Objectives: The aim of this study was to characterize anti-feline erythrocyte antigen (FEA) 1 alloantibodies following sensitization of FEA 1-negative cats, including their rate of appearance, agglutination titer over time and immunoglobulin class. A secondary aim was to obtain polyclonal anti-FEA...
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Cannavino, A.; Levine, D.; Blais, M. C.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2022, 24, 6, pp e124-e130
Feline parvovirus virus (FPV) causes severe diarrhea and leukopenia in felines, and threatening the health of wild and domestic felines. Currently, specific drugs to treat FPV have not yet been developed. In this study, IgG was extracted from inactivated FPV-immunized dog sera. Canine F(ab')2...
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Pei ZhiHua; Sun MingJie; Zhang XueZhu; Yan Yan; Meng FanRu; Mo Ruo; Wang HaiJun; Wang JunZheng; Wang Kai; Hu GuiXue
Publisher
Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
International Immunopharmacology, 2020, 86,
Feline lymphoma, one of the most important malignant tumors in domestic cats, is also increasingly diagnosed in non-domestic felines, most notably, African lions (Panthera leo). The gold standard for the diagnosis of lymphoma is histopathological evaluation. As an additional tool, the PCR for...
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Unterkreuter, S.; Posautz, A.; Rütgen, B. C.; Groiss, S.; Kübber-Heiss, A.; Hammer, S. E.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Research in Veterinary Science, 2021, 135, pp 511-516
Background: Differentiation between neoplastic and reactive lymphocytic proliferations can be challenging in cats. PCR for antigen receptor rearrangements (PARR) testing is a useful diagnostic tool to assess clonality of a lymphoid population. Previous feline PARR studies evaluated clonality of...
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Rout, E. D.; Burnett, R. C.; Yoshimoto, J. A.; Avery, P. R.; Avery, A. C.
Publisher
Wiley, Boston, USA
Citation
Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 2019, 48, s1, pp 45-58
The main causative agents of feline upper respiratory tract disease (FURTD) are feline herpesvirus-1 (FHV-1) and feline calicivirus (FCV). These viral infections are common, especially in multiple cat households. Severely affected cats often need to be hospitalized. Intensive symptomatic therapy is ...
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Bergmann, M.; Ballin, A.; Schulz, B.; Dörfelt, R.; Hartmann, K.
Publisher
Georg Thieme Verlag KG, Stuttgart, Germany
Citation
Tierärztliche Praxis. Ausgabe K, Kleintiere/Heimtiere, 2019, 47, 2, pp 98-109
Objective: Establishing an immunohistochemical approach for semi-quantitative assessment of the presence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) in equine, canine, and feline corneas. Procedures: Healthy corneas of horses, dogs, and cats, euthanized because of a fatal disease or an unrecoverable trauma unrelated ...
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Herb, V. M.; Url, A.; Tichy, A.; Nell, B.
Publisher
Wiley, Boston, USA
Citation
Veterinary Ophthalmology, 2022, 25, 3, pp 232-239
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) infection represents a viral immunosuppressive condition that predominantly affects the immune system, having no curative therapeutic options. The present research focused on the biological and physical effect of the use of poly-specific avian immunoglobulin Y...
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Supeanu, T. D.; Supeanu, A.; Sima, L.; Roman, V.; Cobzariu, D.; Bărăităreanu, S.; Menchetti, L.; Daneş, D.
Publisher
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Citation
Scientific Works. Series C. Veterinary Medicine, 2020, 66, 1, pp 53-63
In response to immunization, B-cells generate a repertoire of antigen-specific antibodies. Antibody-based immunotherapies hold great promise for treating a variety of diseases in humans. Application of antibody-based immunotherapy in cats is limited by the lack of species-specific complete...
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Lu ZhengChun; Tallmadge, R. L.; Callaway, H. M.; Felippe, M. J. B.; Parker, J. S. L.
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group, London, UK
Citation
Scientific Reports, 2017, 7, 1, pp 12713
In both humans and cats, pancreatic carcinoma is an aggressive cancer with a grave prognosis. Proteomics techniques have successfully identified several blood-based biomarkers of human pancreatic neoplasia. Thus, this study aims to investigate whether similar biomarkers can be identified in the...
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Nabeta, R.; Katselis, G. S.; Chumala, P.; Dickinson, R.; Fernandez, N. J.; Meachem, M. D.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Veterinary and Comparative Oncology, 2022, 20, 3, pp 720-731
Feline calicivirus (FCV) causes upper respiratory tract infections in felines and threatens the health of wild and domestic felines. Clinically, specific drugs to treat FCV have not yet been developed. Here, IgG was extracted from inactivated FCV-immunized horse sera. Equine F(ab′)2 fragments were...
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Cui ZhanDing; Li DengLiang; Yi ShuShuai; Guo YanBing; Dong GuoYing; Niu JiangTing; Zhao Han; Zhang Ying; Zhang ShengNan; Cao LiLi; Wang Kai; Zhao YongKun; Hu GuiXue
Publisher
Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
International Immunopharmacology, 2019, 75, pp Article 105714