Abbreviations

¹³C-OBT ¹³C-Octanoic acid breath test

5-ASA 5-aminosalicylic acid

5-HT₃ 5-hydroxytryptamine

6MP 6-mercaptopurine

α₁-PI alpha₁-proteinase inhibitor

AC adenocarcinoma

ACh acetylcholine

ACTH adrenocorticotropic hormone

AgNOR argyrophilic nucleolar organizer region

ALP alkaline phosphatase

ALT alanine aminotransferase

APUDoma tumors of cells of the amine precursor

uptake and decarboxylation system

ARD antibiotic-responsive diarrhea

AST aspartate aminotransferase

AT-III antithrombin-III

BIPS barium-impregnated polyethylene

spheres

BUN blood urea nitrogen

BW body weight

BZ benzodiazepine

CAV1 canine adenovirus-1

CBC complete blood count

CCK cholecystokinin

CCNU lomustine

CD Crohn’s disease

cDNA complementary DNA

CDV canine distemper virus

CFU colony-forming units

CIBDAI canine inflammatory bowel disease

activity index

CK creatinine kinase

CLO Campylobacter-Iike organism

CNS central nervous system

COX cyclooxygenase

CPE Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin

cPL canine pancreatic lipase

cPLI canine pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity

CPSS congenital portosystemic shunt

CPV canine parvovirus

CRI constant rate infusion

CRT capillary refill time

CRTZ chemoreceptor trigger zone

CSF cerebrospinal fluid

CT computed tomography

cTLI canine trypsin-like immunoreactivity

CVP cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and

prednisone

Da Dalton

DDAVP desmopressin acetate

DIC disseminated intravascular coagulation

DOB dose over baseline

DSH domestic shorthair cat

EBDO extrahepatic bile duct obstruction

ECG electrocardiogram

ECL enterochromaffin-like

ED equilibrium dialysis

EE eosinophilic enteritis

EEG electroencephalogram

EGE eosinophilic gastroenteritis

EGEC eosinophilic gastroenterocolitis

EGF epidermal growth factor

ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

EPEC enteropathogenic E.

EPI exocrine pancreatic insufficiency

ERCP endoscopic retrograde cholangio­

pancreatography

ETEC enterotoxigenic E.

FeCoV feline coronavirus

FeLV feline leukemia virus

FIP feline infectious peritonitis

FIV feline immunodeficiency virus

FNA fine needle aspiration

FO foreign object

FOS fructo-oligosaccharides

FPA fecal proteolytic activity

fPLI feline pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity

FPV feline parvovirus

FRLBD fiber-responsive large bowel diarrhea

fTLI feline trypsin-like immunoreactivity

GABA gamma-aminobutyric acid

GALT gut-associated lymphoid tissue

G-CSF granulocyte colony stimulating factor

GDV gastric dilatation-volvulus

GER gastroesophageal reflux

GERD gastroesophageal reflux disease

GES gastroesophageal sphincter

GGT γ-glutamyl transferase

GHLO gastric Helicobacter-like organisms

GhRH growth hormone releasing hormone

GI gastrointestinal

GIT gastrointestinal tract

GN glomerulonephritis

GSE gluten-sensitive enteropathy

H&E hematoxylin and eosin

H₂-RA histamin₂-receptor antagonists

HAS hemangiosarcoma

HE hepatic encephalopathy

HGE hemorrhagic gastroenteritis

HGF hepatocyte growth factor

HLA human leukocyte antigen

Htc hematocrit

HUC histiocytic ulcerative colitis

IBD inflammatory bowel disease

IBS irritable bowel syndrome

IEL intraepithelial lymphocyte

IF intrinsic factor

IFA immunofluorescence assay

IFCR intrinsic factor-cobalamin receptor

IFN-γ interferon γ

IGF insulin-like growth factor

IHC immunohistochemistry

IL interleukin

KCS keratoconjunctivitis sicca

KIT CD117

L / R ratio lactulose /rhamnose ratio

LES lower esophageal sphincter

LI large intestinal

LP lamina propria

LPC lymphocytic-plasmacytic colitis

LPE lymphocytic-plasmacytic enteritis

LSA lymphosarcoma

MAb monoclonal antibody

MALT mucosal associated lymphoid tissue

MCT mast cell tumors

MCT medium-chain triglyceride

MEN multiple endocrine neoplasia

MER maintenance energy requirement

MHC major histocompatibility complex

MRI magnetic resonance imaging

MST median survival time

MVD microvascular dysplasia

NET neuroendocrine tumor

NK₁ neurokinin₁

NME necrolytic migratory erythema

NO nitric oxide

NPO nothing per os

NSAID non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

NTZ nitazoxanide

PAA pancreatic acinar atrophy

PABA para-aminobenzoic acid

PAFANT platelet activating factor antagonist

pANCA perinuclear antineutrophilic antibodies

PAS periodic acid Schiff

PCR polymerase chain reaction

PCV packed cell volume

PEG percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

PGE₁ prostaglandin E₁

P-gp P-glycoprotein

PI pulsatility index

PIVKA proteins induced by vitamin K

antagonism

PLE protein-losing enteropathy

PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity

PLN protein-losing nephropathy

PO per os

PPI proton pump inhibitor

PP Peyer’s patch

PSS portosystemic shunt

PSTI pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor

PT prothrombin time (i.e., one-stage

prothrombin time)

PTT partial thromboplastin time

(i.e., activated partial thromboplastin time)

PU/ PD polydipsia

q (quodque) every

Q-PCR quantitative polymerase chain reaction

RAST radio-allergosorbent test

RBC red blood cell

RI resistive indice

RIA radioimmunoassay

ROS reactive oxygen species

RT-PCR reverse transcriptase polymerase chain

reaction

SAF sodium acetate /acetic acid /

formaldehyde

SAME S-adenosyl methionine

SBA serum bile acids

SI small intestinal

SIBO small intestinal bacterial overgrowth

sIgA secretory IgA

SLE systemic lupus erythematosus

SND superficial necrolytic dermatitis

SNP single nucleotide polymorphisms

SPF specific pathogen free

spp. species

SRS somatostatin receptor scintigraphy

sst2 somatostatin receptor subtype 2

STEC Shiga-toxin-producing E.

SUCA serum unconjugated cholic acid

T4 thyroxine

TAP trypsinogen activation peptide

TFF trefoil factor

TGF transforming growth factor

Th1 T-helper cell, type 1

Th2 T-helper cell, type 2

THV terminal hepatic veins

TLI trypsin-like immunoreactivity

TNF tumor necrosis factor

TPMT thiopurine methyltransferase

TRD tylosin-responsive diarrhea

TS total solids

UA urinalysis

UC ulcerative colitis

VIPoma vasoactive intestinal polypeptidoma

VLDL very low density lipoproteins

vWF von Willebrand’s factor

WSAVA World Small Animal Veterinary Association

X / M ratio xylose / 3-O-methylglucose ratio

ZSC zinc sulfate concentration centrifugation

ZSFC zinc sulfate fecal centrifugation

Dedication

This book is dedicated to Edward Anthony Kane.