Evaluation of the Usefulness of Serum Feline Alpha 1-acid Glycoprotein Test for Diagnosis of Effusive Feline Infectious Peritonitis

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  • 滲出型猫伝染性腹膜炎の診断のための血清猫α1酸性糖蛋白検査の有用性の検討
  • シンシュツガタネコ デンセンセイ フクマクエン ノ シンダン ノ タメ ノ ケッセイネコa1 サンセイ トウ タンパク ケンサ ノ ユウヨウセイ ノ ケントウ

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<p>To evaluate the usefulness of the feline alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (fAGP) test for the diagnosis of effusive feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), serum fAGP levels (μg/ml ) were measured in 112 cats with a virological diagnosis of FIP (FIP group) and 101 cats, which were determined not to be diseased (non-FIP group), with ascites or pleural effusion. The value in the FIP group (2,571±590) was significantly higher than that in the non-FIP group (1,061±836) (P＜0.05), and the c-statistic representing accuracy was as high as 0.917, indicating the usefulness of this test. In the FIP group, the fAGP value in animals aged under a year (2,671±608) was significantly higher than that in animals aged a year or older (2,360±429) (P＜0.05). In addition, the fAGP value tended to be higher as the feline coronavirus antibody titer was lower. From these findings, it is necessary to consider various conditions such as age and antibody titer for the setting of the criterion.</p>

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