Special Issue "Allergies in Animals and Humans"

A special issue of Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2017)

Special Issue Editor

Guest Editor
Assoc. Prof. Rob Siebers

Department of Medicine, University of Otago Wellington, PO Box 7343, Wellington 6242, New Zealand
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Interests: indoor allergens; house dust mites; microbial contaminants; epidemiology; asthma; allergic diseases

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Allergy to inhalant and food allergens affects many patients worldwide. Various animal species are also known to suffer from allergic diseases, such as dogs with atopic dermatitis due to sensitization to house dust mites. Research into elucidating allergy mechanisms and development of new therapies in humans has been possible by utilizing animal models. This Special Issue of Veterinary Sciences on “Allergies in Animals and Humans” invites original articles and brief communications, as well as reviews, especially on how allergic diseases in animals can shed light on these in humans, or visa versa. Hopefully, this will lead to closer collaboration between researchers in the veterinary and medical sciences to tackle this important disorder.

Associate Professor Rob Siebers
Guest Editor

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Keywords

•    Allergy
•    Animals
•    Human
•    Mechanisms
•    Epidemiology
•    allergic diseases
•    models

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Open AccessReview Cutaneous Hypersensitivity Dermatoses in the Feline Patient: A Review of Allergic Skin Disease in Cats
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Vet. Sci. 2017, 4(2), 25; doi:10.3390/vetsci4020025
Received: 3 March 2017 / Revised: 6 May 2017 / Accepted: 8 May 2017 / Published: 9 May 2017
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Feline allergic skin disease presents a unique set of challenges to the veterinary practitioner. Although there is some similarity to what is seen in the allergic canine patient, cutaneous hypersensitivity dermatoses in cats can manifest with strikingly different clinical signs, treatment options and
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Feline allergic skin disease presents a unique set of challenges to the veterinary practitioner. Although there is some similarity to what is seen in the allergic canine patient, cutaneous hypersensitivity dermatoses in cats can manifest with strikingly different clinical signs, treatment options and outcomes, and secondary complications/disease entities. Additionally, less is known about the pathogenesis of feline allergic skin diseases, particularly “feline atopic syndrome” when compared to dogs or people. This article aims to review what is currently known in regards to allergic skin disease in the feline patient, with focus on non-flea, non-food hypersensitivity dermatitis. Full article
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Open AccessReview In Vitro Research Tools in the Field of Human Immediate Drug Hypersensitivity and Their Present Use in Small Animal Veterinary Medicine
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Vet. Sci. 2017, 4(1), 1; doi:10.3390/vetsci4010001
Received: 4 October 2016 / Revised: 23 November 2016 / Accepted: 13 December 2016 / Published: 22 December 2016
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Drug hypersensitivity reactions (DHR) are immune-mediated idiosyncratic adverse drug events. Type I DHR are often referred to as “immediate” and involve B lymphocyte-secreted IgE that bind to the membrane of basophils and mast cells, inducing their degranulation. This review presents various in vitro
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Drug hypersensitivity reactions (DHR) are immune-mediated idiosyncratic adverse drug events. Type I DHR are often referred to as “immediate” and involve B lymphocyte-secreted IgE that bind to the membrane of basophils and mast cells, inducing their degranulation. This review presents various in vitro tests that were developed in the field of human type I HS and implemented as clinical diagnostic tools in human cases of immediate DHR. The respective strengths and weaknesses of each test will be discussed in parallel of validation data such as specificity and sensitivity whenever available. Some of them have also been used as diagnostic tools in veterinary medicine, but not in cases of immediate DHR. Most of these diagnostic tools can be categorized into humoral and cellular tests. The former tests measure serum concentrations of factors, such as histamine, tryptase, and drug-specific IgE. The latter assays quantify markers of drug-induced basophil activation or drug-specific lymphocyte proliferation. Pharmacogenetic markers have also been investigated in immediate DHR, but not as extensively as in non-immediate ones. Throughout, practical aspects and limitations of the tests, as well as sensitivity and specificity parameters, will be presented. In addition, the experience of veterinary medicine with these diagnostic tools will be summarized. However, to date, none of them has ever been reported in a veterinary case of type I DHR. Full article
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