@article{
author = "Milanović, Zorana and Ilić Božović, Anja and Bojić-Trbojević, Žanka and Hajduković, Ljiljana and Francuski Andrić, Jelena and Kovačević Filipović, Milica",
year = "2024",
abstract = "Acute B. canis infection can lead to an acute phase reaction (APR) in dogs. The parasite invades red blood cells causinganemia through immune-mediated hemolysis and possible erythropoietic suppression. A regenerative response of theerythroid lineage during the babesiosis has not been described in extension. This research examines hematologic parametersfocusing on the absolute reticulocyte count and apolipoprotein A I (ApoA I) level on the day of admission and 14 days aftertreatment with imidocarb-dipropionate in young (n=11) and adult (n=11) dogs naturally infected with B. canis. Metabolicand inflammatory processes were characterized by analyzing protein and lipid profiles, as well as ApoA I at specified timepoints. Automated analyzers were used to determine complete blood count and biochemical parameters, while ApoA I wasassessed using radioimmunoassay. The reticulocyte count was determined using a manual method by means of supravitalstaining. Both young and adult dogs with acute B. canis infection showed non-regenerative anemia without difference.Fourteen days after successful treatment with imidocarb-dipropionate, the anemia was corrected and a high reticulocytecount was observed (p<0.05). This indicates that the erythroid regenerative response was efficient in young and adult dogs,although vital signs, leukocyte count and triglyceride concentration suggest a more intense APR in young dogs. A decreasein ApoA I in both groups 14 days after treatment (p<0.01) confirmed that this lipoprotein acts as a positive acute-phaseprotein in acute B. canis infection in dogs, but further studies are needed to connect its role in erythroid lineage regeneration.",
journal = "Macedonian Veterinary Review",
title = "Reticulocyte response in paired blood samples of Babesia canis infected young and adult dogs",
volume = "47",
number = "1",
pages = "i-ix",
doi = "10.2478/macvetrev-2024-0011"
}