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© 1994 British Society for Rheumatology

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IMMUNE RESPONSES TO CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS IN JOINT DISEASES OF DOGS

C. MAY*, S. D. CARTER*,{dagger}, S. C. BELL* and D. BENNETT*

*Department of Veterinary Clinical Science University of Liverpool PO Box 147, Liverpool, L69 3BX
{dagger}Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Liverpool PO Box 147, Liverpool, L69 3BX

Measurement of immune complexes, antibodies against canine distemper virus (CDV) and anti-CDV antibodies in immune complexes were made in sera and SF from ‘normal’ dogs and from dogs with joint diseases. These data were compared with cytological analyses of SF samples. In dogs with canine rheumatoid-like arthritis (CRA) there were correlations between circulating anti-CDV antibody levels and circulating immune complex levels (P<0.001) and between SF anti-CDV antibody levels and SF immune complex levels (P<0.01). Furthermore, the SF PMN count in dogs with CRA correlated with both the SF anti-CDV antibody levels (P<0.001) and the SF immune complex anti-CDV antibody levels (P<0.001). The results demonstrated a relationship between CDV and ongoing synovial inflammation in dogs with CRA.

KEY WORDS: Dog, Arthritis, Canine distemper virus


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