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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2023

Comparative Evaluation of Peripheral Blood Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio, Serum Albumin to Globulin Ratio and Serum C-Reactive Protein to Albumin Ratio in Dogs with Inflammatory Protein-Losing Enteropathy and Healthy Dogs.

Federica Cagnasso, Antonio Borrelli, Enrico Bottero, Elena Benvenuti, Riccardo Ferriani, Veronica Marchetti, Piero Ruggiero, Barbara Bruno, Cristiana Maurella, Paola Gianella

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 authors.

Federica CagnassoDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy.
Antonio BorrelliDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2431-4680
Enrico BotteroEndovet Italia, Via A. Oroboni, 00100 Rome, Italy.
Elena BenvenutiEndovet Italia, Via A. Oroboni, 00100 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5462-348X
Riccardo FerrianiEndovet Italia, Via A. Oroboni, 00100 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8862-5317
Veronica MarchettiDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Via Livornese Lato Monte, 56121 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6099-6223
Piero RuggieroEndovet Italia, Via A. Oroboni, 00100 Rome, Italy.
Barbara BrunoDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4691-3043
Cristiana MaurellaIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, Via Bologna, 220, 10154 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3481-8380
Paola GianellaDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2744-7120

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Few routinely available biomarkers are clinically useful in assessing dogs with inflammatory protein-losing enteropathy caused by immunosuppressive-responsive enteropathy (IRE-PLE). Only the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been studied, while no information exists on the use of the albumin to globulin ratio (AGR) and C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CRP/ALB). We aimed to evaluate the clinical significance of the NLR, AGR and CRP/ALB in a population of dogs with IRE-PLE. The medical records of 53 IRE-PLE dogs were reviewed at the time of diagnosis (T0) and 1 month after the initiation of immunosuppressants (T1). A control group of 68 healthy dogs was used for comparison. At T0, the median values of the NLR and AGR of sick dogs were significantly higher and lower than those of healthy dogs, respectively. With the increase in the chronic enteropathy activity index, AGR and CRP/ALB significantly decreased and increased, respectively. At T1, NLR and AGR significantly increased, while CRP/ALB significantly decreased. NLR, AGR and CRP/ALB did not differ significantly between dogs classified as responders and nonresponders according to the chronic enteropathy activity index. Further studies are needed to provide more information on this subject.

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chronic enteropathyclinical responsedoginflammatory bowel diseaseleukocytes

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PMCPMC9913579

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