title: The evaluation of selected parameters of cellular nonspecific immunity in normal and allergic horses.
abstract: The main aim of this study was to compare selected nonspecific immunity parameters in 14 allergic and 12 healthy horses. Each animal was assessed according to the following parameters: in vitro functional capacity of phagocytic cells using the nitro blue tetrazolium chloride reduction test, both spontaneous (NBT) and zymozan stimulated (NBTs), and ingestion capacity of phagocytic cells using a phagocytic index test (IF) and percentage of phagocytosing neutrophils activity (%KF). Differences were demonstrated between the group of allergic horses, especially with severe allergy symptoms, and healthy horses in NBTs values, with higher values in healthy horses. The values of the phagocytic index were significantly higher in horses with allergy.
authors: Department of Clinical Diagnostics and Veterinary Dermatology, University of Life Sciences, Głeboka 30, 20-612 Lublin, Poland. pwilku@poczta.onet.pl
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Wilkołek
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Szczepanik
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Gołyński
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Adamek
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Pomorska
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Maj-Martyniuk
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Sitkowski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D006736:Horses; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000662:veterinary*; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000502:physiology*; D010586:Phagocytes / Q000502:physiology*