Publications by authors named "C Olave"
Equine bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is usually performed with 250-500 mL of isotonic saline at pH 5.5. The acidic pH of saline may cause an increase in airway neutrophil count 48 h after BAL.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Racehorses commonly develop evidence of mild asthma in response to dust exposure. Diets deficient in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (Ω-3) might exacerbate this response.
Hypothesis: To compare dust exposure, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cytology, and plasma Ω-3 and specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPM) concentrations amongst racehorses fed dry hay, steamed hay, and haylage.
Article Synopsis
- - The study analyzes 13 horses with a newly identified idiopathic hepatitis syndrome, characterized by symptoms like fever and elevated liver enzyme levels over a period of 16 months.
- - Horses experienced cyclic fevers for about three weeks, with histological findings showing liver damage and inflammation, but none displayed signs of liver failure, and all recovered clinically.
- - While the exact cause remains unknown, the research suggests a seasonal pattern and hints at a possible infectious origin based on the clinical symptoms and histological outcomes.
Immunization with porcine zona pellucida (PZP) proteins is being used successfully to induce infertility in wildlife including horses. However, widespread adoption of this method to control the growth of horse populations requires further refinement in order to induce long-term infertility, reduce the frequency and severity of injection site reactions, and make the vaccines easier to administer. The next generation of PZP-based vaccines will likely be a controlled-release formulation with different adjuvants from the Freund's adjuvants used in existing vaccines.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Home mechanical ventilation (HMV) is a viable and effective strategy for patients with chronic respiratory failure (CRF). The Chilean Ministry of Health started a program for adults in 2008.
Methods: This study examined the following data from a prospective cohort of patients with CRF admitted to the national HMV program: characteristics, mode of admission, quality of life, time in the program and survival.