The characteristics of intestinal injury peripheral to strangulating obstruction lesions in the equine small intestine.     

M P Gerard  A T Blikslager  M C Roberts  L P Tate  R A Argenzio 《Equine veterinary journal》1999,31(4):331-335

Recent studies suggest that horses requiring surgical correction of strangulating intestinal obstruction may develop post operative complications as a result of ischaemia/reperfusion injury. Therefore, the mucosal and serosal margins of resected small intestine from 9 horses with small intestinal strangulating lesions were examined for evidence of ischaemia/reperfusion injury. Severe mucosal injury and marked elevations in myeloperoxidase activity were detected at ileal resection margins (n = 4), whereas the mucosa from proximal jejunal (n = 9) and distal jejunal (n = 5) resection margins was normal. However, the serosa from jejunal resection margins had evidence of haemorrhage and oedema, and the proximal jejunal serosa had significantly increased numbers of neutrophils. Histological injury in ileal stumps is indicative of the inability fully to resect the ileum in horses with distal small intestinal strangulations. One of 4 horses subjected to ileal resection was subjected to euthanasia and found to have a necrotic ileal stump. Evidence of serosal injury and neutrophil infiltration in the proximal jejunal resection margins may predispose horses to post operative adhesions. Four of 8 horses discharged from the hospital suffered from recurrent colic in the post operative period.  相似文献   

Renal neuroendocrine control of desiccation and cold tolerance by Drosophila suzukii          下载免费PDF全文

Selim Terhzaz  Lucy Alford  Joseph GC Yeoh  Richard Marley  Anthony J Dornan  Julian AT Dow  Shireen A Davies 《Pest management science》2018,74(4):800-810

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The pharmacokinetics and in vitro cyclooxygenase selectivity of deracoxib in horses     

Davis JL  Marshall JF  Papich MG  Blikslager AT  Campbell NB 《Journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics》2011,34(1):12-16

Davis, J. L., Marshall, J. F., Papich, M. G., Blikslager, A. T., Campbell, N. B. The pharmacokinetics and in vitro cyclooxygenase selectivity of deracoxib in horses. J. vet. Pharmacol. Therap. 34 , 12–16. The purpose of this study was to determine the pharmacokinetics of deracoxib following oral administration to horses. In addition, in vitro equine whole blood cyclooxygenase (COX) selectivity assays were performed. Six healthy adult horses were administered deracoxib (2 mg/kg) orally. Plasma samples were collected prior to drug administration (time 0), and 10, 20, 40 min and 1, 1.5, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, and 48 h after administration for analysis with high pressure liquid chromatography using ultraviolet detection. Following PO administration, deracoxib had a long elimination half‐life (t_1/2k₁₀) of 12.49 ± 1.84 h. The average maximum plasma concentration (C_max) was 0.54 μg/mL, and was reached at 6.33 ± 3.44 h. Bioavailability was not determined because of the lack of an IV formulation. Results of in vitro COX selectivity assays showed that deracoxib was selective for COX‐2 with a COX‐1/COX‐2 ratio of 25.67 and 22.06 for the IC₅₀ and IC₈₀, respectively. Dosing simulations showed that concentrations above the IC₈₀ for COX‐2 would be maintained following 2 mg/kg PO q12h, and above the IC₅₀ following 2 mg/kg PO q24h. This study showed that deracoxib is absorbed in the horse after oral administration, and may offer a useful alternative for anti‐inflammatory treatment of various conditions in the horse.  相似文献   

Dr Peter Rossdale, OBE, Editor Equine Veterinary Journal 1980-2010     

Blikslager A  Christley R  Jeffcott L  Silver I  van Weeren R 《Equine veterinary journal》2011,43(1):2-2

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Treatment of gastrointestinal ischemic injury.     

Anthony T Blikslager 《Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice》2003,19(3):715-727

Ischemic injury is one of the most important causes of mortality in equine veterinary medicine. Although treatment of reperfusion injury has been attempted in a number of experimental trials to reduce the level of injury subsequent to an ischemic episode, this research has not resulted in the development of useful clinical treatments. Nevertheless, recent studies assessing intraluminal application of solutions containing antioxidants, nutrients, and vasodilators are promising. Furthermore, focusing on improving mucosal recovery after an ischemic event may provide an alternative method of reducing mortality. Potential treatments include administration of basement membrane components like hyaluronic acid, gut-specific nutrients like glutamine, and early return to feeding to stimulate endogenous repair mechanisms. Finally, recent studies evaluating NSAIDs have revealed the potential of flunixin meglumine to retard the mucosal repair process, indicating the need for judicious use of this drug.  相似文献   

Apoptosis of Granulosa Cells: A Review on the Role of MAPK-signalling modules   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

AT Peter  N Dhanasekaran 《Reproduction in domestic animals》2003,38(3):209-213

Recent studies suggest that ovarian follicular atresia is associated with DNA fragmentation and degeneration of granulosa cells, the hallmark of programmed cell death or apoptosis. Apoptosis of granulosa cells play a major role in follicular atresia. These studies have also demonstrated the involvement of tumour suppressors, apoptotic proteins and survival factors. These factors contribute to the developmental decision as to whether the ovarian follicles mature or undergo atresia. However, the precise temporal and molecular events involved in the apoptotic pathways in this process need to be elucidated. The present report summarizes the role of Jun N‐terminal kinase (JNK), p38 mitogen activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK), and extracellular‐signal regulated kinase (ERK)‐signalling module in the regulation of pro‐ and anti‐apoptotic factors of the granulosa cells in regulating follicular atresia. The findings presented here suggest that the loss of tropic hormone support is translated into the attenuation of Raf‐1‐MAPK/ERK kinase (MEK)‐ERK‐signalling pathway of the granulosa cells and this results in the decreased phosphorylation of the pro‐apoptotic BAD.  相似文献   

The paradox of diarrhoeal disease and small colon obstruction          下载免费PDF全文

A. T. Blikslager 《Equine Veterinary Education》2016,28(8):424-425

The interesting finding of stenosis in a case series of 3 foals that initially presented with diarrhoeal disease is suggestive of an inflammatory and fibrotic event that is more frequently reported in people with inflammatory bowel disease. In man, stenosis is believed to occur because of inflammation and excessive production of scar tissue in the absence of a normal reparative response. However, this is typically a chronic process, whereas in the foals, stenosis occurred within weeks to months. Other diseases of horses, particularly right dorsal colitis and small colon impaction preceded by diarrhoeal disease, have some similarities to the focal disease described for foals. Collectively, equine studies are increasingly pointing toward complex interactions in the intestinal tract between the mucosa, the microbiome, management factors such as diet, and reparative responses to inflammatory insult.  相似文献   

Epiduroscopy of the lumbosacral vertebral canal in the horse: Technique and endoscopic anatomy          下载免费PDF全文

T. Prange  B. D. Shrauner  A. T. Blikslager 《Equine veterinary journal》2016,48(1):125-129

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Multicentre,blinded, randomised clinical trial comparing the use of flunixin meglumine with firocoxib in horses with small intestinal strangulating obstruction     

A. L. Ziegler  C. K. Freeman  C. A. Fogle  M. J. Burke  J. L. Davis  V. L. Cook  L. L. Southwood  A. T. Blikslager 《Equine veterinary journal》2019,51(3):329-335

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Red maple (Acer rubrum) leaf toxicosis in horses: a retrospective study of 32 cases     

Alward A  Corriher CA  Barton MH  Sellon DC  Blikslager AT  Jones SL 《Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine》2006,20(5):1197-1201

BACKGROUND: Ingestion of wilted red maple leaves by horses can result in severe hemolytic anemia and methemoglobinemia. Little is known about what factors influence the outcome of red maple leaf toxicosis in horses. HYPOTHESIS: Our hypothesis was that physical examination findings, clinicopathologic variables or therapeutic modalities may predict outcome in horses with red maple leaf toxicity. ANIMALS: Horses with red maple leaf toxicosis presented to referral hospitals in the southeast region of the United States. METHODS: A multi-institutional retrospective study was designed to identify factors that predict mortality in horses with red maple toxicosis. RESULTS: Thirty-two horses with red maple toxicosis were identified, 19 of which died. Twenty-nine horses presented with anemia and 24 had clinicopathologic evidence of systemic inflammation. Renal insufficiency was identified in 12/30 (41%) horses. Laminitis (9/28) and colic (13/30) also were identified in horses with red maple toxicosis, but development of these 2 conditions did not have a negative effect on short-term survival. Horses with red maple toxicosis that survived to discharge were likely to have developed pyrexia during hospitalization (P = .030). Horses that were treated with a corticosteroid had a significantly increased likelihood of death (P = .045). There was no significant relationship between initial serum hemoglobin concentration, methemoglobin concentration, or percentage methemoglobin and mortality in this horse series. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: This study suggests that information obtained on initial examination cannot be used to accurately predict survival in horses with red maple toxicosis, but horses that receive corticosteroids are unlikely to survive.  相似文献