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  • Title: Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and serum canine surfactant protein A concentrations in dogs with chronic cough by bronchial and interstitial lung diseases.
    Author: Yamaya Y, Suzuki K, Watari T, Asano R.
    Journal: J Vet Med Sci; 2014 Apr; 76(4):593-6. PubMed ID: 24366151.
    Abstract:
    We measured bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and serum canine surfactant protein (cSP)-A concentrations in dogs with chronic cough. There were no significant differences between bronchial and interstitial lung diseases in BALF cSP-A concentrations. However, serum cSP-A concentrations in dogs with the interstitial lung disease as diffuse panbronchiolitis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis were significantly higher than those in dogs with the bronchial disease as chronic bronchitis. These results suggest that serum cSP-A concentrations may be a useful and noninvasive biomarker to understand the existence of interstitial lung damage in dogs with chronic cough.
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