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The use of hydrolysed diets for vomiting and/or diarrhoea in cats in primary veterinary practice (2020)
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Kathrani, A., Church, D. B., Brodbelt, D. C., Pegram, C., & O'Neill, D. G. (2020). The use of hydrolysed diets for vomiting and/or diarrhoea in cats in primary veterinary practice. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 61(21), https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13214

Objective To describe responses of cats prescribed a hydrolysed diet with or without concurrent medication for chronic vomiting and/or diarrhoea of undetermined aetiology. Materials and Methods Anonymised records of 512,213 cats under UK veterinary c... Read More about The use of hydrolysed diets for vomiting and/or diarrhoea in cats in primary veterinary practice.

Serological markers of gluten sensitivity in Border terriers with gall bladder mucocoeles (2020)
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Barker, L., Tivers, M. S., Kathrani, A., Allerton, F., Powell, R., Stam, L., & Black, V. (2020). Serological markers of gluten sensitivity in Border terriers with gall bladder mucocoeles. Journal of Small Animal Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13211

Objectives To evaluate serological markers of gluten sensitivity in conjunction with cholecystokinin measurement in Border terriers with gall bladder mucocoeles. Materials and Methods Medical records from two referral hospitals were obtained... Read More about Serological markers of gluten sensitivity in Border terriers with gall bladder mucocoeles.

A preliminary study assessing cytokine production following ex vivo stimulation of whole blood with diet in dogs with chronic enteropathy (2019)
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Kathrani, A., & Hall, E. (2019). A preliminary study assessing cytokine production following ex vivo stimulation of whole blood with diet in dogs with chronic enteropathy. BMC Veterinary Research, 15(185), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-019-1940-7

Ex vivo whole blood stimulation assays (WBSA) have been used to characterize the cytokine response to diet in cats. The present study aimed to use this assay to determine the cytokine response to diets being fed at the time of diagnosis to dogs with... Read More about A preliminary study assessing cytokine production following ex vivo stimulation of whole blood with diet in dogs with chronic enteropathy.

Indoleamine-pyrrole 2,3-dioxygenase-1 (IDO-1) mRNA is over-expressed in the duodenal mucosa and is negatively correlated with serum tryptophan concentrations in dogs with protein-losing enteropathy (2019)
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Kathrani, A., Lezcano, V., Hall, E. J., Jergens, A. E., Seo, Y., Mochel, J. P., …Allenspach, K. (2019). Indoleamine-pyrrole 2,3-dioxygenase-1 (IDO-1) mRNA is over-expressed in the duodenal mucosa and is negatively correlated with serum tryptophan concentrations in dogs with protein-losing enteropathy. PLoS ONE, 14(6), e0218218. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218218

Exploring early life events including diet in cats presenting for gastrointestinal signs in later life (2019)
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Kathrani, A., Blackwell, E. J., Williams, J. L., Gruffydd-Jones, T. J., Murray, J. K., Hezzell, M., & Hall, E. J. (2019). Exploring early life events including diet in cats presenting for gastrointestinal signs in later life. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.105040

Our study aimed to determine if certain early life events were more prevalent in cats presenting to veterinary practices specifically for gastrointestinal signs on at least two occasions between six months and 30 months of age. Data from an owner-com... Read More about Exploring early life events including diet in cats presenting for gastrointestinal signs in later life.

A descriptive pilot study of cytokine production following stimulation of ex-vivo whole blood with commercial therapeutic feline hydrolyzed diets in individual healthy immunotolerant cats (2017)
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Kathrani, A., Larsen, J. A., Cortopassi, G., Datta, S., & Fascetti, A. J. (2017). A descriptive pilot study of cytokine production following stimulation of ex-vivo whole blood with commercial therapeutic feline hydrolyzed diets in individual healthy immunotolerant cats. BMC Veterinary Research, 13(1), 297. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-017-1219-9

Effect of short-term probiotic Enterococcus faecium SF68 dietary supplementation in overweight and obese cats without comorbidities (2016)
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Kathrani, A., Larsen, J. A., Kass, P. H., & Fascetti, A. J. (2016). Effect of short-term probiotic Enterococcus faecium SF68 dietary supplementation in overweight and obese cats without comorbidities. Veterinary Record Open, 3(1), e000164. https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreco-2015-000164

Obesity in cats is associated with metabolic abnormalities and increased susceptibility to diseases such as diabetes mellitus. Studies in mouse models and human beings have shown that probiotics can reduce food intake, promote weight loss and improve... Read More about Effect of short-term probiotic Enterococcus faecium SF68 dietary supplementation in overweight and obese cats without comorbidities.

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.

Elevated canine pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity concentration in dogs with inflammatory bowel disease is associated with a negative outcome
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Kathrani, A., Steiner, J. M., Suchodolski, J., Eastwood, J., Syme, H. M., Garden, O. A., & Allenspach, K. Elevated canine pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity concentration in dogs with inflammatory bowel disease is associated with a negative outcome. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 50(3), 126-132. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-5827.2008.00693.x

To investigate whether elevated canine pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (CPLI) concentrations in dogs with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with a worse clinical outcome. Serum CPLI assays were performed on serum stored from cases dia... Read More about Elevated canine pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity concentration in dogs with inflammatory bowel disease is associated with a negative outcome.

OVERDOMINANT SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS IN THE NUCLEOTIDE OLIGOMERISATION DOMAIN TWO (NOD2) GENE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY ASSOCIATED WITH CANINE INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
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Kathrani, A., House, A. K., Werling, D., Catchpole, B., Murphy, A., German, A. J., …Allenspach, K. OVERDOMINANT SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS IN THE NUCLEOTIDE OLIGOMERISATION DOMAIN TWO (NOD2) GENE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY ASSOCIATED WITH CANINE INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 24(3), 176