A Prospective, Randomized, Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study on the Effect of Enterococcus faecium on Clinical Activity and Intestinal Gene Expression in Canine Food-Responsive Chronic Enteropathy (2015)
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Schmitz, S., Glanemann, B., Garden, O. A., Brooks, H. W., Chang, Y. M., Werling, D., & Allenspach, K. (2015). A Prospective, Randomized, Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study on the Effect of Enterococcus faecium on Clinical Activity and Intestinal Gene Expression in Canine Food-Responsive Chronic Enteropathy. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 29(2), 533-43. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.12563

Association between nucleotide oligomerisation domain two(Nod2) gene polymorphisms and canine inflammatory bowel disease (2014)
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Kathrani, A., Lee, H., White, C., Catchpole, B., Murphy, A. M., German, A., …Allenspach, K. (2014). Association between nucleotide oligomerisation domain two(Nod2) gene polymorphisms and canine inflammatory bowel disease. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 161(1-2), 32-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2014.06.003

The most important genetic associations that have been implicated to play a role in the etiology of Crohn's disease (CD) in humans are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in nucleotide oligomerisation domain 2 (NOD2). The aim of this study was to... Read More about Association between nucleotide oligomerisation domain two(Nod2) gene polymorphisms and canine inflammatory bowel disease.

Cardiosphere-derived cells suppress allogeneic lymphocytes by production of PGE2 acting via the EP4 receptor
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Dutton, L. C., Dudhia, J., Catchpole, B., Hodhkiss-Geere, H., Werling, D., & Connolly, D. J. (in press). Cardiosphere-derived cells suppress allogeneic lymphocytes by production of PGE2 acting via the EP4 receptor. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-31569-1

derived cells (CDCs) are a cardiac progenitor cell population, which have been shown to possess cardiac regenerative properties and can improve heart function in a variety of cardiac diseases. Studies in large animal models have predominantly focusse... Read More about Cardiosphere-derived cells suppress allogeneic lymphocytes by production of PGE2 acting via the EP4 receptor.

Effects of Ex-Vivo and In-Vivo Treatment with Probiotics on the Inflammasome in Dogs with Chronic Enteropathy
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Schmitz, S., Werling, D., & Allenspach, K. (in press). Effects of Ex-Vivo and In-Vivo Treatment with Probiotics on the Inflammasome in Dogs with Chronic Enteropathy. PLoS ONE, 10(3), e0120779. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120779

Inflammasomes coordinate the maturation of IL-1β and IL-18 in response to danger signals. They are vital for maintenance of intestinal homeostasis and have been linked to chronic intestinal inflammation in humans. Probiotics have been advocated as tr... Read More about Effects of Ex-Vivo and In-Vivo Treatment with Probiotics on the Inflammasome in Dogs with Chronic Enteropathy.

Lack of Correlation between Mucosal Immunoglobulin A-positive Plasma Cell Numbers and TLR5 Genotypes in German Shepherd Dogs with Idiopathic Chronic Enteropathy
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Lee, A., Kathrani, A., Priestnall, S. L., Smith, K. C., Werling, D., & Allenspach, K. (in press). Lack of Correlation between Mucosal Immunoglobulin A-positive Plasma Cell Numbers and TLR5 Genotypes in German Shepherd Dogs with Idiopathic Chronic Enteropathy. Journal of Comparative Pathology, 152(2-3), 201-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpa.2015.01.002

Stimulation of Duodenal Biopsies and Whole Blood from Dogs with Food-Responsive Chronic Enteropathy and Healthy Dogs with Toll-Like Receptor Ligands and Probiotic Enterococcus faecium
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Schmitz, S., Henrich, M., Neiger, R., Werling, D., & Allenspach, K. Stimulation of Duodenal Biopsies and Whole Blood from Dogs with Food-Responsive Chronic Enteropathy and Healthy Dogs with Toll-Like Receptor Ligands and Probiotic Enterococcus faecium. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, https://doi.org/10.1111/sji.12186