著者
Ryuji FUKUSHIMA Rieko YOSHIYUKI Noboru MACHIDA Hirotaka MATSUMOTO Soomin KIM Lina HAMABE Hsu HUAI-CHE Toshiharu FUKAYAMA Shuji SUZUKI Derya AYTEMIZ Ryo TANAKA Yoshihisa YAMANE
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.12-0319, (Released:2013-04-05)
被引用文献数
1 5

A four-month-old female Labrador retriever was brought to the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Animal Medical Center for examination of its main symptoms of cough, tachypnea and exercise intolerance. Upon examination, the dog was found to have cyanosis and inadequate growth. Echocardiography revealed tetralogy of Fallot. Cardiac catheterization confirmed that the main pulmonary artery was completely occluded and that blood flowed from the aorta to the pulmonary artery. Accordingly, the animal was diagnosed with extreme tetralogy of Fallot.
著者
Sanae KUBOTA Koichi OHNO Atsushi TSUKAMOTO Shingo MAEDA Yosuke MURATA Ko NAKASHIMA Kenjiro FUKUSHIMA Kazuyuki UCHIDA Yasuhito FUJINO Hajime TSUJIMOTO
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.12-0528, (Released:2013-04-05)
被引用文献数
1 7

Urea breath test (UBT) using an infrared spectral analyzer is widely used for non-invasive and rapid detection of gastric Helicobacter spp. in human, but not veterinary medicine. The main purposes of this study were to determine the reference range of the UBT in dogs and to evaluate its clinical usefulness. To address the first aim, 6 healthy laboratory beagles were subjected to UBT and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Gastric endoscopic biopsy samples from the antrum, corpus and fundus were examined for Helicobacter spp. by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing, rapid urease test (RUT), histology and cytology. Amoxicillin, metronidazole and omeprazole were given to infected dogs for 14 days, and dogs that became Helicobacter-negative were used to determine the reference range for UBT. To address the second aim, 32 canine patients underwent UBT before upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, and the sensitivity and specificity of UBT were calculated based on our newly determined reference range using PCR as the gold standard for detection of Helicobacter spp. Initially, all 6 laboratory beagles were infected in all gastric regions and became uninfected after eradication. The mean ± 2 SD UBT value after eradication was 0.6 ± 1.8‰, and the reference range for UBT was determined to be less than 2.5‰. UBT was completed successfully in 27 patients. Using our reference range, UBT displayed 89% (16/18) sensitivity and 89% (8/9) specificity, indicating that UBT was quite useful for the detection of gastric Helicobacter spp. infection in dogs.
著者
Nobuyuki FUJIWARA Hideyoshi KAWASAKI Ryotaro YABE Dale J. CHRISTENSEN Michael P. VITEK Takuya MIZUNO Koichi SATO Takashi OHAMA
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.75, no.3, pp.349-354, 2013 (Released:2013-04-01)
参考文献数
31
被引用文献数
10 18

Lymphoma is one of the most common malignant tumors in canine. Chemotherapy results in a high rate of remission; however, relapse and clinical drug resistance are usually seen within a year. Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) acts as a tumor suppressor and plays a critical role in mammalian cell transformation. Increased protein levels of SET, endogenous PP2A inhibitor, have been reported to correlate with poor prognosis in human leukemia. Here, we test the potential therapeutic role for a SET antagonist in canine lymphoma. We observed SET protein levels increased in multiple canine lymphoma cell lines compared with primary peripheral blood cells. A novel SET antagonist OP449 increased PP2A activity and effectively killed SET high-expressing canine lymphoma cells, but not SET low-expressing cells. Caspase-3 activation and enhanced Annexin V positive staining were observed after OP449 treatment, suggesting apoptotic cell death by OP449. Consistent with this, pan-caspase inhibitor Z-VAD-FMK blocked OP449 induced cell death. These data demonstrated the potential therapeutic application of SET antagonists for canine lymphoma.
著者
Akiyoshi HAYASHI Hiroshi TANAKA Tomoko TAJIMA Masanari NAKAYAMA Fumihito OHASHI
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.75, no.3, pp.391-393, 2013 (Released:2013-04-01)
参考文献数
13
被引用文献数
6

A 7-year-old spayed female domestic short-haired cat presented with dysuria and hematuria that had been unresponsive to medical therapy. Imaging tests such as ultrasonography, urethrocystography and computed tomography revealed a pelvic mass compressing the urethra. Based on histological examination of the mass following surgical resection, the cat was diagnosed squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) derived from the uterine remnant. After surgery, dysuria was resolved, but on instead, urine and fecal incontinence were observed. Then, about four months after surgery, recurrence of the mass and the symptoms was observed. Consequently, the cat was ultimately euthanized. This is the first report of SCC arising from the uterine remnant in a spayed female cat.
著者
Kyohei YASUNO Ryosuke KOBAYASHI Takayuki MINESHIGE Go SUGAHARA Masahiko NAGATA Junichi KAMIIE Kinji SHIROTA
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.13-0016, (Released:2013-04-01)
被引用文献数
1 2

This report describes an atypical mammary adenoma with a rare histological feature characterized by proliferating single-layered cystic ducts composed of basaloid cells with frequent myoepithelial differentiation. A 9-year-old, intact female Miniature Pinscher dog had mammary tumors on the thorax. Histologically, one of tumors comprised the proliferation of two types of tubular structures; the single-layered cystic ducts lined by flattened cells and double-layered tubules with luminal cells and outer spindle cells. The former ducts were predominant in the tumor, and contained pale basophilic mucus, which was Alcian blue (pH 2.5)-positive, but periodic acid Schiff-negative. Immunohistochemical staining indicated that the cells lining single-layered cystic ducts were negative for the luminal epithelial marker, cytokeratin (CK) CAM5.2, but were constantly positive for basal cell markers CK14 and p63, and frequently positive for SMA. Electron microscopy revealed fine, parallel myofilaments within these single-layered neoplastic cells. These histological and immunohistological examinations suggested that the origin of the tumor was bipotential mammary progenitor cells with predominant differentiation into the myoepithelial progenitor linage.
著者
寺田 厚 原 宏佳 加藤 慎二 木村 剛 藤森 勲 原 耕三 丸山 司 光岡 知足
出版者
社団法人日本獣医学会
雑誌
日本獣医学雑誌 (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.55, no.2, pp.291-295, 1993-04-15
被引用文献数
4

猫8頭(ヒマラヤン3頭とペルシャ5頭)に乳果オリゴ糖を50mg/kg/日を2週間投与し, 投与前, 投与7日目および14日目, 投与後7日目に糞便フローラ, 糞便内腐敗産物, 水分, pH, 尿内アンモニアおよび環境のアンモニアを測定した. 腸内フローラでは投与期間中Lactobacillusは有意(p<0.05)に増加し, Clostridium perfringensとEnterobacteriaceaeは有意(p<0.05)に減少した. FusobacteriumおよびStaphylococcusは乳果オリゴ糖投与7日目に投与前に比べて有意(p<0.01)に低下し, Bacteroidesは投与後14日目に有意(p<0.001)に増加した. 検出率については, 乳果オリゴ糖投与14日目においてBifidobacteriumは有意(p<0.001)に上昇し, 一方, Spirochaetaceaeおよびレシチナーゼ陰性Clostridiumは有意(p<0.05)に低下した. 腐敗産物については, 糞便内アンモニア, エチルフェノール, インドールおよびスカトール, 並びに尿内アンモニアはいずれも投与14日目に有意に(p<0.05)低下した. 糞便水分量および便量は乳果オリゴ糖投与中わずかに増加し, 逆に糞便pHはわずかに低下した. 飼育室のアンモニア濃度(p<0.01)は減少し, 糞便臭もかなり減少した.
著者
Yuka HARA Junko SUZUKI Keita NOGUCHI Yutaka TERADA Hiroshi SHIMODA Takuya MIZUNO Ken MAEDA
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.13-0003, (Released:2013-03-26)
被引用文献数
4 7

Morbilliviruses use signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM) as a receptor for their entry to cells. In this study, a complete gene encoding SLAM of a domestic cat was identified. The identity of feline SLAM with canine one was 73%, and feline SLAM formed the same cluster with those of carnivores. Furthermore, feline cell expressing feline SLAM supported growth of canine distemper virus (CDV) as well as that expressing canine one. These results indicated that feline SLAM can function as a receptor for morbilliviruses, and our established feline cells that express feline SLAM might be useful for analysis of morbilliviruses originated from felids.
著者
Jin Ju LEE Dong Hyeok KIM Jeong Ju LIM Dae Geun KIM Hong Hee CHANG Hu Jang LEE Sang Hun KIM Man Hee RHEE Mehari ENDALE Yumiko IMADA Ok Jin KIM Suk KIM
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.73, no.2, pp.149-154, 2011 (Released:2011-03-03)
参考文献数
22
被引用文献数
5

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is pathogenic for humans, many domestic animals and wild birds, but infectious cases with clinical symptoms in cats have not been reported. E. rhusiopathiae was recovered from a 4-month Russian blue breed cat with a very poor body condition score of 1 (BCS: 1/5). The isolate was typed as serotype 2b. Mice experimentally infected with the clinical isolate of E. rhusiopathiae through subcutaneous or intraperitoneal routes survived, and the organism was recovered from the spleen and synovial and pericardial fluids. Cats experimentally inoculated with the isolate either orally or subcutaneously survived but commonly exhibited depression and emaciation together with localized erythemal lesion of the skin accompanied by purulent ocular discharge. On hematological analysis, the number of total white blood cells was high compared with that in normal cats. Histological examination revealed congestion and moderate inflammation with focal necrosis. This observation may provide insight on E. rhusiopathiae infection in cats with the possible epidemiological significance and implications as a potential source of infection to other animals and humans.
著者
佐々木 基樹 遠藤 秀紀 山際 大志郎 高木 博隆 有嶋 和義 牧田 登之 林 良博
出版者
社団法人日本獣医学会
雑誌
The journal of veterinary medical science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.62, no.1, pp.7-14, s・iii, 2000-01
被引用文献数
3 8

ホッキョクグマ(Ursus maritimus)の頭部は,ヒグマ(U. arctos)やジャイアントパンダ(Ailuropoda melanoleuca)に比べて扁平で,体の大きさの割に小さいことはよく知られている.本研究では,ホッキョクグマとヒグマの頭部を解剖して咀嚼筋を調べた.さらに,ホッキョクグマ,ヒグマそしてジャイアントパンダの頭骨を比較検討した.ホッキョクグマの浅層咬筋の前腹側部は,折り重なった豊富な筋質であった.また,ホッキョクグマの側頭筋は,下顎骨筋突起の前縁を完全に覆っていたが,ヒグマの側頭筋は,筋突起前縁を完全には覆っていなかった.ホッキョクグマでは,咬筋が占める頬骨弓と下顎骨腹縁間のスペースは,ヒグマやジャイアントパンダに比べて狭かった.さらに,側頭筋の力に対する下顎のテコの効果は,ホッキョクグマが最も小さく,ジャイアントパンダが最も大きかった.これらの結果から,ホッキョクグマは,下顎骨筋突起の前縁を側頭筋で完全に覆うことによって,下顎の小さくなったテコの効果を補っていると考えられる.また,ホッキョクグマでは,咬筋が占める頬骨弓と下顎骨腹縁間のスペースが狭いことから,ホッキョクグマは,ヒグマ同様の開口を保つために豊富な筋質の浅層咬筋前腹側部を保有していると推測される.本研究では,ホッキョクグマが,頭骨形態の変化に伴う咀嚼機能の低下を,咀嚼筋の形態を適応させることによって補っていることが示唆された.
著者
Yong-Biao ZHANG Ji-Dang CHEN Jie-Xiong XIE Wan-Jun ZHU Chun-Ya WEI Li-Kai TAN Nan CAO Ye CHEN Min-Ze ZHANG Gui-Hong ZHANG Shou-Jun LI
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.13-0022, (Released:2013-03-15)
被引用文献数
5 10

Reports of dogs with H3N2 canine influenza virus (CIV) have been documented frequently. To better understand the seroprevalence of H3N2 CIV among dogs in northeast China, here we report for the first time a relatively high seroprevalence of H3N2 CIV infection in dogs in northeast China. Forty-five of the 223 canine sera (20.2%) and 166 of the 500 canine sera (33.2%) tested feral dogs and pet dogs were seropositive by NP-ELISA, which is higher than that in southern China. The relative data provided in this report can be useful for small animal practitioners or public health policy makers to carry out relative measures for the prevention of this disease. Meanwhile similar seroprevalence studies and prospective natural history and incidence studies should also be undertaken in other places.
著者
Norihiko HIRAI Mitsuyuki SHIRAI Yukio KATO Masaru MURAKAMI Ryota NOMURA Yoshie YAMASAKI Soraaki TAKAHASHI Chihiro KONDO Michiyo MATSUMOTO-NAKANO Kazuhiko NAKANO Fumitoshi ASAI
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.13-0041, (Released:2013-03-12)
被引用文献数
2 13

We analyzed the distribution of 11 periodontitis-related bacterial species in dental plaque collected from 176 Japanese dogs divided into young (less than 2 years of age), middle-aged (2–7 years of age) and elderly (more than 8 years of age) groups using a polymerase chain reaction method. Clinical examination revealed that no dogs in the young group were affected by periodontitis, whereas the rates for gingivitis and periodontitis were high in the middle-aged and elderly groups. In addition, the total numbers of bacterial species in the middle-aged and elderly groups were significantly greater than in the young group. Our findings suggest that age is an important factor associated with the distribution of periodontitis-related bacteria and periodontal conditions in dogs.
著者
Yasunori SATO Shunsuke SHIMAMURA Tadahisa MASHITA Saori KOBAYASHI Yasuhiko OKAMURA Masaaki KATAYAMA Hiroaki KAMISHINA Reeko SATO Yuji UZUKA Jun YASUDA
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.12-0483, (Released:2013-03-08)
被引用文献数
5 22

In humans, increased levels of GFAP in the CSF and blood have been reported with various neural diseases. However there has been no study describing the usefulness of GFAP in the blood for disease of the spinal cord in dogs. To describe the utility of GFAP in serum for a diagnosis of progressive myelomalacia. Fifty-six dogs with acute thoracolumbar IVDD diagnosed by computed tomography with myelography or MRI were included. Serum specimens were collected at initial presentation from all cases and at follow-up examinations from some cases. Serum samples were assayed for GFAP concentrations using a commercially available GFAP ELISA KIT. Progressive myelomalacia was the final diagnosis in 8/52 (15.3%). Eight dogs had clinical signs suggestive of progressive myelomalacia, of which 6 were positive and 2 were negative by GFAP. Seven dogs had a detectable level of serum GFAP, of which 6 had the onset of progressive myelomalacia. The sensitivity and specificity of the GFAP to progressive myelomalacia were 75 and 97.7%, respectively. The results suggest the utility of GFAP in serum in the diagnosis of progressive myelomalacia.
著者
Kazuko NAMITOME Rui KANO Maiko SEKIGUCHI Toshiroh IWASAKI Takashi KANESHIMA Koji NISHIFUJI
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.73, no.7, pp.965-969, 2011 (Released:2011-07-30)
参考文献数
28
被引用文献数
3 3

An 8-year-old male Golden Retriever had lameness and claw abnormality in the second digit of the left forelimb. Radiography revealed osteomyelitis in the distal phalanx bone of the affected limb. Microscopic examination of the claw revealed numerous hyphae in the claw matrix. Fungal DNA fragments coding the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer region (ITS) were detected from the claw matrix as well as fungal colonies of the clinical isolates by PCR. Nucleotide sequencing revealed that the amplicons shared > 99% homology with Fusarium sp. Therapy including oral itraconazole resulted in regrowth of a new claw, in which no hyphae were detected. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first case report of canine onychomycosis in which Fusarium sp. was isolated from the affected claw.
著者
Katsumi ISHIOKA Yumi SUZUKI Kana TAJIMA Sumire OHTAKI Masahiro MIYABE Mariko TAKASAKI Akihiro MORI Yutaka MOMOTA Daigo AZAKAMI Toshinori SAKO
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.75, no.2, pp.173-177, 2013 (Released:2013-03-01)
参考文献数
15
被引用文献数
1 10

Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is a member of the C-C family chemokines, which mobilizes monocytes from bone marrow to the site of inflammation. To evaluate the clinical utility of canine MCP-1 as a blood test item, we measured serum MCP-1 concentrations in normal and ill dogs. Reference interval of canine MCP-1 was established as 115.6–176.9 pg/ml. Serum MCP-1 concentrations increased in the dogs affected with neoplastic (518.0 ± 84.8 pg/ml), inflammatory (257.0 ± 42.5 pg/ml) or other diseases (360.3 ± 45.2 pg/ml). The results showed high sensitivity of MCP-1 to detect neoplasia and inflammation. Moreover, MCP-1 increased in some cases in which C-reactive protein didn’t increase. MCP-1 might be helpful as a screening blood test marker for detection of neoplasia and inflammation in dogs.
著者
Yusuke MURASE Satoru KONNAI Naftaly GITHAKA Arata HIDANO Kyle TAYLOR Takuya ITO Ai TAKANO Shuji ANDO Hiroki KAWABATA Toshio TSUBOTA Shiro MURATA Kazuhiko OHASHI
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.75, no.2, pp.215-218, 2013 (Released:2013-03-01)
参考文献数
27
被引用文献数
8 17

In this study, the prevalence of Borrelia infections in Ixodes ticks from a site in Hokkaido, Japan, with confirmed cases of Lyme disease was determined by a PCR method capable of detecting and differentiating between strains of pathogenic Borrelia, with particular emphasis on Borrelia garinii (B. garinii) and Borrelia afzelli (B. afzelli), using tick-derived DNA extracts as template. A total of 338 ticks, inclusive of 284 Ixodes persulcatus (I. persulcatus), were collected by flagging vegetation in mid-spring. Ninety-eight (34.5%) of I. persulcatus tested positive for Borrelia species DNA, whereas the overall prevalence of Borrelia species in Ixodes ovatus and Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks was 19.5 and 7.7%, respectively. PCR-RFLP and sequence analysis of Borrelia rrf(5S)-rrl(23S) intergenic spacer DNA amplicons indicated that they originated from three different Borrelia species namely, B. garinii, B. afzelii and B. japonica. Among the I. persulcatus species, which is a known vector of human borreliosis, 86 were mono-infected with B. garinii, 2 ticks were mono-infected with B. afzelii and whereas 12 ticks had dual infections. Most significant, 11 of the I. persulcatus ticks were coinfected with Anaplasma phagocytophilum and B. garinii. The difference between the number of obtained and expected co-infections was significant (χ2=4.32, P=0.038).
著者
Hun-Young YOON Dong-Wook SHIN Keum Soon IM Soon-Wuk JEONG
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.75, no.2, pp.237-240, 2013 (Released:2013-03-01)
参考文献数
10

We report here the clinical presentation and successful surgical management of synovial hemangioma accompanied by cruciate ligament injury in a dog. Surgical correction of cruciate ligament injury was performed after removing torn cruciate ligaments, synovial mass and masses attached to the ligaments and distal femoral articular cartilage. At 10 months, the dog has showed no evidence of recurrence in the stifle joint. Synovial hemangioma, although a seemingly rare cause of stifle joint pathology, should be considered in the differential diagnosis for cruciate ligament injury when a circumscribed intra-articular soft tissue mass is evident radiographically with cranial or caudal drawer motion. This is the first case report in a dog to describe synovial hemangioma accompanied by cruciate ligament injury.
著者
Sawane MITANI Akira YABUKI Kazuyuki TANIGUCHI Osamu YAMATO
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.75, no.2, pp.127-133, 2013 (Released:2013-03-01)
参考文献数
30
被引用文献数
9 26

The association of renin and angiotensin II, which are potent components of the renin–angiotensin system, with the severity of chronic renal disease was investigated immunohistochemically in dogs and cats. Immunoreactivities of renin and angiotensin II were evaluated quantitatively, and their correlations with the degrees of glomerulosclerosis, glomerular hypertrophy, interstitial cell infiltration and interstitial fibrosis were statistically analyzed. Immunoreactivities for renin were detected in afferent arteries in both dogs and cats. The score of renin-positive signals showed no correlation with plasma creatinine concentration or any of the histopathological parameters, except for the diameter of glomeruli in dogs. Immunoreactivities for angiotensin II were detected in tubules (primarily proximal tubules) and interstitial mononuclear cells in both dogs and cats. The score of tubular angiotensin II correlated with glomerulosclerosis and cell infiltration in cats but not in dogs. The score of interstitial angiotensin II correlated with plasma creatinine concentration, glomerulosclerosis, cell infiltration and fibrosis in dogs and with glomerulosclerosis and cell infiltration in cats. In conclusion, the results of the study suggest that intrarenal renin-angiotensin system is correlated with the severity of kidney disease, with the underlying mechanism differing between dogs and cats.
著者
Shingo MAEDA Yasuhito FUJINO Chie TAMAMOTO Satoshi SUZUKI Atsushi FUJITA Masashi TAKAHASHI Koichi OHNO Kazuyuki UCHIDA Hajime TSUJIMOTO
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.75, no.2, pp.187-190, 2013 (Released:2013-03-01)
参考文献数
23
被引用文献数
1 5

A 13-year-old, neutered male miniature dachshund was presented with a one-month history of bilateral symmetrical swelling in the pinnae and carpal, cubital and tarsal joints, and swelling in the tail. The lesions were histopathologically characterized by multiple dilated lymphatic vessels lined by a single attenuated layer of endothelial cells. The subcutis was predominantly involved. A number of spindle-shaped cells lining the irregular vessels were observed. Morphological atypia was not evident in these cells. Immunohistochemical analyses revealed that the proliferating endothelial cells were positive for factor VIII-related antigen and CD31. Based on the clinical presentation and histopathological features, the dog was diagnosed with lymphangiomatosis. Treatment with anti-inflammatory prednisolone improved the symptoms.
著者
Takuma AOKI Keisuke SUGIMOTO Hiroshi SUNAHARA Yoko FUJII
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.75, no.2, pp.199-202, 2013 (Released:2013-03-01)
参考文献数
17
被引用文献数
8 14

We report two feline cases of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) with pulmonary hypertension (PH). The subjects were both intact domestic shorthair cats, a 4-month-old, 2.5 kg male (case 1) and an 8-month-old, 2.12 kg female (case 2). At the first presentation, left-sided congestive heart failure was diagnosed in case 1 and severe aortic stenosis (AS) in case 2. Following surgical ligation of the ductus arteriosus (DA), furosemide therapy was no longer required in case 1, and the severe AS improved to mild status in case 2 perhaps because of reduced volume overload. In case 2, severe hypoxemia was revealed after surgery; however, this normalized within 96 days after surgery.
著者
Kana MIMURA Akihiro MORI Peter LEE Kaori UEDA Hitomi ODA Kaori SAEKI Toshiro ARAI Toshiro SAKO
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.12-0310, (Released:2013-03-01)
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Diet therapy is an important treatment component available for obese cats. In this study, the impact of four commercially available prescription diet regimens [1 for general use and 3 aimed at treating obesity and diabetes mellitus (DM)] on short-term post-prandial serum glucose, insulin, triglyceride and non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) concentrations was investigated with five obese cats. The diet regimens used were as follows: C/D dry (general use: moderate protein, moderate fat, high carbohydrate and low fiber); M/D dry (DM: high protein, high fat, low carbohydrate and high fiber); W/D dry (DM: high protein, low fat, high carbohydrate and high fiber); and Diabetic dry (DM: high protein, low fat, low carbohydrate and high fiber). A significant reduction (10–13%) in postprandial glucose (area under the curve; AUC) was observed with the M/D and Diabetic diets, which both contained lower concentrations of carbohydrates than the C/D diet. An accompanying significant reduction (30–36%) in postprandial insulin AUC was also observed with the three DM diets, which all had higher amounts of fiber, as compared with the C/D diet. Lastly, a significant increase (32–65%) in postprandial NEFA AUC was observed with the M/D and Diabetic diets as compared with the C/D diet. Therefore, dietary amounts of carbohydrates and fiber, as opposed to protein content or dietary fat, appear to have a very significant impact on post-prandial glycemia and subsequent insulin requirement levels in obese cats. In addition, dietary amounts of carbohydrate may also impact lipid metabolism in obese cats.