Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: JY Choi Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea Author-Name: MY Kim Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA Author-Name: HY Yoon Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea Author-Workplace-Name: KU Center for Animal Blood Medical Science, Konkuk University, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea Title: Double-wire woven nitinol stent for treating dogs with refractory tracheal collapse: A case series Abstract: This retrospective case series describes the signalments, clinical signs, diagnostic test results, and postoperative complications obtained from the medical records of 10 client-owned dogs that underwent treatment for grade IV tracheal collapse using double-wire woven nitinol stents between October 2017 and September 2021. Respiratory signs resolved in all dogs immediately after tracheal stent placement. Mild to moderate stent fractures were identified in five dogs, of which two showed concurrent respiratory distress necessitating re-stenting after several months. Minor complications, such as stent migration, were absent. The double-wire woven nitinol stent optimised for the canine trachea showed favourable outcomes and minimal complications. Keywords: canine tracheal stent, self-expanding nitinol stent, stent fracture Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 30-34 Volume: 69 Issue: 1 Year: 2024 DOI: 10.17221/61/2023-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/61/2023-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-202401-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:69:y:2024:i:1:id:61-2023-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: SW Pak Author-Workplace-Name: College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 FOUR Program, Chonnam National University, Buk-gu, Gwangju, Republic of Korea Author-Name: SJ Lee Author-Workplace-Name: College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 FOUR Program, Chonnam National University, Buk-gu, Gwangju, Republic of Korea Author-Name: WI Kim Author-Workplace-Name: College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 FOUR Program, Chonnam National University, Buk-gu, Gwangju, Republic of Korea Author-Name: YG Yang Author-Workplace-Name: College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 FOUR Program, Chonnam National University, Buk-gu, Gwangju, Republic of Korea Author-Name: YK Cho Author-Workplace-Name: College of Health Sciences, Cheongju University, Cheongju-si, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea Author-Name: JS Kim Author-Workplace-Name: College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 FOUR Program, Chonnam National University, Buk-gu, Gwangju, Republic of Korea Author-Name: TW Kim Author-Workplace-Name: BK21 FOUR Program, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea Author-Name: JW Ko Author-Workplace-Name: BK21 FOUR Program, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea Author-Name: JC Kim Author-Workplace-Name: College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 FOUR Program, Chonnam National University, Buk-gu, Gwangju, Republic of Korea Author-Name: SH Kim Author-Workplace-Name: Jeonbuk Branch, Korea Institute of Toxicology (KIT), Jeongeup-si, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea Author-Name: IS Shin Author-Workplace-Name: College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 FOUR Program, Chonnam National University, Buk-gu, Gwangju, Republic of Korea Title: The effects of Pycnogenol, a pine bark extract on pulmonary inflammation by Asian sand dust in mice Abstract: Erratum in: Vet Med-Czech. 2024 Nov 29;69(11):401. doi: 10.17221/97/2024-VETMEDAsian sand dust (ASD), also called China dust or yellow dust, mainly occurs in East Asia during spring and autumn. Because ASD enters the body mainly through the respiratory system, it can cause respiratory disorders or worsen underlying diseases. Because of this, it has become an important health concern that threatens the well-being of humans and animals. In this study, we investigated the effects of 15 and 30 mg/kg of Pycnogenol (PYC15 and 30 groups), a pine bark extract, on ASD-induced pulmonary inflammation in mice. We evaluated the inflammatory cell counts, inflammatory cytokines, and matrix-metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 expression in animal models. PYC administration significantly decreased inflammatory cell infiltration into lung tissue; this was accompanied by a reduction in the levels of proinflammatory mediators including interleukin (IL)-1β (P < 0.01), IL-6 (P < 0.01) and tumour necrosis factor-α (P < 0.01) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids of ASD-exposed mice (ASD group). Histological analysis revealed that PYC suppressed ASD-induced pulmonary inflammation. Moreover, PYC suppressed the levels of matrix-metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 in the lung tissue of ASD-exposed mice, indicating that PYC reduced ASD-induced pulmonary inflammation by suppressing MMP-9. Together, these results indicate that PYC as the potential to treat ASD-driven pulmonary inflammation. Keywords: airway inflammation, fine dust, MMP-9, Pinus pinaster Aiton Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 8-17 Volume: 69 Issue: 1 Year: 2024 DOI: 10.17221/77/2023-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/77/2023-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-202401-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:69:y:2024:i:1:id:77-2023-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: E Zuskova Author-Workplace-Name: South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Vodňany, Czech Republic Author-Name: J Velisek Author-Workplace-Name: South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Vodňany, Czech Republic Title: In-feed Praziquantel treatment of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) infected with eye flukes Abstract: Praziquantel (PZQ) is a drug effective against several parasitic diseases of fish caused by Platyhelminthes. The study assesses the efficacy of selected in-feed PZQ doses in eliminating metacercariae Diplostomum pseudospathaceum in grass carp. The fish were infected with D. pseudospathaceum in laboratory conditions and subsequently treated with PZQ at daily doses of 30 (PZQ1), 50 (PZQ2), and 100 (PZQ3) mg/kg bw for seven days. The treatment trial was followed by a 23-day observation period during which the fish were parasitologically examined on days 0, 2, 8 and 23. Smaller fish were infected with a significantly higher (P < 0.05) number of metacercariae than bigger fish among three weight groups as follows: up to 7 g > 7 to 12 g > 12 g. The in-feed PZQ at doses of 30, 50 and 100 mg/kg bw for seven days was 47%, 84% and 88% effective against metacercariae D. pseudospathaceum, respectively. A significant decrease (P < 0.01) in moving and an increase (P < 0.01) in the immotile metacercariae in the eye's lens were recorded in all the trial groups on each sampling day. An increasing proportion of motile metacercariae in the post-treatment observation period was seen in PZQ2 and PZQ3, indicating a decreasing trend in the actual efficacy in an environment with no reinfection possibility. Keywords: anthelmintic, fish, diplostomosis, Diplostomum pseudospathaceum, medicated feed Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 1-7 Volume: 69 Issue: 1 Year: 2024 DOI: 10.17221/97/2023-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/97/2023-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-202401-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:69:y:2024:i:1:id:97-2023-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M Svoboda Author-Workplace-Name: Ruminant and Swine Clinic, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: O Huml Author-Workplace-Name: Vedilab Ltd Plzeň, Plzeň, Czech Republic Author-Name: P Chomat Author-Workplace-Name: Veterinary Clinic Dobrošovice, Sedlčany, Czech Republic Author-Name: A Honzlova Author-Workplace-Name: State Veterinary Institute Jihlava, Jihlava, Czech Republic Author-Name: J Illek Author-Workplace-Name: Large Animal Clinical Laboratory, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: Z Svobodova Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Animal Protection and Welfare and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: L Hofmannova Author-Workplace-Name: State Veterinary Institute Prague, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: H Modra Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Environmental Science and Natural Resources, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic Title: Accidental salinomycin intoxication in European fallow deer (Dama dama L.) Abstract: Salinomycin, belonging to ionophore antibiotics, has been used as a feed additive for poultry for its coccidiostatic effect. Poisoning by ionophore antibiotics has been reported in cattle and other sensitive animals due to the replacement of medicated feed and/or accidental overdoses. The aim of this paper is to report the toxicity of salinomycin for fallow deer and to describe the different levels of sensitivity of cervids to this substance. In the presented case study, a medicated feed containing ivermectin used for deworming red deer and fallow deer was accidentally contaminated with sodium salinomycinate in a concentration of 252.6 mg/kg. The contaminated feed was consumed by the animals over a period of four days. The mortality of fallow deer within 12 days was 58%. No mortality was recorded in the red deer. In the affected animals, clinical signs associated with acute and congestive heart failure were observed. The biochemical examination indicated prerenal azotaemia caused by circulatory insufficiency and ion imbalance. The histological examination revealed pronounced focal acute cardiomyopathy and massive subacute myopathy in the skeletal muscles. Keywords: deer farm, creatin kinase, hyperkalaemia, hypochloraemia, urea Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 18-29 Volume: 69 Issue: 1 Year: 2024 DOI: 10.17221/100/2023-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/100/2023-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-202401-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:69:y:2024:i:1:id:100-2023-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Editorial Department Title: List of volume 68 reviewers Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: I-II Volume: 69 Issue: 1 Year: 2024 File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/vet-202401-0005_list-of-volume-68-reviewers.php File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:69:y:2024:i:1:id:vet-202401-0005