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Serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-10 concentrations in normal and septic neonatal foals by Burton, A.B., Wagner, B., Erb, H.N., Ainsworth, D.M.

“…Previously it was reported that compared to surviving septic foals, non-surviving foals had a 35-fold increase in interleukin-10 (IL-10) and 15-fold increase…”
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Effect of Adding Oral Dexamethasone to Feed Alterations on the Airway Cell Inflammatory Gene Expression in Stabled Horses Affected with Recurrent Airway Obstruction by DeLuca, L, Erb, H.N, Young, J.C, Perkins, G.A, Ainsworth, D.M

“…Background: Chemokine expression in airway epithelium and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cells of horses with recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) is…”
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Histamine bronchoprovocation does not affect bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cytology, gene expression and protein concentrations of IL-4, IL-8 and IFN-γ by Perkins, G.A., Viel, L., Wagner, B., Hoffman, A., Erb, H.N., Ainsworth, D.M.

“…In diagnosing inflammatory airway disease (IAD) in performance horses, a histamine bronchoprovocation (HBP) test is often performed. In previously published…”
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Analysis of soluble CD14 and its use as a biomarker in neonatal foals with septicemia and horses with recurrent airway obstruction by Wagner, B., Ainsworth, D.M., Freer, H.

“…Soluble CD14 (sCD14) binds bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and acts as an anti-inflammatory LPS-inhibitor in vivo. In humans, sCD14 is one of the soluble…”
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Adverse Reactions in Horses that Underwent General Anesthesia and Cervical Myelography by Mullen, K.R., Furness, M.C., Johnson, A.L., Norman, T.E., Hart, K.A., Burton, A.J., Bicahlo, R.C., Ainsworth, D.M., Thompson, M.S., Scrivani, P.V.

“…Background The study was prompted by a perceived high prevalence of myelographic complications varying in severity and type, and attributed to the contrast…”
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Transdiaphragmatic Hepatic and Pulmonary Abscess Attributed to Ileal Diverticulitis in a Horse by Ruby, R., Buckles, E., Pinn, T., Ness, S.A., Yeager, A.E., Ainsworth, D.M.

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Time-dependent alterations in gene expression of interleukin-8 in the bronchial epithelium of horses with recurrent airway obstruction by Ainsworth, D.M, Wagner, B, Franchini, M, Grunig, G, Erb, H.N, Tan, J.Y

“…Objective-To evaluate time-dependent alterations in gene expression of chemokines in bronchial epithelium of recurrent airway obstruction (RAO)-affected horses…”
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Cytokine Profiles of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Isolated from Septic and Healthy Neonatal Foals by Gold, J.R, Perkins, G.A, Erb, H.N, Ainsworth, D.M

“…Background:Septicemia initiates the production of pro‐inflammatory (interleukin [IL] 1‐beta [IL‐β], interferon‐gamma [IFN‐γ], IL‐6), and anti‐inflammatory…”
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Effects of in vitro exposure to hay dust on expression of interleukin-17, -23, -8 and -1beta and chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 2 by pulmonary mononuclear cells isolated from horses chronically affected with recurrent airway disease by Ainsworth, D.M, Wagner, B, Erb, H.N, Young, J.C, Retallick, D.E

“…To examine effects of in vitro exposure to solutions of hay dust, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), or beta-glucan on cytokine expression in pulmonary mononuclear…”
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Associations between physical examination, laboratory, and radiographic findings and outcome and subsequent racing performance of foals with Rhodococcus equi infection: 115 cases (1984-1992) by Ainsworth, D M, Eicker, S W, Yeagar, A E, Sweeney, C R, Viel, L, Tesarowski, D, Lavoie, J P, Hoffman, A, Paradis, M R, Reed, S M, Erb, H N, Davidow, E, Nalevanko, M

“…To determine whether physical examination, laboratory, or radiographic abnormalities in foals with Rhodococcus equi infection were associated with survival,…”
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Hemothorax in 2 horses by Perkins, G, Ainsworth, D.M, Yeager, A

“…This report documents the successful conservative medical management of hemothorax in 2 horses. Hemothorax occurred after a lung biopsy procedure (horse 1) and…”
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Serum IgM Concentrations in Normal, Fit Horses and Horses with Lymphoma or Other Medical Conditions by Perkins, G.A., Nydam, D.V., Flaminio, M.J.B.F., Ainsworth, D.M.

“…The purposes of this study were to (1) prospectively establish serum IgM and IgG concentrations in normal, fit, adult horses over time and (2) determine the…”
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Clinical, haematological and biochemical findings in foals with neonatal equine herpesvirus-1 infection compared with septic and premature foals by Perkins, G, Ainsworth, D.M, Erb, H.N, Del Piero, F, Miller, M, Wilkins, P.A, Palmer, J, Frazer, M

“…Summary A retrospective multicentre study comparing historical, clinical, haematological, acid‐base and biochemical findings of foals with Equine herpesvirus‐1…”
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Effects of pulmonary abscesses on racing performance of horses treated at referral veterinary medical teaching hospitals: 45 cases (1985-1997) by Ainsworth, D.M, Erb, H.N, Eicker, S.W, Yeager, A.E, Viel, L, Sweeney, C.R, Lavoie, J.P

“…To determine whether results of physical or radiographic examination or biochemical analyses in adult racehorses with primary lung abscesses were associated…”
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Effects of extrathoracic airway obstruction on intrathoracic pressure and pulmonary artery pressure in exercising horses by Hackett, R P, Ducharme, N G, Ainsworth, D M, Erickson, B K, Erb, H N, Soderholm, Jr, L V, Thorson, L M

“…To determine whether dorsal displacement of the soft palate (DDSP) results in pulmonary artery hypertension and leads to increases in transmural pulmonary…”
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Effects of airway obstruction on transmural pulmonary artery pressure in exercising horses by Jackson, J A, Ducharme, N G, Hackett, R P, Rehder, R S, Ainsworth, D M, Shannon, K J, Erickson, B K, Erb, H N, Jansson, N, Soderholm, Jr, L V, Thorson, L M

“…To determine whether laryngeal hemiplegia would increase transmural pulmonary artery pressure (TPAP). 6 horses. Horses were studied under 5 conditions: control…”
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Repeatability and normal values for measurement of pharyngeal and tracheal pressures in exercising horses by Ducharme, N G, Hackett, R P, Ainsworth, D M, Erb, H N, Shannon, K J

“…Repeatability of measurements of peak and mean tracheal and pharyngeal pressures in exercising horses was determined. Five athletically fit horses were…”
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Transdiaphragmatic Hepatic and Pulmonary Abscess Attributed to Ileal Diverticulitis in a Horse by Ruby, R., Buckles, E., Pinn, T., Ness, S.A., Yeager, A.E., Ainsworth, D.M.

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Carotid bodies and expiratory muscle recruitment by Smith, C A, Ainsworth, D M, Henderson, K S, Dempsey, J A

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Lack of residual lung damage in horses in which Rhodococcus equi-induced pneumonia had been diagnosed by Ainsworth, D M, Beck, K A, Boatwright, C E, Snedden, K A, Rebhun, W C

“…The effect of prior Rhodococcus equi-induced pneumonia on pulmonary health was investigated in 5 horses (< 24 months old) using endoscopy, radiography,…”
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