Factors and Mechanisms Involved in Epithelial Injury and Repair of Equine Colon

We concluded that acetylcysteine and glutamine might be beneficial in the treatment of horses with gastrointestinal disease. The increase of mucosal permeability caused by acetylcysteine may be caused by the mucolytic properties of acetylcysteine. A lower dose may prevent mucolysis while allowing for the beneficial effects of acetylcysteine. Eosinophils were involved in several disease processes of the gastrointestinal tract in horses. They may be part of an initial inflammatory response of gastrointestinal mucosa to injury, and could have detrimental effects in several diseases including ischemia/reperfusion.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Veterinary Clinical Medicine

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Rotting, Anna K.

Contributors dc:contributor

• David E. Freeman

• Biology, Veterinary Science

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3202163

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/87132