Acute phase proteins (APPs) have been used as biomarkers of inflammation, infection and
trauma for decades in human medicine but have been relatively under-utilised in the context …

Sepsis, the systemic inflammatory response to infection, represents the major cause of death
in critically ill veterinary patients. Whereas important advances in our understanding of the …

Background Reliable biomarkers for monitoring disease progression and management in
dogs with acute pancreatitis have not been described. Objective To determine if serum …

Use of acute-phase proteins (APPs) for assessment of health and disease in animals has
increased greatly within the last decade. This increase has been the result not only of …

Steroid responsive meningitis‐arteriitis (SRMA) is an immunemediated disorder commonly
recognised in dogs in small animal practice. Two different forms of SRMA may occur. The …

Objective—To determine whether severity of periodontal disease (PD) was associated with
systemic health indices in dogs and whether treatment of PD altered systemic health indices …

Background: Previous multidrug studies have identified the value of prednisolone in treating
steroid responsive meningitis‐arteritis (SRMA) and the potential value of acute phase …

The diagnostic performance of canine serum amyloid A (SAA) was compared with that of C-
reactive protein (CRP) in the detection of systemic inflammation in dogs. Sera from 500 dogs …

Abstract Meningoencephalitides of Unknown Origin (MUO) comprises a group of non-
infectious inflammatory brain conditions, which frequently cause severe neurological …

Background C‐reactive protein (CRP) is a major acute‐phase protein in dogs. Serum
concentrations are low in healthy animals, but increase rapidly after inflammatory stimuli …