Cat's AB blood group system (blood types A, B, and AB) is of major importance in feline transfusion medicine. Type A and type B antigens are Neu5Gc and Neu5Ac, respectively, and the enzyme CMAH participating in the synthesis of Neu5Gc from Neu5Ac ...
Akihiro Mori   Kaori Ueda   Peter Lee   Hitomi Oda   Katsumi Ishioka   Toshiro Arai   Toshinori Sako   
RESEARCH IN VETERINARY SCIENCE 106 131-134 2016年6月 [査読有り]
Acarbose (AC) and Sitagliptin (STGP) are oral hypoglycemic agents currently used either alone or in conjunction with human diabetic (Type 2) patients. AC has been used with diabetic cats, but not STGP thus far. Therefore, the objective of this stu...
Hitomi Oda   Akihiro Mori   Saori Shono   Eri Onozawa   Toshinori Sako   
JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE 78(5) 851-854 2016年5月 [査読有り]
This study investigated the changes in lymphocyte subsets during the trilostane medication of Pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism (PDH) dogs. The cortisol level and lymphocyte subsets of eight dogs with PDH were monitored 0, 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12...
JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE 78(3) 411-417 2016年3月 [査読有り]
Nesfatin-1 is an anorexic peptide derived from a predursor, nucleobindin-2 (NUCB2), which is distributed in various organs, coexists with ghrelin in the gastric X/A-like cells and closely relates to an appetite control in rodents and humans. Nesfa...