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<p> The study was an attempt to determine the possibilities of using ovocystatin, a component of a new generation product of natural origin, in local therapy of atopic dermatitis in dogs by suppressing pruritus during illness. Chicken egg cystatin was used locally in the interdigital spaces of forelimbs of dogs used in the experiment. The degree of pruritus and clinical changes in the animals were defined using CADESI-03 scale before and after the beginning of the experiment. The results obtained proved that ovocystatin may be used as a substance suppressing pruritus in atopic dermatitis.</p>
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The study was an attempt to determine the possibilities of using ovocystatin, a component of a new generation product of natural origin, in local therapy of atopic dermatitis in dogs by suppressing pruritus during illness. Chicken egg cystatin was used locally in the interdigital spaces of forelimbs of dogs used in the experiment. The degree of pruritus and clinical changes in the animals were defined using CADESI-03 scale before and after the beginning of the experiment. The results obtained proved that ovocystatin may be used as a substance suppressing pruritus in atopic dermatitis.

Antipruritic application of ovocystatin in atopic dermatitis in dogs - preliminary study

Department of Internal Medicine and Clinic of Diseases of Horses, Dogs and Cats

Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences

Journal of Veterinary Research

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The study was an attempt to determine the possibilities of using ovocystatin, a component of a new generation product of natural origin, in local therapy of...

Antipruritic application of ovocystatin in atopic dermatitis in dogs - preliminary study

Pubblicato online: 20 dic 2014

Pagine: 639 - 643

Ricevuto: 19 giu 2014

Accettato: 10 ott 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bvip-2014-0097

Parole chiave
dogs, ovocystatin, pruritus, atopic dermatitis

© 2014 National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Antipruritic application of ovocystatin in atopic dermatitis in dogs - preliminary study

Pubblicato online: 20 dic 2014

Pagine: 639 - 643

Ricevuto: 19 giu 2014

Accettato: 10 ott 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bvip-2014-0097

Parole chiavedogs, ovocystatin, pruritus, atopic dermatitis

© 2014 National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
dogs, ovocystatin, pruritus, atopic dermatitis