Research Article

Toll-Like Receptors 2, 4, and 7, Interferon-Gamma, Interleukin 10, and Programmed Death Ligand 1 Transcripts in Leishmanin Skin Test-Positive Reactions of Ibizan Hound Dogs

Table 1

Signalment, clinicopathological, immunological, and parasitological data of nine Ibizan hounds.

Parameters (reference intervals and units)Ibizan hound dogs arithmetic

Sex2 males and 7 females
Age (months)16 (6-84)
Creatinine (0.5 - 1.5 mg/dL)
Urea (21.4 - 59.9 mg/dL)
Total protein (5.4 - 7.1 g/dL)
Albumin (2.6 - 3.3 g/dL)
Albumin/globulin ratio (0.8-2)
Beta globulin (0.9 - 1.6 g/dL)
Gamma globulin (0.3 - 0.8 g/dL)
Hematocrit (37- 55%)
Hemoglobin (12 – 18 g/dL)
Leishmania infantum-specific antibody levels (ELISA units)
Blood L. infantum-specific IFN-γ (pg/ml)
Blood parasite load (parasites/ml)
Skin parasite load (dCq)
LSTa
Normal-lookinga

ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; dCq: delta-cycle threshold (low or negative values of dCq represented high parasite density); LST: leishmanin skin test. aWilcoxon signed rank test, , . Median and range.