Assessment of serum levels of allergen-specific immunoglobulin E in different seasons and breeds in healthy horses

• Autorzy: Wilkolek P.M. , Pomorski Z. J. H. , Szczepanik M. P. , Adamek L. , Pluta M. , Taszkun I. , Golynski M. , Rozwod A. , Sitkowski W.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The present study was designed to asses specific IgE towards environment allergens in 42 healthy horses. Determination of this immunoglobulin in serum serve as diagnostic tools in allergic diseases to improve efficacy of the treatment and proper allergen selection to specific immunotherapy. Serum levels of allergen specific IgE were measured with equine monoclonal antibody, using 15 individual and 5 mix allergens in North European Panel. The study revealed season dependent increased levels of allergen specific IgE in normal horses. It is noteworthy that healthy horses show high percentage of positive reactions, most commonly towards to domestic mites D. farinae (80%), D. pteronyssinus (35.71%) and storage mites T. putrenscentiae (42.86%), Acarus siro (40.48%). These allergens play an important role in equine, canine and feline atopic dermatitis. We also demonstrated high IgE levels in the group of horse specific insect allergens. Tabanus sp. (35.71%), Culicoides sp. (28.57%) and Simulium sp. (26.19%) were the most frequent insect positive reaction allergens. No positive reactions in all groups of allergens were found in winter season, low and merely detectable levels of antibodies have been found relating to D. farianae and T. putrescentiae allergen. We observed elevated mould-IgE levels in horses that live in stables, while outdoor living horses showed very low levels. Amongst all positive reactions we observed only weak and moderate reactions but no strong positive reactions were found. No significant differences were observed between three breeds of horses with the exception of moulds and D. pteronyssinus allergens.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 17
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.331-337,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Wilkolek P.M.

• Sub-Department of Clinical Diagnostics and Veterinary Dermatology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Gleboka 30, 20-612 Lublin, Poland

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Pomorski Z. J. H.

• Sub-Department of Clinical Diagnostics and Veterinary Dermatology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Gleboka 30, 20-612 Lublin, Poland

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Szczepanik M. P.

• Sub-Department of Clinical Diagnostics and Veterinary Dermatology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Gleboka 30, 20-612 Lublin, Poland

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Adamek L.

• Sub-Department of Clinical Diagnostics and Veterinary Dermatology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Gleboka 30, 20-612 Lublin, Poland

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Pluta M.

• Equine Breeding and Management Unit, Department of Biology and Animal Breeding, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland

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Taszkun I.

• Sub-Department of Clinical Diagnostics and Veterinary Dermatology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Gleboka 30, 20-612 Lublin, Poland

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Golynski M.

• Sub-Department of Internal Diseases of Farm Animals and Horses, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Gleboka 30, 20-612 Lublin, Poland

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Rozwod A.

• Agromarina Farm, Kulczyn-Kolonia 48, 22-235 Hansk Pierwszy, Poland

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Sitkowski W.

• Sub-Department of Clinical Diagnostics and Veterinary Dermatology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Gleboka 30, 20-612 Lublin, Poland

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/pjvs-2014-004