Chan Wei Yee, Selvarajah Gayathri Thevi, Ajat Mokrish, Suzuki Rieko, Tsukui Toshihiro
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 2019 Jun;212:43-49. doi: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2019.05.002. Epub 2019 May 22.
Canine atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, inflammatory and pruritic allergic skin disease in dogs. House dust mites such as Dermatophagoides farinae are one of the known causative agents for the induction of canine AD worldwide. D. farinae protein Der f 2 is known as an important allergen involved in canine AD and recently, Zen-1 has also been identified as an allergenic protein. There is limited information on the prevalence and role of allergen sensitization to crude D. farinae extract (CDF), Der f 2 and Zen-1 among dogs diagnosed with AD in Malaysia. The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of CDF-, Der f 2- and Zen-1-specific reactive sera among dogs diagnosed with AD in Malaysia using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Serum samples were collected from dogs diagnosed with AD from several veterinary clinics in Malaysia. The canine case records were retrieved and information on signalment, dermatological and non-dermatological histories, clinical presentation, food allergies, and exclusion of ectoparasitic, microbial and fungal skin infections were obtained through a survey form. All serum samples were evaluated to quantify the CDF-, Der f 2- and Zen-1-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels. A total of 24.6%, 48.4% and 29.8% of dogs diagnosed with AD were positive for CDF-, Der f 2- and Zen-1-specific IgE, respectively. These results suggest that CDF-, Der f 2- and Zen-1 are important allergens that can contribute to AD in dogs in Malaysia, and serological testing can be performed to provide additional treatment options involving specific immunotherapies.
犬特应性皮炎(AD)是犬类的一种慢性、炎症性和瘙痒性过敏性皮肤病。屋尘螨如粉尘螨是全球已知诱发犬AD的病原体之一。粉尘螨蛋白Der f 2是已知参与犬AD的一种重要变应原,最近,Zen-1也被鉴定为一种变应原性蛋白。在马来西亚,关于粗制粉尘螨提取物(CDF)、Der f 2和Zen-1变应原致敏在诊断为AD的犬中的患病率和作用的信息有限。本研究的目的是使用酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)确定马来西亚诊断为AD的犬中CDF、Der f 2和Zen-1特异性反应血清的比例。从马来西亚几家兽医诊所诊断为AD的犬中采集血清样本。检索犬病例记录,并通过调查问卷获取有关信号、皮肤病学和非皮肤病学病史、临床表现、食物过敏以及排除体外寄生虫、微生物和真菌性皮肤感染的信息。评估所有血清样本以量化CDF、Der f 2和Zen-1特异性免疫球蛋白E(IgE)水平。诊断为AD的犬中,分别有24.6%、48.4%和29.8%的犬CDF、Der f 2和Zen-1特异性IgE呈阳性。这些结果表明,CDF、Der f 2和Zen-1是可导致马来西亚犬AD的重要变应原,并且可以进行血清学检测以提供涉及特异性免疫疗法的额外治疗选择。