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Karagianni AE, Summers KM, Couroucé A, Depecker M, McGorum BC, Hume DA, Pirie RS. The Effect of Race Training on the Basal Gene Expression of Alveolar Macrophages Derived From Standardbred Racehorses. J Equine Vet Sci 2019; 75:48-54. [PMID: 31002092 DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2019.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Mild-to-moderate equine asthma is prevalent in young racehorses, particularly early in their training period. Although the precise etiopathogenesis remains undetermined, it is possible that the susceptibility of this population might partly reflect an exercise-associated immune derangement at the level of the airway. We performed a genome-wide basal gene expression scan on alveolar macrophages (AMs) isolated from Standardbred racehorses before and after commencement of competition race training with a view to identifying any exercise-associated gene expression modulation consistent with functional alterations, which might reflect training-associated immunological derangement. Microarray technology was used to analyze the basal gene expression profiles of bronchoalveolar fluid-derived AMs, harvested from six systemically healthy Standardbred racehorses before (T0) and after (T1) entry into training. In addition, AM lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced TNF-α and IL-10 release at T0 and T1 was assessed. Although the data revealed significant interhorse heterogeneity in relation to the magnitude of individual gene expression at each timepoint, within each horse, several inflammatory-related genes [e.g., chemokine ligands, interferons, and nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NFKB)] declined in expression from T0 to T1. Entry into training did not significantly alter AM LPS-induced TNF-α or IL-10 release. The data support a direct effect of training on AM basal gene expression, particularly with respect to immune-related genes. The pattern of training-associated differential gene expression may indicate relative downregulation of inflammatory-related genes, consistent with an immunosuppressive effect of training and an increased susceptibility to opportunistic pathogens.
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- Anna E Karagianni
- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, UK.
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- Mater Research Institute-UQ, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- LUNAM Université, ONIRIS, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire, Agroalimentaire et de l'Alimentation de Nantes-Atlantique, UPSP 5304 Laboratoire de Physiopathologie animale et de Pharmacologie fonctionnelle, Nantes, France
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- LUNAM Université, ONIRIS, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire, Agroalimentaire et de l'Alimentation de Nantes-Atlantique, UPSP 5304 Laboratoire de Physiopathologie animale et de Pharmacologie fonctionnelle, Nantes, France
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, UK
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- Mater Research Institute-UQ, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, UK
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Costa TBD, Morais NGD, Pedrosa ALF, De Albuquerque SDCG, De Castro MCAB, Pereira VRA, Cavalcanti MDP, De Castro CMMB. Neonatal malnutrition programs the oxidant function of macrophages in response to Candida albicans. Microb Pathog 2016; 95:68-76. [PMID: 27001703 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2016.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2015] [Revised: 02/17/2016] [Accepted: 02/21/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Experimental maternal nutrition restriction models are used to investigate short or long-term consequences of nutritional deficiency on puppies' growth. By assuming that the immune function is directly related to host's nutritional status, the current study aims to investigate the effects of neonatal malnutrition on oxidative stress and on the cell death of the alveolar macrophage after in vitro infection by Candida albicans. Wistar rats were suckled by mothers fed on diets containing 17% protein (Nourished group) or 8% protein (Malnourished group) in the current assay. Both groups received the standard diet used in the vivarium until adulthood, after weaning. The results showed that the offspring from mothers fed on low-protein diet presented lower body weight from 5 days of life on. Their low weight remained until adulthood when it was compared to that of rats in the nourished group. Superoxide and nitric oxide production was lower in malnourished animals and it was accompanied by low inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression levels in systems in which the alveolar macrophages were challenged by immunogenic stimulus. No significant differences were observed in comparisons performed between the nourished and malnourished groups in any of the analyzed cell viability (apoptosis/necrosis) parameters. The fungal inoculum-stimulated system induced higher oxidative stress and cell death by necrosis. The current study demonstrated that dietary restriction during lactation alters the oxidant function of alveolar macrophages in puppies; It happens from the gene transcription step to the release of mediators, thus compromising the host's defenses against Candida albicans. It raises the possibility that Candida albicans may cease to be a commensal fungus to become a pathogen in offspring that have suffered nutritional deficiency during critical developmental periods, due to impaired immune responses.
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- Thacianna Barreto Da Costa
- Department of Tropical Medicine, Federal University of Pernambuco, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil; Keizo Asami Laboratory of Immunopathology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil.
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- College of Medicine, Federal University of São Francisco Valley, Avenida José de Sá Maniçoba - Centro, Petrolina, Pernambuco, 56304-917, Brazil
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- Keizo Asami Laboratory of Immunopathology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil
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- Department of Immunology, Aggeu Magalhães Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil
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- Department of Immunology, Aggeu Magalhães Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil
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- Department of Immunology, Aggeu Magalhães Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil
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- Department of Immunology, Aggeu Magalhães Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Federal University of Pernambuco, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil; Keizo Asami Laboratory of Immunopathology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil
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ADAMSON ELISABETHJ, SLOCOMBE RF. Flow cytometric studies of equine phagocytes following strenuous exercise. Equine Vet J 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1995.tb04887.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Raidal SL, Rose RJ, Love DN. Effects of training on resting peripheral blood and BAL-derived leucocyte function in horses. Equine Vet J 2010; 33:238-43. [PMID: 11352344 DOI: 10.2746/042516401776249651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In this study, the effects of prolonged, high intensity training on aspects of peripheral blood and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)-derived leucocyte function were evaluated in 8 horses. All horses undertook a 7 week endurance training programme, followed by 5 weeks of high intensity training (HIT). Thereafter, horses were divided into control (C) and overtraining (OT) groups. The frequency and intensity of training were increased more substantially for horses in the OT group. Training was terminated in week 32 when horses in the OT group demonstrated a significant performance reduction. Peripheral blood and BAL samples were collected from 4 horses in C and OT groups in training weeks 7, 11, 14, 18, 22, 28 and 32. Flow cytometric techniques were used to assess phagocytosis by peripheral blood neutrophils and pulmonary alveolar macrophages (PAM), and oxidative burst activity of neutrophils, PAM, peripheral blood and BAL-derived lymphocytes. Peripheral blood neutrophil phagocytosis (internalisation) increased during the initial HIT period and decreased from week 16 when the training workload was increased for both groups. The oxidative burst activity of peripheral blood neutrophils and lymphocytes similarly increased and then decreased in response to training. The oxidative burst activity of PAM was reduced towards the end of the overtraining phase of the programme. Pulmonary alveolar macrophage phagocytosis and oxidative burst activity of BAL-derived lymphocytes demonstrated no change throughout the course of the study. There was no difference in results obtained from C or OT group horses, suggesting that protracted HIT, rather than overtraining, was associated with impaired cell function. The detrimental effects observed in peripheral blood neitrophil and PAM function may indicate impaired nonspecific immunity which may adversely affect the health and performance of horses undergoing protracted periods of intense training.
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- S L Raidal
- Division of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia
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Koo H, Ryu SH, Ahn HJ, Jung WK, Park YK, Kwon NH, Kim SH, Kim JM, Yoo BW, Choi SI, Davis WC, Park YH. Immunostimulatory effects of the anionic alkali mineral complex Barodon on equine lymphocytes. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2006; 13:1255-66. [PMID: 16943344 PMCID: PMC1656555 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00150-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2006] [Revised: 06/14/2006] [Accepted: 08/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Previous studies have shown that the anionic alkali mineral complex BARODON has an immunoenhancing effect on pigs as an adjuvant and as a nonspecific immunostimulant. Likewise, the equine immune system has been defined with various monoclonal antibodies specific to equine leukocyte differentiation antigens to determine the possibility of enhancing equine resistance to respiratory diseases and promoting other immunostimulatory effects with the application of BARODON. Compared with the control group, after 3 weeks of treatment, BARODON-treated groups showed higher proportions of cells (P < 0.05) expressing major histocompatibility complex class II and CD2, CD4(+), CD4(+) CD25(+), CD8(+), and CD8(+) CD25(+) T lymphocytes, dendritic cells, and surface immunoglobulin M(+) B lymphocytes in peripheral blood, as well as enhanced cell proliferative responses with phytohemagglutinin and increased phagocytic activity against Streptococcus equi and Staphylococcus aureus strains with high antibiotic resistance, the bacteria frequently identified as etiologic agents of equine respiratory diseases at the Seoul Race Park in Seoul, Korea. This study shows that BARODON may act as an immunostimulator and can be an effective alternative to antimicrobial feed additives for nonspecific improvements in equine immune responses, particularly against respiratory diseases.
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- Hyecheong Koo
- KRF Zoonotic Disease Priority Research Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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The more a critical look at the medicinal properties of plants is undertaken, the more it will be realized that nature does not make it easy to find all there is to know about them and the complexities of their interactions. An illustration of this can be found in one of the earlier scientific studies on phytomedicines, the Nobel laureate Albert Szent-Györgyi and his colleagues [170] found that flavanone extracts from the Capsicum spp contain an ascorbate-protective factor. It has now been repeatedly shown that the electron-donating properties of the phytochemical flavonoids, providing both nutritive and chemotherapeutic benefits, are the basis of their antioxidant action [171-175]. Studies by zoologists have demonstrated that animals, by selectively choosing specific plants, soils, and clays, maintain their health and treat themselves in times of ill health. The term zoopharmacognosy, now well researched, has been coined to describe the study of this recognized phenomenon. Long ago, Isaac Newton stated that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The same may be seen in plants and plant material. The same may be said of life in general. At the most basic concept, we are talking of electrons and their activities.
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- Nicholas Larkins
- Nutritional Laboratories, High House, Penrhos, Raglan, Monmouthshire NP15 2DJ, UK.
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Mori E, Mori C, Della Libera A, Lara M, Fernandes W. Evaluation of alveolar macrophage function after experimental infection with equine herpesvirus-1 in horses. ARQ BRAS MED VET ZOO 2003. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-09352003000300005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The role of the pulmonary alveolar macrophages (PAM) in the lung defense mechanism was evaluated in horses infected with equine hespesvirus-1 (EHV-1). Five adult horses were exposed to 10(6.6) TCID50 EHV-1 by intranasal instillation. Cytology of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed using cytocentrifugation of samples and slides stained by Rosenfeld. Cell concentration was adjusted to 2<FONT FACE=Symbol>´</FONT>10(6) cells/ml, for the measurement of macrophage activity - spreading, phagocytosis of zymosan particles and release of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). All animals were positive in virus isolation on the second, third and fifth days post-inoculation (DPI). Seroconversion was observed on the 14th DPI. Lymphocytosis was observed by BAL cytology on the 16th DPI. Measurement of macrophage activity demonstrated a marked increase in the spreading rate, on the 23rd and 30th DPI. Phagocytosis was decreased on the second DPI, and returned to levels similar to those observed before inoculation on the 23rd DPI. The amount of H2O2 released by PAM declined on day 2, but, by day 16, they returned to values similar to those observed before inoculation. The decline in PAM activity in the acute phase of disease is indirect evidence that these cells have an important role in lung defense mechanisms against this agent.
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Robson PJ, Alston TD, Myburgh KH. Prolonged suppression of the innate immune system in the horse following an 80 km endurance race. Equine Vet J 2003; 35:133-7. [PMID: 12638788 DOI: 10.2746/042516403776114144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY An increased susceptibility to bacterial and viral infections of the respiratory tract, which results in a loss of performance, has been reported in racehorses. Much research has focused on the influence of high-intensity exercise of a short duration on immune system function in horses, but scant attention has been given to prolonged endurance exercise as an immune modulator. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of an 80 km endurance race on the monocyte and neutrophil oxidative burst, serum cortisol, glutamine and plasma glucose concentrations in 8 endurance-trained horses (mean +/- s.d. age 9.4 +/- 2.2 years). METHODS Blood samples were drawn from the horses prior to and following an 80 km ride. RESULTS Mean time for completion of the 80 km race was 306 +/- 40 mins. Immediately post race mean serum cortisol concentration, blood monocyte and neutrophil counts were higher and blood lymphocyte counts and plasma glucose concentration were lower compared with prerace values (P < 0.05). Neutrophil and monocyte oxidative burst activity decreased following the race and had not regained prerace values after 3 days of rest (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The present study indicates that long duration exercise in horses has a negative impact on the function of the innate immune system that lasts several days post race. Precise mechanisms instigating the fall in innate immune system function are unclear and multifactorial, but may be attributed, at least in part, to a high serum cortisol response during very prolonged exercise. POTENTIAL CLINICAL RELEVANCE A prolonged bout of exercise results in a long-term suppression of the innate immune system function in horses which may, in part, account for the observed increase of infectious episodes in horses during training.
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- P J Robson
- Physiological Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, 7602 Matieland, South Africa
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Ainsworth DM, Appleton JA, Eicker SW, Luce R, Julia Flaminio M, Antczak DF. The effect of strenuous exercise on mRNA concentrations of interleukin-12, interferon-gamma and interleukin-4 in equine pulmonary and peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2003; 91:61-71. [PMID: 12507851 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-2427(02)00274-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The effect of strenuous exercise on the mRNA concentrations of interleukin-12p35 subunit (IL-12p35), interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and interleukin-4 (IL-4) in equine pulmonary and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was investigated. We hypothesized that strenuous exercise would suppress the expression of IL-12p35, IFN-gamma and augment the expression of IL-4. Eleven horses were randomly divided into two groups, a stall-confined control group (n=5) and an exercise-conditioned treatment group (n=6). Bronchoalveolar and PBMCs were obtained from horses in the treatment group prior to the commencement of a 9-week conditioning program and 24h after the completion of a maximum exercise test conducted in week 12. Samples were obtained simultaneously from control horses. Differential counts were performed on the bronchoalveolar lavage cells. Real-time PCR was performed on the pulmonary and PBMCs to quantitate cytokine expression using equine-specific primers and Taqman probes. Target gene expression was normalized to 18s rRNA expression. With the exception of IL-4 in the BALF cells, mRNA for the three cytokines was detected in the mononuclear cells from all horses at both sampling times. There were no significant differences in the cytokine mRNA concentrations between the two groups of horses at either of the sampling times. These findings demonstrate that strenuous treadmill exercise does not exert a deleterious effect on gene expression for IL-12p35, IFN-gamma or IL-4 when assessed in horses 24h following the intense physical activity.
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- Dorothy M Ainsworth
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Holcombe SJ, Jackson C, Gerber V, Jefcoat A, Berney C, Eberhardt S, Robinson NE. Stabling is associated with airway inflammation in young Arabian horses. Equine Vet J 2001; 33:244-9. [PMID: 11352345 DOI: 10.2746/042516401776249606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We examined the effect of stabling on upper and lower airway inflammation in 14 yearling Arabian horses that had been at pasture since birth. Horses were divided into 2 groups of 7. One group was stabled for 3 months and the other remained at pasture. The groups were then switched over for another 3 months. The nasopharynx, guttural pouches and trachea were examined endoscopically and bronchoalveolar lavage performed every month. An upper airway inflammation score was devised based on the magnitude of pharyngeal lymphoid hyperplasia and guttural pouch inflammation. During stabling this score remained constant, whereas it decreased during the 3 months at pasture. Stabling was also associated with a higher number and percentage of neutrophils in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and with a smaller percentage of lymphocytes. There was no correlation between upper airway inflammation score and bronchoalveolar lavage cytology. During a nasal occlusion test, dorsal displacement of the soft palate occurred more times in stabled than in pastured horses, but this was heavily biased by the results from one animal. We conclude that stabling is associated with inflammation of both the upper and lower airway of young horses.
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- S J Holcombe
- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824-1314, USA
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Mori E, Mori C, Fernandes W. Avaliação da função de macrófagos alveolares em cavalos clinicamente sadios. ARQ BRAS MED VET ZOO 2001. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-09352001000200007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Devido à importância dos macrófagos alveolares (MA) nos mecanismos de defesa pulmonar, foram realizados estudos para avaliar a atividade desses fagócitos em cavalos hígidos. Foram realizados lavados broncoalveolares (LBA) em cinco cavalos clinicamente sadios. A citologia foi realizada pela citocentrifugação das amostras e posterior confecção de lâminas coradas pelo método de Rosenfeld. Todas as amostras do LBA foram centrifugadas e a concentração celular foi ajustada para 2×10(6) células/ml, para a mensuração da atividade macrofágica (testes de espraiamento, fagocitose e liberação de peróxido de hidrogênio). A contagem diferencial das células presentes no LBA demonstrou a predominância de macrófagos (59,0± 6,9%). Os resultados obtidos nos testes de mensuração da atividade macrofágica foram: índice de espraiamento 25,1± 19,7%, índice de fagocitose 89,4± 6,2% e liberação de peróxido de hidrogênio 1,6± 0,3nmoles/2×10(5) células (sem PMA - phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate) e 1,8± 0,4nmoles/2×10(5) células (com PMA). Os resultados demonstraram um padrão de atividade para MA de cavalos hígidos, os quais apresentaram índices de ativação mesmo sem elicitação prévia, indicando que as técnicas utilizadas foram adequadas para tal propósito.
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Christley RM, Hodgson DR, Rose RJ, Hodgson JL, Wood JL, Reid SW. Coughing in thoroughbred racehorses: risk factors and tracheal endoscopic and cytological findings. Vet Rec 2001; 148:99-104. [PMID: 11232940 DOI: 10.1136/vr.148.4.99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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A matched case-control study was made of 100 thoroughbred horses which were coughing and 148 control horses which were free of clinical signs of respiratory tract disease. The variables identified by multivariable conditional logistic regression as being significantly associated with coughing included age (the risk decreased with age), the stage of training (horses in early training were at greatest risk), the time since the last race (horses that had never raced were at greatest risk) and the time since they were last transported (horses transported more than 14 days previously were more likely to cough than those transported within the last week). The coughing horses were significantly more likely to have high scores for upper and lower tracheal mucus and pharyngeal lymphoid hyperplasia. In addition, the tracheal aspirates of the coughing horses had increased odds of neutrophilia and were more likely to have intracellular bacteria than the control horses. However, a considerable proportion of the control horses had cytological and/or endoscopic evidence of airway inflammation.
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- R M Christley
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Korhonen PA, Lilius EM, Hyyppä S, Räsänen LA, Pösö AR. Production of reactive oxygen species in neutrophils after repeated bouts of exercise in standardbred trotters. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. A, PHYSIOLOGY, PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL MEDICINE 2000; 47:565-73. [PMID: 11244864 DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0442.2000.00275.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Six trained Standardbred trotters exercised on a racetrack on 2 days with a 3-day interval. On both exercise days the horses trotted three different exercise bouts with increasing intensity with 60-min intervals. Exercise-induced stress was manifested as leucocytosis, an increase in the neutrophil:lymphocyte (N:L) ratio, and increased capacity to produce reactive oxygen species in the peripheral blood as indicated by an increase in whole blood chemiluminescence. The leucocytosis was mainly due to neutrophilia, which lasted for 6 h. Production of reactive oxygen species per single neutrophil showed no significant change during a day of exercise, but was lower on the second exercise day. The cortisol concentrations and N:L ratio, used as indicators of stress, behaved differently: Cortisol did not change significantly after exercise, whereas the N:L ratio increased. These results suggest that in trained horses, the N:L ratio is a sensitive indicator of stress of short duration, and an attenuated N:L response can be taken as an indicator of adaptation to exercise stress.
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- P A Korhonen
- Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Raidal SL, Love DN, Bailey GD, Rose RJ. The effect of high intensity exercise on the functional capacity of equine pulmonary alveolar macrophages and BAL-derived lymphocytes. Res Vet Sci 2000; 68:249-53. [PMID: 10877971 DOI: 10.1053/rvsc.1999.0373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The effect of strenuous exercise on the functional capacity of pulmonary alveolar macrophages (PAM) and bronchoalveolar lavage-derived lymphocytes was determined in eight horses prior to and after 7 weeks of training. Strenuous exercise had no effect on the total cell count or the percentage of live cells in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples prior to or following training. However, training was associated with a significant increase in the total cell count of pre-exercise BAL samples and a significant reduction in the percentage of live cells in post-exercise samples. Strenuous exercise was associated with impaired phagocytosis by PAM after 7 weeks of training but had no effect on similar samples obtained from untrained horses. The oxidative burst activity of PAM was significantly increased following strenuous exercise for both untrained and trained horses. BAL -derived lymphocyte oxidative burst was similarly affected following training. These results suggest that strenuous exercise and training may influence pulmonary immune cell function.
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- S L Raidal
- Division of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Western Australia
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Flaminio MJ, Rush BR, Shuman W. Immunologic function in horses after non-specific immunostimulant administration. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 1998; 63:303-15. [PMID: 9656421 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-2427(98)00111-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Inactivated Propionibacterium acnes is a biologic response modifier for treatment of non-specific respiratory disease in horses. The objectives of this investigation were to determine alterations in phagocytic activity, phenotypic expression of lymphocyte subpopulations and lymphokine-activated killing cell response in healthy young horses. Samples were collected on day 0, 7 and 14 of the investigation. Blood samples were obtained via jugular venipuncture and pulmonary leukocytes were recovered via bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). Commercially available P. acnes (Eqstim) was administered intravenously on days 7, 9 and 11 of the investigation. Fever was observed on days 8 and 10, indicating immune reaction. Total peripheral blood white cell count was increased (P < 0.05) on day 14 after P. acnes administration compared to values on days 0 and 7. Total BAL fluid cell count decreased (P < 0.01) on day 14 compared to values on days 0 and 7, which was characterized by a decrease in total lymphocyte (P < 0.01) and macrophage (P < 0.01) counts. The proportion of lymphocytes in BAL fluid decreased (P < 0.005) on day 14 compared to values on days 0 and 7, and the proportion of macrophages increased (P < 0.005) on day 14 compared to values on days 0 and 7. P. acnes administration increased the total (P < 0.05) and proportional (P < 0.05) counts of CD4+ T lymphocytes in peripheral blood. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid proportion of CD4+ (P < 0.05), CD5+ (P < 0.001) and MHC II (P < 0.05) lymphocytes increased on day 14 after P. acnes administration compared to values on days 0 and 7. Nonopsonized phagocytic activity in peripheral blood increased (P < 0.0005) on day 14 after P. acnes administration compared to values on days 0 and 7. Lymphokine-activated killing cell activity in peripheral blood and BAL fluid leukocytes was enhanced (P < 0.005) on day 14 after P. acnes administration compared to values on days 0 and 7. Serum IgG and IgM concentrations were within laboratory reference values and were not altered by administration of P. acnes. This investigation demonstrated immunostimulant and immunomodulatory properties of P. acnes, characterized by increased CD4+ T lymphocyte expression and LAK activity in peripheral blood and BAL fluid, increased nonopsonized phagocytosis in peripheral blood leukocytes and decreased pulmonary cellularity.
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- M J Flaminio
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas state University 66506-5606, USA.
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de Wazières B, Spehner V, Harraga S, Laplante F, Corallo F, Bloy C, Dupond JL, Vuitton DA, Seillès E. Alteration in the production of free oxygen radicals and proinflammatory cytokines by peritoneal and alveolar macrophages in old mice and immunomodulatory effect of RU 41740 administration. Part I: Effect of short and repetitive noise stress. IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY 1998; 39:51-9. [PMID: 9667423 DOI: 10.1016/s0162-3109(97)00098-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of stress on natural immunity in old mice, and the potential of an immunomodulating drug to correct stress-induced immune abnormalities. We analyzed both the alveolar (ALM) and peritoneal macrophage (PerM) oxidative responses and cytokine productions of TNF-alpha and IL-1alpha, in old mice after exposure to 3 days of noise stress, with and without treatment with RU 41740, an immunomodulating compound. Production of Free Oxygen Radicals (FOR) by ALM and PerM macrophages was evaluated using a luminol-dependent chemiluminescence method at the basal state and after stimulation. Serum corticosterone was also measured. Three groups of 22-24 month-old C57BL/6 mice were studied. Seven mice were treated with RU 41740 (10 mg kg(-1)) every day for 5 days and then exposed to sound stress (110 dB, 1000 Hz, for 3 nights). Ten mice were treated with saline, then submitted to a sham stress. Eight animals received neither treatment nor stress. There was no difference in corticosterone level between the three groups and between these groups and a control group nonstressed, noncannulated. After stimulation by fMetLeuPhe, production of FOR by ALM and PerM significantly increased after stress and returned to normal values after RU 41740 treatment (p < 0.001). The cytokine levels (TNF-alpha and IL-1alpha) decreased after stress and returned to normal levels after RU 41740 treatment. This study shows that, in aged mice, auditory stress is associated with modifications of macrophage functions which are different, depending on their localization and on the function under study. It confirms the immunomodulatory capacities of RU 41740 that was shown to counteract these effects of stress in elderly animals.
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- B de Wazières
- Service de Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Hôpital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France
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Kohut ML, Davis JM, Jackson DA, Colbert LH, Strasner A, Essig DA, Pate RR, Ghaffar A, Mayer EP. The role of stress hormones in exercise-induced suppression of alveolar macrophage antiviral function. J Neuroimmunol 1998; 81:193-200. [PMID: 9521622 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(97)00179-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We hypothesized that a previously observed exercise-induced suppression of alveolar macrophage antiviral resistance results from increases in corticosterone and/or epinephrine. Mice (CD-1) were run to fatigue on a treadmill (exercise), or placed in Plexiglas lanes above the treadmill (control). The role of corticosterone was assessed by further dividing mice into groups receiving one of the following treatments; sham surgery, adrenalectomy, or adrenalectomy plus corticosterone replacement. Macrophage antiviral function was suppressed in the exercised mice compared to the control mice. However, macrophage antiviral function was not suppressed in the exercised mice that underwent adrenalectomy or adrenalectomy plus corticosterone replacement. We tested whether another adrenal factor (epinephrine) may be involved by dividing mice into exercise and control groups treated with either saline or propranolol. Macrophage antiviral function was again suppressed in the saline-treated exercised mice compared to saline-treated control mice, but no differences were found between the exercised mice receiving propranolol, control mice receiving propranolol, or saline-treated control mice. Isoproterenol, when added to alveolar macrophages in culture, also suppressed antiviral resistance. These findings suggest that decreased macrophage antiviral function following exercise may be due to increased release of adrenal catecholamines.
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- M L Kohut
- Department of Exercise Science, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA
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Pharmacologic manipulation of pulmonary immunity plays an important role in primary and adjunct therapy for equine respiratory disease. Frequent exposure to respiratory viral pathogens, strenuous exercise, long distance transport, and inhalation of harmful substances destroy various aspects of the pulmonary defense system and predispose performance horses to development of infectious and noninfectious respiratory disease. Pulmonary immunity may be bolstered by nonspecific immunostimulants to combat primary or secondary immunodeficiency. State of the art technology improves active and passive-specific immunity for prevention of common infectious respiratory diseases in horses. Immuno-suppressive therapy can attenuate hyperreactive pulmonary immune responses in horses with allergic airway disease.
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- B R Rush
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA
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Ziebell KL, Steinmann H, Kretzdorn D, Schlapp T, Failing K, Schmeer N. The use of Baypamun N in crowding associated infectious respiratory disease: efficacy of Baypamun N (freeze dried product) in 4-10 month old horses. ZENTRALBLATT FUR VETERINARMEDIZIN. REIHE B. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. SERIES B 1997; 44:529-36. [PMID: 9451942 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1997.tb01004.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The efficacy of an immunomodulator, Baypamun N, was tested in 4-10-month-old horses which were exposed to stress by weaning, transport and commingling with yearlings from different breeders (crowding). Verum (n = 26) and placebo animals (n = 27) received three intramuscular injections of the investigational preparations (days 0, 2, 9) starting at the day of commingling in one stable. The incidence of acute respiratory disease was high during the first 4 weeks after commingling. Approximately 50% of all horses showed seroconversion due to field infection by EHV1 and EHV4 during the observation period. The clinical scores in the Baypamun N group were significantly reduced by 40.3% (P < 0.05) compared to the placebo group. The proportion of horses with purulent nasal discharge during the observation period (4 weeks) was also significantly reduced by 58.7% (P < 0.01) in the Baypamun N group. Fifty per cent of the horses injected with Baypamun N showed no purulent nasal discharge and therefore no signs of complicated disease of the upper respiratory airways in contrast to only 14.8% in the non-protected placebo group. The challenge conditions studied in this investigation were rather severe because of the permanent exposure of Baypamun N treated individuals to the non-separated and untreated horses (n = 51). This indicates that treatment with Baypamun N is a successful tool to avoid severe clinical consequences of stress in young horses.
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- K L Ziebell
- Bayer AG, Animal Health, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Leverkusen, Germany
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Raidal SL, Love DN, Bailey GD. Effect of a single bout of high intensity exercise on lower respiratory tract contamination in the horse. Aust Vet J 1997; 75:293-5. [PMID: 9140658 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1997.tb10101.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- S L Raidal
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Sydney, New South Wales
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Lower respiratory tract disease is an important source of poor performance and exercise intolerance in racehorses and middle-aged sport horses. Horses that perform high-intensity exercise are predisposed to development of infectious and noninfectious respiratory disease. Diagnostic aids for investigation of lower respiratory tract disease include thorough thoracic auscultation with rebreathing, endoscopic examination, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), and thoracic radiographic examination. The therapeutic approach for horses with lower respiratory tract diseases often can be directed by cytologic evaluation of BAL fluid. Conservative management techniques may reduce the risk or severity of respiratory disease in horses performing high-intensity exercise.
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- B R Moore
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Manhattan, USA
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Buechner-Maxwell V, Murray M, Crisman M, Ley W, Saunders G, Walton A. Relationship of equine housing to large airway inflammation. J Equine Vet Sci 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s0737-0806(96)80104-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Hines MT, Schott HC, Bayly WM, Leroux AJ. Exercise and immunity: a review with emphasis on the horse. J Vet Intern Med 1996; 10:280-9. [PMID: 8884712 DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.1996.tb02063.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Exercise has been recognized as a stress, which can significantly alter the host's immune response and, therefore, its susceptibility to disease. Whereas research in this area has previously focused primarily on human subjects and laboratory animals, it has more recently extended to domestic animals, especially the equine athlete. Despite several studies, defining the relationship among exercise, the immune response, and disease has proven difficult due to a number of factors, including the complexity of the immune system and the variable nature of exercise itself. It now appears that exercise has dual effects on the immune system. Suppressive effects, such as a decline in the ratio of CD4+ to CD8+ cells, diminished lymphocyte function, and a decline in the number and cytolytic activity of natural killer cells have been observed in response to brief high-intensity exercise, prolonged exhaustive exercise, and overtraining. In contrast, moderate training generally has beneficial effects on host defense mechanisms. The mechanisms for regulating the dual effects of exercise are complex, involving a network of neuroendocrine hormones and cytokines.
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- M T Hines
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-6610, USA
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Espersen GT, Elbaek A, Schmidt-Olsen S, Ejlersen E, Varming K, Grunnet N. Short-term changes in the immune system of elite swimmers under competition conditions. Different immunomodulation induced by various types of sport. Scand J Med Sci Sports 1996; 6:156-63. [PMID: 8827844 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1996.tb00083.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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This study was designed to investigate changes in the immune system of elite swimmers compared with well-conditioned age- and sex-matched controls in relation to a competition swim (field study). Furthermore, the aim was to reveal possible differences in immune system changes depending on the type of sport performed by comparing with an earlier study of similar design, from the same laboratory that tested elite runners in relation to a competition run. The swimmers were tested before, immediately after and 2 h and 24 h after a competition swim. Lymphocyte subsets (CD5, CD3, HLA-DR, CD4, CD8, CD19, CD3/CD16+56, CD57, CD18, CD16/CD122) all increased after the run, decreased to normal or subnormal levels after 2 h, and returned to normal after 24 h (absolute numbers). The findings were identical for the swimmers and the age- and sex-matched control group. No change in polymorphonuclear granulocyte migration was found. The lymphocyte proliferative responses decreased 2 h after the exercise. No changes were seen in plasma cytokine levels (interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) in relation to exercise, but significantly lower baseline values for IL-6 were observed in the swimmers. An increase in total natural killer cell activity immediately after exercise, followed after 2 h by a decrease, was seen in both swimmers and controls. Finally, no complement activation was detected. Compared with an earlier study of elite runners, differences were seen in granulocyte chemotactic response, TNF-alpha plasma activity and the lymphocyte proliferative response to mitogen. These differences might be explained by the degree of immune system activation following muscle damage during exercise, inducing an increase in cytokines, which are known to activate and modulate both lymphocytes and granulocyte function. Our findings demonstrate identical exercise-induced, immune system changes in elite swimmers and well conditioned controls, and furthermore, the findings suggest that different types of sport performed at maximum intensity induce different immune system changes.
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- G T Espersen
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark
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Pleuropneumonia is a clinically important equine disease, predisposed by a number of identifiable factors. Successful management is largely dependent on early identification and prompt initiation of appropriate treatment strategies. Rapid resolution of the disease process is associated with appropriate treatment commenced within 48 h of the causative insult. Lower airway contamination by oropharyngeal organisms and subsequent extension into the pulmonary parenchyma results in respiratory dysfunction and systemic toxaemia. Acute disease is associated with the isolation of facultatively anaerobic organisms, especially beta-haemolytic Streptococcus spp. and Pasteurellaceae. Delayed or inappropriate treatment is likely to result in chronic disease characterized by the involvement of anaerobic bacteria and a poor response to therapy. The primary mode of treatment for anaerobic infection of the human thorax is surgical drainage and resection of necrotic tissue but whilst such techniques have been described for the management of equine pleuropneumonia, the size of the equine thoracic cavity hinders accurate diagnostic evaluation and successful completion of such intervention. The chronic nature and cost of ongoing treatment and limitations on choice of antimicrobial agents warrant a poor prognosis for survival and a poorer prognosis for return to athletic endeavour.
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- S L Raidal
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Shephard RJ, Shek PN. Cancer, immune function, and physical activity. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY = REVUE CANADIENNE DE PHYSIOLOGIE APPLIQUEE 1995; 20:1-25. [PMID: 7742765 DOI: 10.1139/h95-001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Despite the problems of interpreting epidemiological studies and the difficulty in developing appropriate animal models, there is growing evidence that moderate habitual physical activity can protect against certain types of neoplasm, particularly tumors of the colon and the female reproductive tract. Exercise programs also appear to have a beneficial influence on clinical course, at least in the early stages of the disease. Recent demonstration of exercise-induced changes in the activity of macrophages, natural killer cells, lymphokine activated killer cells, neutrophils, and regulating cytokines suggest that immuno-modulation may contribute to the protective value of exercise. Depression of immune function, such as in HIV infection and in old age, is associated with an enhanced susceptibility to tumors; but the sites of tumorigenesis in HIV infection are not those that gain protection from physical activity. Further research is thus needed before it can be asserted that favorable exercise-induced changes in immune function have a material influence on the risks posed by various types of cancer.
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- R J Shephard
- School of Physical & Health Education, Univ. of Toronto, Ont
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Kluciński W, Winnicka A, Olszewski M, Sikora J, Sitarska E, Niemiałtowski M, Muzylak M, Bylinka G, Wyszyński M. Phagocytic activity of polymorphonuclear leukocytes lavaged from the lungs of horses with clinically diagnosed chronic pulmonary disease. ZENTRALBLATT FUR VETERINARMEDIZIN. REIHE A 1994; 41:558-67. [PMID: 8831271 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.1994.tb00123.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The aim of this study was to compare phagocytic activity of polymorphonuclear cells (PMNs) from the bronchoalveolar lavage of clinically healthy horses and those with severe chronic bronchiolitis. Research was carried out on 28 horses. Chronic inflammation of the lower airways was diagnosed in nine horses. Cells from the respiratory tract were lavaged according to accepted methods. For comparison, PMNs were isolated from peripheral blood of all investigated horses. The phagocytic activity of PMNs was determined in relation to two standard strains of Staphylococcus aureus, Staph, aureus Smith which was phagocytized after previous opsonization, and Staph, aureus 305, phagocytized without opsonization. From the investigations, it is shown that the PMNs present in the terminal airways of horses with severe chronic bronchiolitis are characterized by decreased phagocytic activity in relation to opsonized Staphylococcus aureus Smith and increased activity in relation to non-opsonized Staphylococcus aureus 305, as compared to the PMNs lavaged from the terminal airways of clinically healthy horses. No changes in the phagocytic activity of the peripheral blood PMNs were observed between clinically diseased horses and healthy horses.
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- W Kluciński
- Department of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw Agricultural University, Poland
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McKANE SA, ROSE RJ. Radiographic determination of the location of a blindly passed bronchoalveolar lavage catheter. EQUINE VET EDUC 1993. [DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.1993.tb01064.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lilius EM, Marnila P. Photon emission of phagocytes in relation to stress and disease. EXPERIENTIA 1992; 48:1082-91. [PMID: 1473571 DOI: 10.1007/bf01947995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Phagocytes, the first-line cells of the body's defence mechanisms against invading pathogens, kill microorganisms by means of lysosomal degradative enzymes and highly toxic reactive oxygen intermediates. The reactive oxygen compounds are produced, in a process called the 'respiratory burst', by the NADPH oxidase complex in plasma membranes, and by myeloperoxidase in phagolysosomes after degranulation. These processes generate electronically excited states which, on relaxation, emit photons, giving rise to phagocyte chemiluminescence (CL). This paper describes the conditions for the measurement of CL, and reviews the activity of phagocytes from individuals undergoing stress or disease. The capability of phagocytes to emit photons reflects remarkably well the pathophysiological state of the host. In many cases even the magnitude of the stress, the presence of a pathogen in the body, or the activity of the disease can be estimated. Physiological changes, e.g. in the reproductive cycle, can also be predicted.
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- E M Lilius
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, Finland
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Vrins A, Doucet M, Nunez-Ochoa L. A retrospective study of bronchoalveolar lavage cytology in horses with clinical findings of small airway disease. ZENTRALBLATT FUR VETERINARMEDIZIN. REIHE A 1991; 38:472-9. [PMID: 1950237 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.1991.tb01036.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A retrospective of 69 bronchoalveolar lavages (BAL) on horses was done to investigate the relationship between bronchoalveolar cell types and clinical signs in horses with small airway disease. Horses were grouped according to clinical findings. The groups were as follows: I. cough only (n = 14), II. cough with mucopurulent secretions in the trachea (n = 14), III. cough, mucopurulent secretions in the trachea and abnormal lung sounds (n = 24) and IV., all of the above plus dyspnea at rest (n = 17). An asymptomatic group was formed from horses in the same population to serve as control (n = 8). There was a significant difference between cytological profiles of asymptomatic horses and the symptomatic group horses, indicating that BAL findings are different when clinical manifestations of the disease are present. Furthermore, neutrophil counts increased as the severity of clinical signs increased from group I to IV. Some variations of other cell types such as mast cells were also reported. Though a significant increase in neutrophils was predictable in dyspneic horses, there was an absence of typical cytological pictures for the other symptomatic but non-dyspneic groups of horses. This study concludes that BAL is a useful diagnostic tool which allows further characterisation of inflammatory processes when clinical signs if small airway disease are apparent.
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- A Vrins
- Département de Médecine, Faculté de Médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal
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Mair TS, Sweeney CR. Advances in the diagnosis of equine lung disease: sampling from the lower airways. Equine Vet J 1990; 22:147-8. [PMID: 2361498 DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1990.tb04232.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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