Maboni, Grazieli Krimer, Paula Baptista, Rodrigo Lorton, Ana Anderson, Christina Sanchez, Susan
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BMC Veterinary Research
BackgroundMycoleptodiscus indicus is a dematiaceous hyphomycete fungus found on plant leaves. It has been rarely reported as a cause of human or animal disease, possibly because it is difficult to culture and identify from clinical specimens. Infections are presumably acquired by traumatic implantation.Case presentationAn 8-year-old non-immunosuppr...
Rossi, Francesco Aresu, Luca Martini, Valeria Trez, Davide Zanetti, Rossella Coppola, Luigi Michele Ferri, Filippo Zini, Eric
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BMC Veterinary Research
BackgroundChronic kidney disease (CKD) has typically a non-immune mediated origin in cats and immune-complex glomerulonephritis (ICGN) is scarcely described. Aims of this study were to characterize ICGN by light and electron microscopy and identify associations with clinico-pathological findings. In addition, comparisons between cats with ICGN and ...
Whitney, J Haase, B Beatty, J Barrs, V R
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Veterinary immunology and immunopathology
Fungal species in the genus Aspergillus are environmental saprophytes that can act as opportunistic pathogens of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses in humans, cats and other species. Upper respiratory tract aspergillosis (URTA) presents as non-invasive and invasive forms with the latter occurring almost exclusively in immunocompromised hosts. H...
Tham, Heng L. Linder, Keith E. Olivry, Thierry
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BMC Veterinary Research
Autoimmune dermatoses targeting melanocytes have gained attention in human medicine due to their progressive nature and the social impact suffered by affected individuals. In veterinary medicine, vitiligo and the uveodermatological syndrome are the two autoimmune diseases that are known to affect skin melanocytes. In the first part of this article,...
Yu, Yoshihiko Shumway, Kate L. Matheson, Jodi S. Edwards, Marie E. Kline, Timothy L. Lyons, Leslie A.
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BMC Nephrology
BackgroundApproximately 30% of Persian cats have a c.10063C > A variant in polycystin 1 (PKD1) homolog causing autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). The variant is lethal in utero when in the homozygous state and is the only ADPKD variant known in cats. Affected cats have a wide range of progression and disease severity. However, ca...
Wulcan, Judit M. Dennis, Michelle M. Ketzis, Jennifer K. Bevelock, Thomas J. Verocai, Guilherme G.
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Parasites & Vectors
BackgroundFour species of Strongyloides, Strongyloides felis, Strongyloides planiceps, Strongyloides stercoralis and Strongyloides tumefaciens, have been identified in cats based on morphology and location in the host with limited data on the prevalence and disease potential of these different species. Strongyloides tumefaciens adults are located i...
Watson, C E Payne, J R Borgeat, K
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Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology
Aortic stenosis affects 0.028% of cats in a shelter population, with valvular aortic stenosis compromising almost half of these cases. Of congenital heart diseases reported in cats, aortic stenosis is the second most common one, affecting 17% of these cases. Existing literature on valvular aortic stenosis is scant, and thus, presentation and progno...
Taechangam, Nopmanee Iyer, Smita S Walker, Naomi J Arzi, Boaz Borjesson, Dori L
BACKGROUND:Feline adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) have been successfully used in clinical trials for the treatment of immune-mediated diseases with T cell dysregulation. However, the immunomodulatory pathways utilized by feline ASCs to suppress T cell activation have not been fully determined. We investigated the mechanisms used by fe...
Taechangam, Nopmanee Iyer, Smita S. Walker, Naomi J. Arzi, Boaz Borjesson, Dori L.
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Stem Cell Research & Therapy
BackgroundFeline adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) have been successfully used in clinical trials for the treatment of immune-mediated diseases with T cell dysregulation. However, the immunomodulatory pathways utilized by feline ASCs to suppress T cell activation have not been fully determined. We investigated the mechanisms used by fel...
Mello, Lauren S. Leite-Filho, Ronaldo V. Panziera, Welden Bandinelli, Marcele B. Sonne, Luciana Driemeier, David Pavarini, Saulo P.
ABSTRACT: The pathological, immunohistochemical (IHC), and etiological features of lymphoma involving the nervous system (NS) in cats were analyzed through a retrospective study (2004-2017) in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. The NS involvement was observed in 16 (12.2%) of 125 felines with lymphoma. Young cats were mainly affected, with a median o...
