Interleukin-2 and interferon-gamma mRNA expression in canine anal furunculosis lesions and the effect of ciclosporin therapy

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 125, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 31-36

  Tivers, Michael S ^a   Catchpole, Brian ^a   Gregory, Susan P ^a   House, Arthur K ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anal furunculosis; Ciclosporin; Cytokine; Interferon gamma; Interleukin 2; Perianal fistulae

Indexed keywords

ATOPICA; CYCLOSPORIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANUS DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG; FEMALE; FURUNCULOSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ANIMALS; ANUS DISEASES; BIOPSY; CYCLOSPORINE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FURUNCULOSIS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-2; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 49049112628     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2008.04.018     Document Type: Article

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