The purpose of this work was to perform a preliminary screening in the domestic cat to assess the concentration of cortisol in hairs by radioimmunoassay technique (RIA) in presence or absence of Microsporum canis infections. A total of 245 cats (7 with cutaneous lesions referable to dermatophytosis and 238 apparently healthy) coming from 14 shelters were examined. M. canis was isolated in 126 (51.4%) cats. The cortisol levels were significantly higher in cats with lesions or without lesions but with a high number of colonies in the plates (≥10. CFU) than in cats negative or with a lower number of colonies. The results obtained seem to highlight that chronic high levels of cortisol in cats could possibly promote the dermatophytes infections. Furthermore, in High-CFU asymptomatic cats, it could be present a state of infectious, and they, therefore, represents not a simple mechanical carrier.
Cortisol levels in cats' hair in presence or absence of Microsporum canis infection / Galuppi R.; Leveque J.F.C.; Beghelli V.; Bonoli C.; Mattioli M.; Ostanello F.; Tampieri M.P.; Accorsi P.A.. - In: RESEARCH IN VETERINARY SCIENCE. - ISSN 0034-5288. - STAMPA. - 95:3(2013), pp. 1076-1080. [10.1016/j.rvsc.2013.07.023]
Cortisol levels in cats' hair in presence or absence of Microsporum canis infection
GALUPPI, ROBERTA;BEGHELLI, VALENTINA;MATTIOLI, MICHELA;OSTANELLO, FABIO;TAMPIERI, MARIA PAOLA;ACCORSI, PIER ATTILIO
2013
Abstract
The purpose of this work was to perform a preliminary screening in the domestic cat to assess the concentration of cortisol in hairs by radioimmunoassay technique (RIA) in presence or absence of Microsporum canis infections. A total of 245 cats (7 with cutaneous lesions referable to dermatophytosis and 238 apparently healthy) coming from 14 shelters were examined. M. canis was isolated in 126 (51.4%) cats. The cortisol levels were significantly higher in cats with lesions or without lesions but with a high number of colonies in the plates (≥10. CFU) than in cats negative or with a lower number of colonies. The results obtained seem to highlight that chronic high levels of cortisol in cats could possibly promote the dermatophytes infections. Furthermore, in High-CFU asymptomatic cats, it could be present a state of infectious, and they, therefore, represents not a simple mechanical carrier.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
