Futtermittel-spezifisches IgG und IgE vor und nach Eliminationsdiäten bei allergischen Hunden

Zimmer, Anja (2012): Futtermittel-spezifisches IgG und IgE vor und nach Eliminationsdiäten bei allergischen Hunden: Food allergen-specific IgG and IgE before and after elimination diets in allergic dogs. Dissertation, LMU München: Tierärztliche Fakultät

Abstract

Serum food allergen-specific antibody testing is widely offered to identify suitable ingredients for diets to diagnose adverse food reaction (AFR) in dogs with allergic skin disease. Antibody concentrations in blood samples obtained during an unsuccessful diet to help in the choice of diet changes may be influenced by the previous diet. The objective of this paper was to measure food antigen-specific IgE and IgG for the most commonly used 16 food antigens before and after an elimination diet. Levels of food-specific serum IgE and IgG antibodies were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Dogs had detectableIgE antibodies to beef, pork, lamb and cows’ milk; and detectable IgG antibodies to beef, pork, lamb, cows’ milk, chicken and turkey. Of 19 dogs with complete data sets, 14 dogs showed clear improvement during diet and in 7 dogs AFR could be diagnosed by deterioration on rechallenge and subsequent improvement on refeeding the diet. Serum was obtained before and 6-8 weeks after beginning such a diet. There was no significant difference in pre- and post-diet levels for any of the individual allergens nor for the total IgE and IgG concentrations of all antigens (P=0.55 and P=0.53 respectively). In these 19 dogs in which an elimination diet was used for the diagnosis of food allergy and in which 14 were probably food allergic and 7 were proven food allergic there were no significant differences in food-specific antibodies before and after an elimination diet of 6-8 weeks.

• Dokumententyp: Dissertationen (Dissertation, LMU München)
• Keywords: allergic skin disease – food allergy – adverse food reaction – serum antibodies – serum testing – elimination diet
• Themengebiete: 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik ; 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 590 Tiere (Zoologie)
• Fakultäten: Tierärztliche Fakultät
• Sprache der Hochschulschrift: Deutsch
• Datum der mündlichen Prüfung: 21. Juli 2012
• 1. Bericht­erstatter:in: Müller, Ralf S.