Open AccessCharacterization of fungal exposure and dectin-1 expression in healthy horses and horses with severe asthma
Author(s) -
Rebecca Di Pietro,
Valérie Dubuc,
Estelle Manguin,
Roxane Giroux-Lafond,
Christian Bédard,
R Boivin,
JeanPierre Lavoie,
Stephen Vesper,
Mathilde Leclère
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
american journal of veterinary research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1943-5681
pISSN - 0002-9645
DOI - 10.2460/ajvr.21.09.0143
Subject(s) - bronchoalveolar lavage , biology , aspergillus fumigatus , polyclonal antibodies , horse , microbiology and biotechnology , aspergillus , immunology , antibody , lung , medicine , paleontology
To quantify dectin-1 expression in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), create polyclonal antibodies against equine dectin-1 and localize it in tissues, and quantify fungal exposure in pastured and stabled asthmatic and nonasthmatic horses.