Lipids in health and disease.
Publisher:
BioMed Central,
Country: England
Language: English
Start Year:2002 -
ISSN:
1476-511X (Electronic)
1476-511X (Linking)
1476-511X (Linking)
Impact Factor
4.5
2022
| NLM ID: | 101147696 |
| (OCoLC): | 51237650 |
| LCCN: | 2003243125 |
Phospholipid analysis in sera of horses with allergic dermatitis and in matched healthy controls. Lipids have become an important target for searching new biomarkers typical of different autoimmune and allergic diseases. The most common allergic dermatitis of the horse is related to stings of insects and is known as insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) or summer eczema, referring to its recurrence during the summer months. This intense pruritus has certain similarities with atopic dermatitis of humans. The treatment of IBH is difficult and therefore new strategies for therapy are needed. Autoserum therapy based on the use of serum phospholipids has recently been introduced for horses. So far...