VCRS 1999 PRESENTERS Infectious Respiratory Diseases Human
respiratory viral infections and their possible relationship to respiratory
viral disease in animals. Comparative
aspects of regional immunity to influenza virus infection and DNA vaccination. Bacterial
isolates from tracheal aspirates and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid using
guarded or non-guarded endoscopy in racehorses. Sampling
and preparation methods of equine bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) Immunity
to Rhodococcus Equi: Cellular and antigen-specific recall responses
in the lungs of horses. A
clinical study of the anatomy of the sphenopalatine sinus. Pathogenesis
of streptococcal respiratory infections. The
inflammatory response to gram-negative pneumonia and its relation to
clinical disease. Pathogenesis
of pneumonic pasteurellosis: Host-bacterial interactions and prevention
of the disease.
Dr.
Anthony Confer, Oklahoma State University,
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Basics About Forced Oscillation Technique Forced
oscillation techniques for the assessment of breathing mechanics. Application
of forced oscillation techniques in basic respiratory physiological research. Clinical Data in Different Animals Clinical
application of forced oscillation techniques in different species. Impulse
oscillometry: Perspectives for the evaluation of respiratory function
in horses. The
forced oscillatory mechanics approach to studying the associations between
baseline and stimulated airway geometries and airway inflammation in horses. Use
of the forced oscillation method to evaluate airway reactivity in horses
with a history of EIPH and association with bronchoalveolar lavage cytologic
features. Changes
in respiratory mechanics measured by IOS during the first day of life
in calves. Forced
oscillatory mechanics employing an optimal wave-form ventilator for measurement
in anesthetized sheep with variable elastance. Applications
of nuclear scintigraphy to evaluation of pulmonary function. Do
radiographic changes correlate with lung mechanics, airway reactivity,
or BAL cytology in horses with inflammatory airway disease? Airway
obstruction assessed by comparison of inductance plethysmographic (RIP)
and pneumotachographic flows. Pulmonary Inflammation Cytokines
in pulmonary inflammation. Surfactant
and its role in pulmonary inflammation. Detection
and quantification of the hydrophobic surfactant proteins in bronchoalveolar
lavages: Comparison between RDS and healthy calves.
Drs. Fabien Danlois (University of Liege) S. Zaltash and J. Johansson (Karolinska Institute), M.F. Beers (University of Pennsylvania), H.P. Haagsman (Utrecht University), F. Rollin (University of Liege), J-M Ruysschaert and G. Vandenbussche (Universite Libre de Bruxelles) The
effect of a tongue-tie on upper airway function in exercising horses. Mechanism
of nasal resistance in exercising horses. The
effect of topical anesthesia of the laryngeal mucosa on upper airway
mechanics in exercising horses. Exercise-induced
bronchoconstriction—what we can learn from the dog and other
species. A
selective ETA antagonist (TBC11251) does not alter the
hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstrictive response in the horse. Comparison
of pulmonary mechanics during tidal breathing and at peak ventilation
during lobeline stimulation for detecting methacholine-induced bronchoconstriction. Effect
of inspiratory flow rates and equipment design on aerosol particle
delivery in large animals. Incremental
doses of aerosolized beclomethasone in horses with recurrent airway
obstruction. A
comparison of three corticosteroids for the treatment of heaves: Preliminary
results. Differential
glycosylation of a mucin glycopeptide associated with the asthma-like
condition of equine recurrent airway obstruction. Drs.
Vincent Gerber (Michigan State University), M. King (University
of Alberta), D.A. Schneider and N.E. Robinson (Michigan State
University)
Posters The
effect of hyoid muscle traction on hyoid apparatus and epiglottic
position and nasopharyngeal dimensions. Correlation
of clinical score, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid analysis and pulmonary
histopathology in horses with summer pasture-associated obstructive
pulmonary disease. Nitric
Oxide as an inflammatory mediator in horses with summer pasture-associated
obstructive pulmonary disease. Bovine
bronchial epithelial cells: Comparison of four collecting techniques. Microbiological
examinations of BAL fluid in calves with relapsing bouts of acute
respiratory symptoms suggest a central role for mycoplasma bovis and/or
dispar. Failure
to quantify exercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage using post-exercise
pulmonary scintigraphy and broncho-alveolar lavage. Genetic
parameters estimation for spirometric performances in Belgian blue
calves. Relationships
between spirometric performances and occurrence, and severity of
respiratory disease in Belgian glue calves. Transcription
factor nuclear factor-KB, activity in bronchial epithelial cells of
RAO horses. |