Walters, Dianne M., Marsha Wills-Karp, and Wayne Mitzner. Assessment of cellular profile
and lung function with repeated bronchoalveolar lavage in individual mice. Physiol …

Biomarkers are increasingly utilised in biological research and clinical practice for diagnosis
of disease, monitoring of therapeutic prognosis, or as end points in clinical studies …

Measurement of the effects of drugs, mediators and infectious agents on various models of
lung disease, as well as assessment of lung function in the intact mouse has the potential for …

Background Respiratory infections are the main indication for antimicrobial use in calves. As
in humans and horses, studying inflammation of the deep airways by lung cytology raises …

Inflammation is the body's response to insults, which include infection, trauma, and
hypersensitivity. The inflammatory response is complex and involves a variety of …

Recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) is characterized by neutrophilic airway inflammation
and obstruction, and stabling of susceptible horses triggers acute disease exacerbations …

Background Severe equine asthma is a naturally occurring lung inflammatory disease of
mature animals characterized by neutrophilic inflammation, bronchoconstriction, mucus …

The consequences on lung function and inflammation of alterations in the extracellular
matrix affecting the peripheral airway wall in asthma are largely unknown. We hypothesized …

Background: As veterinary medicine has become more sophisticated, with greater numbers
of veterinary patients receiving intensive care, more patients with an acute respiratory …

Objective To evaluate agreement between trained veterinarians and a reference inspector
when recording gross lesions of lungs, livers, and nasal turbinates of pigs. Design …