Lappin, David Francis and Thomas, Sheeba and Bennett, David and Nile, Christopher and Riggio, Marcello Pasquale (2024) Elevated pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in saliva of cats with feline odontoclastic resorptive lesion. Research in Veterinary Science, 166: 105092. ISSN 0034-5288
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Feline odontoclastic resorptive lesion (FORL) is an inflammatory oral disease of unknown etiopathogenesis. The study aimed to investigate the levels of immune-associated molecules in saliva of healthy and diseased cats.AI Topics:
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Feline odontoclastic resorptive lesion (FORL) is an inflammatory oral disease of unknown aetiopathogenesis that affects between 20% to 75% of cats. Twenty immune-associated molecules were measured in saliva of 25 healthy and 40 cats with FORL using a multiplex assay. No statistically significant differences were observed in the levels of these proteins between the healthy group and the diseased group of cats. A two-step cluster analysis of the oral microbiome and salivary cytokine data identified two subgroups of cats with FORL: FORL-1 (subset of cats with a less diverse oral microbiome) and FORL-2 (diseased cats with a microbiome similar to that of healthy animals). The level of some key proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-12p40) and chemokines (IL-8, RANTES, KC) were significantly higher in the FORL-1 subgroup than in the FORL-2 subgroup and the healthy group. In addition, TNF-α levels were greater in the FORL-1 subgroup than in the FORL-2 subgroup. These increases in pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines indicate active ongoing inflammation that may promote the osteoclastic/odontoclastic activity associated with FORL.
Title | Elevated pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in saliva of cats with feline odontoclastic resorptive lesion |
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Creators | Lappin, David Francis and Thomas, Sheeba and Bennett, David and Nile, Christopher and Riggio, Marcello Pasquale |
Identification Number | 10.1016/j.rvsc.2023.105092 |
Date | January 2024 |
Divisions | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing > Dental School |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Additional Information | This research was funded by Nestl´e Purina PetCare (St. Louis, MO, USA). |
URI | https://pub.demo35.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/395 |
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Item Type | Article |
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Depositing User | Unnamed user with email ejo1f20@soton.ac.uk |
Date Deposited | 11 Jun 2025 16:37 |
Revision | 24 |
Last Modified | 12 Jun 2025 10:05 |
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