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ArticleParasites & vectors2024

The erythrocyte sedimentation rate and other markers of inflammation in cats tested for Leishmania infantum and feline immunodeficiency virus antibodies.

Giulia Donato, Tiziana Caspanello, Alessandra Caprì, Massimo De Majo, Nicola Maria Iannelli, Flavia Rosace, Federica Bruno, Germano Castelli, Maria Grazia Pennisi, Marisa Masucci

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Giulia DonatoUniversità di Messina, Messina, Italy.
Tiziana CaspanelloUniversità di Messina, Messina, Italy.
Alessandra CaprìASC "I Periodeuti", Reggio Calabria, Italy.
Massimo De MajoUniversità di Messina, Messina, Italy.
Nicola Maria IannelliUniversità di Messina, Messina, Italy.
Flavia RosaceUniversità di Messina, Messina, Italy.
Federica BrunoNational Reference Center for Leishmaniasis (C.Re.Na.L.), Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Palermo, Italy.
Germano CastelliNational Reference Center for Leishmaniasis (C.Re.Na.L.), Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Palermo, Italy.
Maria Grazia PennisiASC "I Periodeuti", Reggio Calabria, Italy. mariagrazia.pennisi@unime.it.
Marisa MasucciUniversità di Messina, Messina, Italy.

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Abstract

backgroundIn endemic areas, Leishmania infantum and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) co-infection occurs in cats, and may favour a progressive course of feline leishmaniosis. Abnormalities in serum protein fractions have been reported, but inflammation markers have scarcely been studied. Erythrocyte sediment rate (ESR) is a marker of inflammation that is poorly used in veterinary medicine, but it has been evaluated in EDTA blood using a recently introduced automatic device. We studied ESR and a pool of feline markers of inflammation (MoI) in cats L. infantum (Li

methodsThis prospective controlled study included 35 study group cats (Li

resultsESR values were higher in Li

conclusionsAbnormal levels of MoI were found in almost all parameters studied, particularly in FIV

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BiomarkersBlood SedimentationCat DiseasesImmunodeficiency Virus, FelineInflammationLeishmania infantumLeishmaniasis, VisceralAnimalsAntibodies, ProtozoanAntibodies, ViralCatsCoinfectionFeline Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeFemaleMaleProspective StudiesAntibodies, ProtozoanAntibodies, ViralBiomarkersAcute phase proteinsCatCo-infectionErythrocyte sedimentation rateFIVLeishmaniosis

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PMCPMC11290220

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