E J T Finding
Cell specific microvesicles vary with season and disease predisposition in healthy and previously laminitic ponies
Finding, E J T; Lawson, C; Elliott, J; Harris, P A; Menzies-Gow, N J
Authors
C Lawson
J Elliott
P A Harris
N J Menzies-Gow
Abstract
Microvesicles are small (up to 1??m) vesicles found in plasma and other bodily fluids. They are recognised as part of the normal system of inter-cellular communication but altered numbers are also used as biomarkers of disease. Microvesicles have not been studied in detail in the horse but may be relevant to diseases such as laminitis. Identification of equine cell specific microvesicles was performed by developing a panel of cross reactive antibodies to use in flow cytometry to detect microvesicles of platelet, leucocyte and endothelial origin in plasma from healthy ponies and those predisposed to laminitis. The total number and proportion of microvesicles from the different cell types varied with season and there were more annexin V positive endothelial MV in non laminitic ponies compared to previously laminitic ponies. Development of this antibody panel and the technique for measuring microvesicles in the horse opens a new field for further investigation of these important structures in equine health and disease.
Citation
Finding, E. J. T., Lawson, C., Elliott, J., Harris, P. A., & Menzies-Gow, N. J. (2018). Cell specific microvesicles vary with season and disease predisposition in healthy and previously laminitic ponies. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2018.06.001
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jun 3, 2018 |
Publication Date | Jun 23, 2018 |
Deposit Date | Jun 30, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 24, 2019 |
Journal | VETERINARY IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGY |
Print ISSN | 0165-2427 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2018.06.001 |
Public URL | https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1386753 |
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