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JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE
卷 22, 期 2, 页码 427-435出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2008.0055.x
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chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 2; interleukin-8; interleukin-1 receptor 2; interleukin-1 beta; pelleted feed; toll-like receptor 4
Background: Chemokine expression in airway epithelium and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cells of horses with recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) is increased. Hypothesis: For RAO-affected horses that are stabled and fed a pelleted ration, the addition of oral dexamethasone further improves pulmonary function and reduces inflammatory gene expression in pulmonary cells. Animals: Twelve RAO-affected horses. Methods: In a randomized cross-over experiment, the effect of feeding pellets in lieu of hay to stabled, RAO-affected horses was compared with the effect of feeding pellets and administering a 21-day decreasing dose regimen of oral dexamethasone on the expression (by kinetic polymerase chain reaction) of interleukin-8 (IL-8), chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 2 (CXCL2), IL-1 beta, IL-6, and beta-actin in the BALF cells and of IL-8, CXCL2, 2 IL-1 receptor (IL-1R2), Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase in the bronchial epithelium 2 days after the final dose. Results: Both treatments reduced airway neutrophilia and breathing efforts but the addition of dexamethasone was associated with fewer treatment failures. Compared with feed changes alone, dexamethasone administration further reduced the expression of IL-8, CXCL2, and IL-1 beta in the BALF cells 3.3-, 2.5-, and 4.7-fold, respectively. In the airway epithelium, both treatments were equally efficacious in reducing the expression of IL-8 and CXCL2 expression relative to pretreatment values, but either treatment failed to alter the expression of IL-1R2 and TLR4. Conclusions and Clinical Importance: For a rapid and consistent improvement in pulmonary function and a reduction in inflammatory gene expression of the BALF cells, a decreasing dose of oral dexamethasone in combination with feed alterations is more efficacious for horses that must remain stabled.
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