Data di Pubblicazione:
2009
Citazione:
Interferon-gamma in the serum and effusions of cats with feline coronavirus infection / A. Giordano, S. Paltrinieri. - In: THE VETERINARY JOURNAL. - ISSN 1090-0233. - 180:3(2009 Jun), pp. 396-398. [10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.02.028]
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to quantify and compare interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) concentrations in the serum of clinically normal cats infected with feline coronavirus (FCoV) with its concentration in the sera and effusions of cats with feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), a disease associated with infection with a mutated form of FCoV. Clinically normal FCoV-infected cats living in catteries with a high prevalence of FIP had the highest serum IFN-gamma concentrations. The serum concentration of IFN-gamma was not significantly different in cats with FIP compared with clinically normal FCoV-infected animals living in catteries with a low prevalence of the disease. Moreover, the concentration of IFN-gamma was significantly higher in the effusions than in the serum of cats with FIP, probably due to IFN-gamma production within lesions. These findings support the hypothesis that there is a strong, 'systemic' cell mediated immune response in clinically normal, FCoV-infected cats and that a similar process, albeit at a tissue level, is involved in the pathogenesis of FIP.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Cell mediated immunity; ELISA; Feline coronavirus (FCoV); Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP); Interferon-γ (IFN-γ)
Elenco autori:
A. Giordano, S. Paltrinieri
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