Journal: Veterinary Sciences

Article Title: Epidemiological Data, Clinical Signs, Therapy and Outcome Evaluation in Dogs with Syringomyelia of Different Etiology

doi: 10.3390/vetsci12040376

Figure Lengend Snippet: Epidemiological data of the study population dogs.

Article Snippet: Medical management of SOA dogs included corticosteroids (3/15, 20%), NSAID (firocoxib; Previcox, MERIAL, Mumbai, India) (8/15, 53.3%), opioids (tramadol and/or butorphanol; Torbutrol, Zoetis) (5/15, 33.3%) and gabapentin (9/15, 60%) administration.

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Journal: Veterinary Sciences

Article Title: Vitamins, Minerals and Phytonutrients as Modulators of Canine Immune Function: A Literature Review

doi: 10.3390/vetsci11120655

Figure Lengend Snippet: Studies addressing the immune parameters or responses of dogs fed diets containing different phytonutrients.

Article Snippet: 12 dogs affected by osteoarthritis (OA) and 6 healthy dogs/4 to 15 years old , 0 or 4 mg/kg BW of curcumin, twice a day (CURCUVET ® , Indena Spa, Milan, Italy; CURCUMIN group)/the OA group receiving oral firocoxib (Previcox ® , Merial Italia Spa, Milan, Italy) served as positive control (NSAID group) , Randomized controlled trial with 6 dogs per experimental group/20 days , ↓ Number of differentially expressed genes involved in “inflammatory response” and “connective tissue development and function” and expression of TNF , TLR4 , IL8 , IL18 and PTGS2 ( COX2 ) in both groups, ↑ IkB and ↓ TNF-α , in the “TNFR1 signaling” pathway, in curcumin group (NSAID did not affect IkB ); ↓ TNF-α , IL8 and IL18 in the “role of cytokines in mediating communication between immune cells” in curcumin group (NSAID altered TNF-α and IL8 but not IL18 ) , [ ] .

Techniques: Injection, Saline, Activity Assay, Control, Expressing, Positive Control, Transplantation Assay, Derivative Assay