Canine atopic dermatitis is an inflammatory, genetic, pruritic and chronic dermatosis that affects between 10 and 30% of dogs and one of the most important allergens is grass pollen. The objective of this study was to evaluate the sensitization to grass pollen allergens in dogs with canine atopic dermatitis and to compare intradermal skin test (IDT) with percutaneous test (PT). For this study, ten healthy dogs and 39 dogs with atopic dermatitis were tested. Dogs were submitted to IDT and PT for Lolium multiflorum, Cynodon dactylon and Paspalum notatum. The IDT and PT tests were compared using the Proportion Test. All healthy dogs were negative to both tests. Ten atopic dogs (25.6%) responded positively to the PT and none were positive in IDT. C. dactylon, L. multiflorum and P. notatum were responsible for positive reactions in 70%, 70% and 30% of positive dogs, respectively. The number of positive reactions in PT were statistically higher than IDT (P<0.05). In conclusion, grass pollen can be important source of allergens for dogs in Paraná state (Brazil) and the PT showed higher sensitization to grass pollen in dogs with atopic dermatitis than IDT.

Canine atopic dermatitis (CAD) is a common dermatosis, defined as a genetic-related disease which predisposes to skin inflammation and pruritus, associated to a IgE-specific response in most of cases. Clinical diagnosis may be later complemented by skin allergy and/or serological tests. The aim of these tests is to identify possible allergens in order to enable the clinicians to select candidate antigens for allergen specific immunotherapy. In the present study 58 CAD positive animals were tested. All were submitted to the intradermal test (IDT) and screened for the presence of antibodies against different antigens using ELISA. The obtained results show a high prevalence of sensitization among the tested dogs to house dust mites and to pollen of C. dactylon. With this work it was possible to identify the main allergens involved in immunological response of dogs with CAD living in central area of Rio Grande do Sul.

Pesq. Vet. Bras. 32(9):917-921, setembro 2012 917 RESUMO.-[Identiϐicação sorológica de alérgenos de ácaros da poeira domiciliar em cães com dermatite atópica.] Antígenos de ácaros da poeira domiciliar são utilizados por décadas para diagnóstico de doenças alér-gicas em seres humanos e animais. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi identiϐicar proteínas alergênicas presentes em extratos de Dermatophagoides farinae e Blomia tropicalis através de "immunoblotting" utilizando-se soros de animais alérgicos e conjugado anti-IgE canina. A análise por "immunoblotting" dos antígenos presentes no extrato de D. farinae (FDA Allergenic), utilizando soros de dez animais alérgicos, mostrou que oito soros reconhecem uma banda com peso molecular de aproximadamente 102 kDa; oito soros duas bandas entre 52 e 76 kDa; cinco soros uma banda com aproximadamente 76 kDa; quatro soros uma ban- House dust mite antigens have been used for decades to diagnose allergic diseases in humans and animals. The objective of this study was to identify allergens in commercial Dermatophagoides farinae and Blomia tropicalis extracts by immunoblotting using sera from allergic dogs and anti-dog IgE conjugate. The analysis of antigens present in the D. farinae extract (FDA Allergenic) using sera from 10 dogs allergic to D. farinae showed that eight sera recognized a band of approximately 102 kDa, eight recognized two bands of 52 to 76 kDa, ϐive recognized one band of approximately 76 kDa, four recognized one band of 31 to 38 kDa, and two recognized one band of 12 to 17 kDa. Immunoblot assays of the B. tropicalis extract (FDA Allergenic) using sera from 10 animals allergic to B. tropicalis showed that ϐive sera recognized two bands of 52 to 76 kDa. These results demonstrate the importance of the two house dust mite species for the pathogenesis of canine atopic dermatitis in Brazil. In addition, the results indicate which allergens should be present in allergenic extracts used for diagnosis and allergen-speciϐic immunotherapy. da entre 31 e 38 kDa; e dois soros uma banda entre 12 e 17 kDa. A análise por "immunoblotting" dos antígenos do extrato de B. tropicalis (FDA Allergenic) mostrou que cinco soros reconhecem duas bandas com pesos moleculares entre 52 e 76 kDa. Esses resultados demonstram a importância dessas duas espécies de ácaros da poeira domiciliar na patogênese da dermatite atópica canina no Brasil, assim como indicam alérgenos que devem estar presentes nos extratos alergênicos utilizados para diagnóstico e imunoterapia alérgeno-especíϐica.

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