Abstract
Background: Inflammatory airway disease (IAD) in horses, similar to asthma in humans, is a common cause of chronic poor respiratory health and exercise intolerance due to airway inflammation and exaggerated airway constrictive responses. Human rhinovirus is an important trigger for the development of asthma; a similar role for viral respiratory disease in equine IAD has not been established yet. Methods: In a case-control study, horses with IAD (n = 24) were compared to control animals from comparable stabling environments (n = 14). Horses were classified using pulmonary function testing and bronchoalveolar lavage. PCR for equine rhinitis virus A and B (ERAV, ERBV), influenza virus (EIV), and herpesviruses 2, 4, and 5 (EHV-2, EHV-4, EHV-5) was performed on nasal swab, buffy coat from whole blood, and cells from BAL fluid (BALF), and serology were performed. Categorical variables were compared between IAD and control using Fisher's exact test; continuous variables were compared with an independent t-test. For all analyses, a value of P
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Article number | 33 |
| Journal | Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 3 2015 |
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Keywords
- Asthma
- Bronchoalveolar lavage
- Equine herpesvirus-2
- Equine rhinitis virus
- Pulmonary function testing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
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Association between inflammatory airway disease of horses and exposure to respiratory viruses : A case control study. / Houtsma, Ashley; Bedenice, Daniela; Pusterla, Nicola; Pugliese, Brenna; Mapes, Samantha; Hoffman, Andrew M.; Paxson, Julia; Rozanski, Elizabeth; Mukherjee, Jean; Wigley, Margaret; Mazan, Melissa R.
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T1 - Association between inflammatory airway disease of horses and exposure to respiratory viruses
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AU - Houtsma, Ashley
AU - Bedenice, Daniela
AU - Pusterla, Nicola
AU - Pugliese, Brenna
AU - Mapes, Samantha
AU - Hoffman, Andrew M.
AU - Paxson, Julia
AU - Rozanski, Elizabeth
AU - Mukherjee, Jean
AU - Wigley, Margaret
AU - Mazan, Melissa R.
PY - 2015/11/3
Y1 - 2015/11/3
N2 - Background: Inflammatory airway disease (IAD) in horses, similar to asthma in humans, is a common cause of chronic poor respiratory health and exercise intolerance due to airway inflammation and exaggerated airway constrictive responses. Human rhinovirus is an important trigger for the development of asthma; a similar role for viral respiratory disease in equine IAD has not been established yet. Methods: In a case-control study, horses with IAD (n = 24) were compared to control animals from comparable stabling environments (n = 14). Horses were classified using pulmonary function testing and bronchoalveolar lavage. PCR for equine rhinitis virus A and B (ERAV, ERBV), influenza virus (EIV), and herpesviruses 2, 4, and 5 (EHV-2, EHV-4, EHV-5) was performed on nasal swab, buffy coat from whole blood, and cells from BAL fluid (BALF), and serology were performed. Categorical variables were compared between IAD and control using Fisher's exact test; continuous variables were compared with an independent t-test. For all analyses, a value of P
AB - Background: Inflammatory airway disease (IAD) in horses, similar to asthma in humans, is a common cause of chronic poor respiratory health and exercise intolerance due to airway inflammation and exaggerated airway constrictive responses. Human rhinovirus is an important trigger for the development of asthma; a similar role for viral respiratory disease in equine IAD has not been established yet. Methods: In a case-control study, horses with IAD (n = 24) were compared to control animals from comparable stabling environments (n = 14). Horses were classified using pulmonary function testing and bronchoalveolar lavage. PCR for equine rhinitis virus A and B (ERAV, ERBV), influenza virus (EIV), and herpesviruses 2, 4, and 5 (EHV-2, EHV-4, EHV-5) was performed on nasal swab, buffy coat from whole blood, and cells from BAL fluid (BALF), and serology were performed. Categorical variables were compared between IAD and control using Fisher's exact test; continuous variables were compared with an independent t-test. For all analyses, a value of P
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KW - Equine rhinitis virus
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