Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid and Serum Canine Surfactant Protein AConcentrations in Dogs with Chronic Cough by Bronchial and Interstitial LungDiseases

[摘要] References(25)Cited-By(1)We measured bronchoalveolarlavage fluid (BALF) and serum canine surfactant protein (cSP)-A concentrations in dogswith chronic cough. There were no significant differences between bronchial andinterstitial lung diseases in BALF cSP-A concentrations. However, serum cSP-Aconcentrations in dogs with the interstitial lung disease as diffuse panbronchiolitis andidiopathic pulmonary fibrosis were significantly higher than those in dogs with thebronchial disease as chronic bronchitis. These results suggest that serum cSP-Aconcentrations may be a useful and noninvasive biomarker to understand the existence ofinterstitial lung damage in dogs with chronic cough.

[学科分类] 兽医学

[关键词] canine;chronic cough;SP-A