OMIA 001417-9685 : Pulmonary fibrosis, idiopathic in Felis catus |
In other species:
dog
Possibly relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s) (MIM number):
178500 (trait)
Mendelian trait/disorder:
unknown
Considered a defect:
yes
Species-specific symbol:
IPF
Species-specific description:
The paper by Williams et al. (2004) is the first report of an animal model of human idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Pathology:
As reported by Williams et al. (2004), the histopathology comprises "(1) interstitial fibrosis with fibroblast/myofibroblast foci, (2) honeycombing with alveolar epithelial metaplasia and type II pneumocyte hyperplasia, and (3) alveolar interstitial smooth-muscle metaplasia. Interstitial inflammation was not a prominent feature of the disease. alpha-Smooth muscle actin-positive myofibroblasts were prominent in myofibroblast foci, beneath honeycomb and hyperplastic epithelium, and in alveolar septa away from the remodeling. Feline IPF type II pneumocyte ultrastructure is similar to a heritable form of human IPF, with abnormal cytoplasmic lamellar body-like inclusions. "
References
Note: the references are listed in reverse chronological order (from the most recent year to the earliest year), and alphabetically by first author within a year.
2013 | Evola, M.G., Edmondson, E.F., Reichle, J.K., Biller, D.S., Mitchell, C.W., Valdés-Martínez, A. : | |
Radiographic and histopathologic characteristics of pulmonary fibrosis in nine cats. Vet Radiol Ultrasound :, 2013. Pubmed reference: 24103063. DOI: 10.1111/vru.12106. | ||
2008 | Secrest, S.A., Bailey, M.Q., Williams, K.J., Smarick, S.D. : | |
Imaging diagnosis--Feline idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 49:47-50, 2008. Pubmed reference: 18251294. | ||
2004 | Cohn, L.A., Norris, C.R., Hawkins, E.C., Dye, J.A., Johnson, C.A., Williams, K.J. : | |
Identification and characterization of an idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis-like condition in cats. J Vet Intern Med 18:632-41, 2004. Pubmed reference: 15515577. | ||
Williams, K., Malarkey, D., Cohn, L., Patrick, D., Dye, J., Toews, G. : | ||
Identification of spontaneous feline idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: morphology and ultrastructural evidence for a type II pneumocyte defect. Chest 125:2278-88, 2004. Pubmed reference: 15189952. |
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- Created by Frank Nicholas on 06 Oct 2005