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A randomized comparative clinical trial of recombinant canine interferon‐γ (KT‐100) in atopic dogs using antihistamine as control
Author(s) -
Iwasaki Toshiroh,
Hasegawa Atsuhiko
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
veterinary dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1365-3164
pISSN - 0959-4493
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2006.00519.x
Subject(s) - antihistamine , medicine , erythema , atopic dermatitis , dermatology , diphenhydramine , clinical efficacy , anesthesia , histamine
Recombinant canine interferon‐γ (KT‐100) or topical antihistamine (diphenhydramine: DH) was administered to dogs with atopic dermatitis (AD) for 4 weeks and their efficacies were compared using pruritus, excoriation, erythema and alopecia as evaluation criteria. Clinical studies on 92 atopic dogs (KT‐100 group: 63, DH group: 29) were conducted at 18 animal hospitals in Japan. KT‐100 was administered subcutaneously once a day three times a week on alternating days for 4 weeks. DH was administered topically twice daily for 4 weeks. The efficacy rates of the KT‐100 group on day 28 were 72.1% for pruritus, 73.8% for excoriation, 75.4% for erythema and 60.7% for alopecia, which were significantly higher than those of the DH group (20.7% for pruritus, 27.6% for excoriation, 24.1% for erythema and 24.1% for alopecia).