Search Results - "Van Eps, A. W."

The relationship between bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cytology and airway hyper‐reactivity in a population of Australian horses presented for poor performance by Secombe, CJ, Eps, AW, Bruce, M, Lester, GD

“…Objective To investigate the relationship between bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cytology, particularly mast cells, and airway hyper‐reactivity in athletic…”
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Changes in equine hindgut bacterial populations during oligofructose-induced laminitis by Milinovich, G. J., Trott, D. J., Burrell, P. C., Van Eps, A. W., Thoefner, M. B., Blackall, L. L., Al Jassim, R. A. M., Morton, J. M., Pollitt, C. C.

“…Summary In the horse, carbohydrate overload is thought to play an integral role in the onset of laminitis by drastically altering the profile of bacterial…”
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Acute bovine laminitis: a new induction model using alimentary oligofructose overload by Thoefner, M B, Pollitt, C C, Van Eps, A W, Milinovich, G J, Trott, D J, Wattle, O, Andersen, P H

“…Twelve dairy heifers were used to examine the clinical response of an alimentary oligofructose overload. Six animals were divided into 3 subgroups, and each…”
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Lamellar pro-inflammatory cytokine expression patterns in laminitis at the developmental stage and at the onset of lameness: innate vs. adaptive immune response by Belknap, J.K, Giguere, S, Pettigrew, A, Cochran, A.M, Van Eps, A.W, Pollitt, C.C

“…Summary Reasons for performing study: Recent research has indicated that inflammation plays a role in the early stages of laminitis and that, similar to organ…”
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Indigofera spicata (creeping indigo) poisoning of three ponies by Ossedryver, SM, Baldwin, GI, Stone, BM, McKenzie, RA, Eps, AW, Murray, S, Fletcher, MT

“…Three ponies continuously grazed a pasture containing an estimated 24% Indigofera spicata (wet weight basis) for 4–6 weeks in April and May 2004. They…”
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comparison of seven methods for continuous therapeutic cooling of the equine digit by van Eps, A. W., Orsini, J. A.

“…REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY: Digital hypothermia may be effective for laminitis prophylaxis and therapy, but the efficacy of cooling methods used in clinical…”
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Equine laminitis: cryotherapy reduces the severity of the acute lesion by Eps, A.W. van, Pollitt, C.C

“…Reasons for performing study: The hypometabolic and vasoconstrictive effects of cryotherapy could prevent the development of laminitis. Objectives: To use…”
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Pain management for laminitis in the horse by Hopster, K., Eps, A. W.

“…Summary The inability to control pain is the most common reason for cessation of treatment and euthanasia in cases of laminitis, yet pain also serves a unique…”
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Continuous fluid infusion per rectum compared with intravenous and nasogastric fluid administration in horses by Khan, A., Hallowell, G. D., Underwood, C., Eps, A. W.

“…Summary Background Rectal fluid administration may offer a simple, safe and inexpensive alternative to intravenous or nasogastric fluid therapy in equine…”
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Influence of digital hypothermia on lamellar events related to IL‐6/gp130 signalling in equine sepsis‐related laminitis by Dern, K., Burns, T. A., Watts, M. R., Eps, A. W., Belknap, J. K.

“…Summary Background Interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) is consistently increased in the digital lamellae in different studies of sepsis‐related laminitis (SRL). IL‐6…”
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Continuous digital hypothermia prevents lamellar failure in the euglycaemic hyperinsulinaemic clamp model of equine laminitis by Stokes, S. M., Belknap, J. K., Engiles, J. B., Stefanovski, D., Bertin, F. R., Medina‐Torres, C. E., Horn, R., Eps, A. W.

“…Summary Background Continuous digital hypothermia can prevent the development and progression of laminitis associated with sepsis but its effects on laminitis…”
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Nanomedicine and veterinary science: The reality and the practicality by Underwood, C., van Eps, A.W.

“…Nanomedicine is a rapidly expanding field with a promising future that is already permeating veterinary science. This review summarises the current…”
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The effect of regional hypothermia on mechanical nociceptive thresholds in the equine distal forelimb by Rainger, J.E., Wardius, S., Medina-Torres, C.E., Dempsey, S.M., Perkins, N., van Eps, A.W.

“…•Hypothermia had no analgesic effect at skin temperatures >7 °C.•The force required to elicit a response increased at skin temperatures <7 °C.•Water…”
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Digital hypothermia inhibits early lamellar inflammatory signalling in the oligofructose laminitis model by VAN EPS, A. W., LEISE, B. S., WATTS, M., POLLITT, C. C., BELKNAP, J. K.

“…Summary Reasons for performing study: The pathophysiological events inhibited by prophylactic digital hypothermia that result in reduction of the severity of…”
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Prolonged, continuous distal limb cryotherapy in the horse by Pollitt, C.C, Eps, A.W. van

“…Reasons for performing study: The recommended duration of cryotherapy in horses is currently extrapolated from human medicine. Prolonged, continuous…”
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Equine laminitis induced with oligofructose by Van Eps, A.W, Pollitt, C.C

“…Reasons for performing study: Experimental induction of equine laminitis with a reliable and clinically relevant model should facilitate understanding of the…”
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A novel model to assess lamellar signaling relevant to preferential weight bearing in the horse by Gardner, A.K., van Eps, A.W., Watts, M.R., Burns, T.A., Belknap, J.K.

“…•A novel model to study lamellar signaling events during preferential weight bearing is presented.•Lamellar signaling events related to hypoxia and…”
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Continuous digital hypothermia initiated after the onset of lameness prevents lamellar failure in the oligofructose laminitis model by Eps, A. W, Pollitt, C. C, Underwood, C, Medina‐Torres, C. E, Goodwin, W. A, Belknap, J. K

“…REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY: Prophylactic digital hypothermia reduces the severity of acute laminitis experimentally but there is no evidence for its efficacy…”
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Equine laminitis model: Cryotherapy reduces the severity of lesions evaluated seven days after induction with oligofructose by Van Eps, A. W., Pollitt, C. C.

“…Summary Reasons for performing study: A previous preliminary study demonstrated the potential of distal limb cryotherapy (DLC) for preventing laminitis…”
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effect of weightbearing and limb load cycling on equine lamellar perfusion and energy metabolism measured using tissue microdialysis by Medina-Torres, C. E., Underwood, C., Pollitt, C. C., Castro-Olivera, E. M., Hodson, M. P., Richardson, D. W., van Eps, A. W.

“…REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY: Lamellar perfusion is thought to be affected by weightbearing and limb load cycling; this may be critical in the development of…”
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