RESULTS Collagenase activity was approximately 7 times higher in samples obtained from horses with COPD, compared with control horses. During stabling, horses with COPD had significantly higher collagenase activity than after being maintained on summer pasture, when activity was similar to that of control horses. Immunoreactivity of MMP-8 and MMP-13 was significantly increased in TELF of horses with COPD, compared with healthy horses. In TELF, a positive correlation was detected between immunoreactivity of MMP-8 and MMP-13 and the amount of degradation of type-I collagen. Macrophages and epithelial cells were the major cellular sources of MMP-8 and MMP-13. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Increased collagenase activity in TELF indicates active ongoing disease and, thus, may reflect lung tissue changes in horses with COPD. Measurements of collagenase activity and MMP immunoreactivity may provide additional diagnostic tools to identify the active phase of chronic lung disease.
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- S M Raulo
- Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Helsinki University, Finland
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Herholz C, Straub R, Busato A. The variability and repeatability of indices derived from the single-breath diagram for CO2 in horses with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the effect of lobelin hydrochloride on these indices. Vet Res Commun 2001; 25:401-12. [PMID: 11469511 DOI: 10.1023/a:1010698811033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Several indices of ventilatory heterogeneity can be identified from the volumetric capnogram and its graphic presentation, the single-breath diagram for CO2 (SBD-CO2). Physiologically based indices of pulmonary function (VTE, VCO2, FACO2, VDBohr% VDBohr%, VD/VTE, A1/A2) were calculated for healthy horses (group I, n = 5) and for horses with subclinical (group II, n = 7) or clinically manifest chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (group III, n = 8) during tidal breathing and after medication with lobelin hydrochloride (Lobelin). We investigated the variability and repeatability of the lung function indices in healthy horses and in those with COPD both during tidal breathing and after administration of Lobelin, a centrally acting respiratory stimulant. In particular, we were interested in whether the discriminating ability of SBD-CO2-derived lung function indices would be increased between different patient groups after administration of Lobelin compared to those for the resting values. Of the indices studied, VTE, FACO, VDBohr% and A1/A2 appeared to be those with good to excellent repeatability in discriminating healthy horses from those with COPD. Stimulating respiration with Lobelin gave no advantage in the repeatability of the lung function indices or in differentiating between horses with different degrees of COPD.
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- C Herholz
- Department of Equine Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Berne, Switzerland
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Rickards KJ, Page CP, Lees P, Cunningham FM. Phosphodiesterase activity in neutrophils from horses with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2000; 76:319-30. [PMID: 11044563 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-2427(00)00220-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Neutrophils are recruited to the lungs of horses with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and exhibit increased activity after antigen challenge. Phosphodiesterase type4 (PDE4) inhibitors have been shown to attenuate human neutrophil activation. The aim of this study was to establish the PDE isoenzyme profile of equine neutrophils using isoenzyme selective inhibitors to determine if these compounds should be evaluated in horses with COPD. Total cAMP and cGMP dependent PDE activity was no different in neutrophils from normal (156.2+/-7.1 and 6.8+/-0.6 pmol/min/mg for cAMP and cGMP, respectively) and COPD susceptible horses (146.0+/-10.2 and 5.5+/-0.6 pmol/min/mg for cAMP and cGMP, respectively). The PDE4 inhibitors, CDP840 and rolipram, caused significant, concentration related and almost complete inhibition of PDE activity (IC(50) values=8.8+/-0.1 x 10(-9) and 7.3+/-0.2 x 10(-9)M for CDP840; 1.2+/-0.1 x 10(-6) and 1.1+/-0.1 x 10(-6)M for rolipram in normal and COPD susceptible horses, respectively). The inhibitory effects of the mixed PDE3/ PDE4 inhibitor, zardaverine were of similar magnitude and potency to rolipram. However, the limited inhibitory effects of the PDE3 inhibitor, siguazodan, suggest that zardaverine is acting primarily via PDE4 inhibition. These results indicate that PDE4 is the predominant isoenzyme present in the equine neutrophil and inhibition of PDE activity using selective PDE4 inhibitors may, therefore, modulate equine neutrophil activation in horses with COPD.
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- K J Rickards
- Department of Veterinary Basic Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Campus, North Mymms, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, UK.
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Murphy JR, McPherson EA, Lawson GH. The effects of sodium cromoglycate on antigen inhalation challenge in two horses affected with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Vet Immunol Immunopathol 1979; 1:89-95. [PMID: 15612272 DOI: 10.1016/0165-2427(79)90010-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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80 mg sodium cromoglycate (SCG) was administered by inhalation to two COPD-affected animals known to have respiratory hypersensitivity to Micropolyspora faeni. SCG treatment 20-30 minutes prior to inhalation challenge with M. faeni prevented exacerbation of respiratory disease, usually seen 4-8 hours after challenge. duration of protection against antigen challenge after a single SCG treatment was 4-5 days. The duration of protection was not prolonged by reducing the frequency of antigen challenge. Multiple antigen challenge, using M. faeni and Aspergillus fumigatus, shortened the protective period of SCG to 3 days.
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- J R Murphy
- Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Great Britain
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