Acute phase protein concentrations in dogs with nasal disease.
The concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP), serum amyloid A, haptoglobin (Hp) and α(1)-acid glycoprotein were measured in dogs with clinical signs of nasal disease and compared with those of healthy dogs in order to determine the expression of these proteins in cases of canine nasal disease. A significant difference (P<0.001) between the symptomatic group and the control group was found for both CRP and Hp. Among the animals with nasal disease, a significant intergroup difference (P<0.05) was found in the expression of Hp between dogs with aspergillosis and those with chronic rhinitis.
Division of Companion Animal Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Bearsden Road, Glasgow G61 1QH. don.sheahan@btinternet.com
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D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins; D000818:Animals; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006242:Haptoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein / Q000378:metabolism
D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins; D006242:Haptoglobins; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein; D002097:C-Reactive Protein