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M Hoffmann-Jagielska1, A Winnicka, D Jagielski, R Lechowski.
Abstract
In view of the frequent use of glucocorticoids in the treatment of cats, we studied the effect of dexamethasone on their immunological system. The phagocytic activity and oxidative burst of neutrophils and monocytes were evaluated by cytometric analysis using commercial kits and the subpopulations of lymphocytes were assessed. Neutrophilia and monocytosis reduced phagocytic activity, as shown from the number of phagocytized bacteria, and variations in the intensity of the oxidative burst in activated neutrophils and monocytes were observed. Dexamethasone also caused an increase in the number of B lymphocytes.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID： 14672453 DOI： 10.1023/a:1027376530463
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vet Res Commun ISSN： 0165-7380 Impact factor: 2.459