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2008 journal article

Vector transmission of Bartonella species with emphasis on the potential for tick transmission

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 22(1), 1–15.

By: S. Billeter n, M. Levy n, B. Chomel n & E. Breitschwerdt n

author keywords: Bartonella species; arthropods; DNA; PCR; ticks; vector competence; vector potential
MeSH headings : Animals; Arachnid Vectors / microbiology; Bartonella / isolation & purification; Bartonella Infections / transmission; Bartonella Infections / veterinary; DNA, Bacterial / chemistry; DNA, Bacterial / genetics; Disease Reservoirs; Humans; Insect Vectors / microbiology; Phthiraptera / microbiology; Siphonaptera / microbiology; Ticks / microbiology; Zoonoses
TL;DR: A review of Bartonella transmission by sandflies, lice and fleas, the potential for transmission by other vectors, and data supporting transmission by ticks suggests there is substantial opportunity for the potential uptake of these blood‐borne bacteria by a variety of arthropod vectors that feed on animals and people. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Use of systemically administered lidocaine in horses with gastrointestinal tract disease

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 232(8), 1144–1148.

By: V. Cook* & A. Blikslager*

Contributors: V. Cook* & A. Blikslager*

MeSH headings : Animals; Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use; Gastrointestinal Diseases / drug therapy; Gastrointestinal Diseases / veterinary; Horse Diseases / drug therapy; Horses; Ileus / drug therapy; Ileus / veterinary; Lidocaine / therapeutic use; Reperfusion Injury / drug therapy; Reperfusion Injury / veterinary
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Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 article

Lomustine for treatment of mast cell tumors in cats: 38 cases (1999-2005)

Rassnick, K. M., Williams, L. E., Kristal, O., Al-Sarraf, R., Baez, J. L., Zwahlen, C. H., & Dank, G. (2008, April 15). JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Vol. 232, pp. 1200–1205.

By: K. Rassnick, L. Williams, O. Kristal, R. Al-Sarraf, J. Baez, C. Zwahlen, G. Dank

MeSH headings : Animals; Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / adverse effects; Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / therapeutic use; Cat Diseases / drug therapy; Cat Diseases / pathology; Cats; Female; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Lomustine / adverse effects; Lomustine / therapeutic use; Lymphoma / drug therapy; Lymphoma / pathology; Lymphoma / veterinary; Male; Mast-Cell Sarcoma / drug therapy; Mast-Cell Sarcoma / pathology; Mast-Cell Sarcoma / veterinary; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / veterinary; Neoplasm Staging / veterinary; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Skin Neoplasms / drug therapy; Skin Neoplasms / pathology; Skin Neoplasms / veterinary; Treatment Outcome
TL;DR: Findings suggested that treatment with lomustine should be considered for cats with MCTs for which local treatment is not an option and was well tolerated. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Lack of detection of circulating skin-specific IgE autoantibodies in dogs with moderate or severe atopic dermatitis

VETERINARY IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGY, 122(1-2), 182–187.

By: T. Olivry*, S. Dunston*, K. Pluchino, K. Porter* & B. Hammerberg*

Contributors: T. Olivry*, S. Dunston*, K. Pluchino, K. Porter* & B. Hammerberg*

author keywords: allergy; atopy; autoimmunity; canine; IgE; skin
MeSH headings : Animals; Autoantibodies / blood; Dermatitis, Atopic / veterinary; Dog Diseases / immunology; Dogs; Female; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; Immunoblotting; Immunoglobulin E / blood; Male; Skin / immunology
TL;DR: Either IgE autoreactivity is not associated with moderate to severe AD in dogs, or the methods employed herein were not sensitive enough to permit IgE autoantibody detection. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Cyclooxygenase expression and prostanoid production in pyloric and duodenal mucosae in dogs after administration of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

American Journal of Veterinary Research, 69(4), 457–464.

By: J. Wooten n, A. Blikslager n, K. Ryan n, S. Marks n, J. Law n & B. Lascelles n

Contributors: J. Wooten n, A. Blikslager n, K. Ryan n, S. Marks n, J. Law n & B. Lascelles n

MeSH headings : Animals; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / pharmacology; Biopsy / veterinary; Blotting, Western / veterinary; Cross-Over Studies; Cyclooxygenase 1 / biosynthesis; Cyclooxygenase 2 / biosynthesis; Dogs / metabolism; Endoscopy / veterinary; Female; Gastric Mucosa / drug effects; Gastric Mucosa / enzymology; Gastric Mucosa / metabolism; Histocytochemistry / veterinary; Intestinal Mucosa / drug effects; Intestinal Mucosa / enzymology; Intestinal Mucosa / metabolism; Male; Prostaglandins / biosynthesis; Pyloric Antrum / drug effects; Pyloric Antrum / enzymology; Pyloric Antrum / metabolism; Random Allocation; Thromboxane B2 / metabolism
TL;DR: In dogs, prostanoid synthesis was greater in pyloric mucosa than it was in duodenal mucosa, compared with the effects of a selective COX-2 NSAID. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Immunology of the Ocular Surface

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 38(2), 223–231.

By: B. Gilger n

MeSH headings : Adaptation, Physiological; Animals; Autoantigens / immunology; Eye Infections / immunology; Eye Infections / veterinary; Immunity, Innate; Receptors, Cell Surface / immunology; Receptors, Cell Surface / metabolism; Receptors, Immunologic / immunology; Receptors, Immunologic / metabolism; Toll-Like Receptors / immunology; Toll-Like Receptors / metabolism
TL;DR: Toll-like receptors are the link between the innate and adaptive immune response, and are likely key components of the response of ocular tissue to infectious organisms and in the initiation and perpetuation of autoimmune disease. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Detection ofBartonella henselaein the Blood of 2 Adult Horses

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 22(2), 495–498.

By: S. Jones n, R. Maggi n, J. Shuler n, A. Alward n & E. Breitschwerdt n

author keywords: arthropathy; bartonellosis; purpura hemorrhagica; vasculitis
MeSH headings : Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use; Bacteremia / drug therapy; Bacteremia / microbiology; Bacteremia / veterinary; Bartonella Infections / blood; Bartonella Infections / drug therapy; Bartonella Infections / microbiology; Bartonella Infections / veterinary; Bartonella henselae / genetics; Bartonella henselae / isolation & purification; Culture Media; DNA, Bacterial / blood; Female; Horse Diseases / blood; Horse Diseases / drug therapy; Horse Diseases / microbiology; Horses; Joint Diseases / drug therapy; Joint Diseases / microbiology; Joint Diseases / veterinary; Male; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Vasculitis / drug therapy; Vasculitis / microbiology; Vasculitis / veterinary
TL;DR: The presence of Bartonella sp. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Pharmacokinetics of voriconazole after oral administration of single and multiple doses in African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus timneh)

American Journal of Veterinary Research, 69(1), 114–121.

By: K. Flammer n, J. Nettifee Osborne, D. Webb*, L. Foster*, S. Dillard* & J. Davis*

MeSH headings : Administration, Oral; Animals; Antifungal Agents / administration & dosage; Antifungal Agents / blood; Antifungal Agents / pharmacokinetics; Drug Administration Schedule; Psittaciformes / metabolism; Pyrimidines / administration & dosage; Pyrimidines / blood; Pyrimidines / pharmacokinetics; Triazoles / administration & dosage; Triazoles / blood; Triazoles / pharmacokinetics; Voriconazole
TL;DR: Oral administration of 12 to 18 mg of voriconazole/kg twice daily is a rational starting dose for treatment of African grey parrots infected with Aspergillus or other fungal organisms that have a minimal inhibitory concentration for vorIconazole < or = 0.4 microg/mL. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Molecular evidence of prevalent dual piroplasma infections in North American raccoons (Procyon lotor)

PARASITOLOGY, 135(1), 33–37.

author keywords: Babesia; piroplasmosis; babesiosis
MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / genetics; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesia microti / genetics; Babesia microti / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / parasitology; Babesiosis / veterinary; DNA Primers / chemistry; DNA, Protozoan / analysis; DNA, Protozoan / blood; Genotype; North Carolina; Parasitic Diseases, Animal / parasitology; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics; Raccoons / parasitology; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
TL;DR: This study highlights the need for molecular assays for the accurate identification of piroplasma and performs a molecular survey of raccoons using polymerase chain reaction assays specific for each genotype. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Histopathological features of ocular leishmaniosis in the dog

JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY, 138(1), 32–39.

By: M. Pena, C. Naranjo*, G. Klauss*, D. Fondevila, M. Leiva, X. Roura*, M. Davidson n, R. Dubielzig*

author keywords: dog; eye; leishmaniosis; histopathology; immunohistochemistry
MeSH headings : Animals; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dog Diseases / pathology; Dogs; Eye Diseases / microbiology; Eye Diseases / pathology; Eye Diseases / veterinary; Female; Leishmaniasis / pathology; Leishmaniasis / veterinary; Male
TL;DR: Ocular tissues affected were conjunctiva and limbus, ciliary body, iris, cornea, sclera and iridocorneal angle, choroid and the optic nerve sheath, and different microscopical patterns were defined in each of these structures. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Evaluation of a digitally integrated accelerometer-based activity monitor for the measurement of activity in cats(1)

VETERINARY ANAESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA, 35(2), 173–183.

By: B. Lascelles n, B. Hansen n, A. Thomson n, C. Pierce n, E. Boland n & E. Smith n

author keywords: activity; assessment; feline; movement; video analysis
MeSH headings : Acceleration; Animals; Cats / physiology; Kinesiology, Applied / instrumentation; Male; Monitoring, Physiologic / instrumentation; Monitoring, Physiologic / veterinary; Motor Activity / physiology; Prospective Studies; Videotape Recording
TL;DR: Output from an acceleration-based digitally integrated accelerometer correlated well with distance moved and mobility in freely moving cats provided the mobility threshold in the analysis software was > or = 6%. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 article

ECG of the month

Cruse, A. M., Booth, M. A., & DeFrancesco, T. C. (2008, February 15). JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Vol. 232, pp. 510–512.

MeSH headings : Animals; Atrioventricular Block / diagnosis; Atrioventricular Block / veterinary; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dogs; Electrocardiography / methods; Electrocardiography / veterinary; Female; Physical Conditioning, Animal / adverse effects
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Separation anxiety in dogs

Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian, 30(1), 27-.

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Oral delivery of L-arginine stimulates prostaglandin-dependent secretory diarrhea in Cryptosporidium parvum-infected neonatal piglets

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION, 46(2), 139–146.

By: J. Gookin n, D. Foster n, M. Coccaro n & S. Stauffer n

author keywords: barrier function; enteral nutrition; epithelial defense; nitric oxide
MeSH headings : Alanine / administration & dosage; Analysis of Variance; Animals; Animals, Newborn; Arginine / administration & dosage; Atrophy; Chlorides / metabolism; Cryptosporidiosis / parasitology; Cryptosporidiosis / physiopathology; Cryptosporidiosis / therapy; Cryptosporidium parvum / growth & development; Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / pharmacology; Diarrhea / parasitology; Diarrhea / physiopathology; Diarrhea / therapy; Dietary Supplements; Disease Models, Animal; Enteral Nutrition; Ileum / parasitology; Ileum / pathology; Ileum / physiology; Indomethacin / pharmacology; Intestinal Mucosa / parasitology; Intestinal Mucosa / pathology; Nitric Oxide / biosynthesis; Oocysts / growth & development; Parasite Egg Count; Prostaglandins / biosynthesis; Random Allocation; Severity of Illness Index; Swine
TL;DR: These studies demonstrate that provision of additional NO substrate in the form of L-arginine incites prostaglandin-dependent secretory diarrhea and does not promote epithelial defense or barrier function of C parvum–infected neonatal ileum. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Determination of minimum alveolar concentration of sevoflurane in juvenile swine

Research in Veterinary Science, 84(2), 283–285.

Contributors: A. Moeser n, A. Blikslager n & C. Swanson n

MeSH headings : Anesthesia, Inhalation / veterinary; Anesthetics, Inhalation / pharmacokinetics; Animals; Methyl Ethers / pharmacokinetics; Pulmonary Alveoli; Sevoflurane; Swine / metabolism
TL;DR: The sevoflurane MAC value was determined to be 3.5+/-0.1% which is notably higher than values reported in the literature for pigs, which may represent changes in anesthetic requirements between different age groups of pigs and differences in the type of stimulus used to determine MAC. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, Crossref, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Detection of two Bartonella tamiae-like sequences in Amblyomma americanum (Acari : Ixodidae) using 16S-23S intergenic spacer region-specific primers

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 45(1), 176–179.

By: S. Billeter*, M. Miller, E. Breitschwerdt* & M. Levy*

author keywords: Bartonella; Amblyomma americanum; PCR
TL;DR: Based upon PCR and sequencing, an adult male and adult female tick harbored DNA sequences closely related to Bartonella tamiae (DQ395180) and potential transmission of Bart onella spp. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Arginine Activates Intestinal p70S6k and Protein Synthesis in Piglet Rotavirus Enteritis

The Journal of Nutrition, 138(1), 24–29.

By: B. Corl n, J. Odle n, X. Niu*, A. Moeser*, L. Gatlin n, O. Phillips n, A. Blikslager*, J. Rhoads*

MeSH headings : Animals; Arginine / pharmacology; Dietary Supplements; Enteritis / blood; Enteritis / metabolism; Enzyme Activation / drug effects; Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology; Immunohistochemistry; Intestinal Mucosa / enzymology; Intestinal Mucosa / virology; Jejunum / pathology; Protein Biosynthesis / drug effects; Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa / metabolism; Rotavirus Infections / enzymology; Rotavirus Infections / metabolism; Sirolimus / pharmacology; Swine / metabolism; Swine / virology
TL;DR: It is concluded that, early in rotavirus enteritis, Arg has no impact on diarrhea but augments intestinal protein synthesis in part by p70(S6k) stimulation, while improving intestinal permeability via a mammalian target of rapamycin/p70( S6k)-independent mechanism. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Administration of doxycycline in drinking water for treatment of spiral bacterial infection in cockatiels

JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 232(3), 389–393.

By: E. Evans n, L. Wade & K. Flammer*

MeSH headings : Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage; Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacokinetics; Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use; Bacteria / drug effects; Bacteria / growth & development; Bird Diseases / drug therapy; Cockatoos; Doxycycline / administration & dosage; Doxycycline / pharmacokinetics; Doxycycline / therapeutic use; Drinking; Female; Male; Treatment Outcome; Water / chemistry
TL;DR: Results suggested that providing drinking water to which doxycycline had been added at a concentration of 400 mg/L was effective in eliminating spiral bacterial infections in cockatiels. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 personal communication

Questions terminology in heartworm infection commentary - The author responds

By: C. Atkins

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Life in the Gut Without Oxygen: Adaptive Mechanisms and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Gastroenterology, 134(1), 346–348.

By: A. Blikslager n

Contributors: A. Blikslager n

MeSH headings : Adaptation, Physiological / physiology; Animals; Energy Metabolism / physiology; Humans; Hypoxia / complications; Hypoxia / metabolism; Hypoxia / physiopathology; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / etiology; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / metabolism; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / physiopathology; Oxygen Consumption / physiology
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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