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RVC Research Online is a repository of the research outputs produced by staff from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). The aims of the repository are (i) to provide an institutional archive of RVC's research outputs, (ii) to provide access to these outputs and support open science, and (iii) to increase the reach and impact of RVC's research.



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Interleukin 10 controls the balance between tolerance, pathogen elimination and immunopathology in birds (2025)
Journal Article
Meunier, D., Corona-Torres, R., Boulton, K., Wu, Z., Ballantyne, M., Glendinning, L., Ahmad, A. A., Borowska, D., Taylor, L., Vervelde, L., del Pozo, J., Vasilogianni, M., Jaramillo-Ortiz, J., Sanchez-Arsuaga, G., Psifidi, A., Tomley, F., Watson, K. A., McGrew, M. J., Stevens, M. P., Blake, D. P., & Hume, D. A. (2025). Interleukin 10 controls the balance between tolerance, pathogen elimination and immunopathology in birds. eLife, https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.106252.1

Effective mucosal immunity in the intestine involves a fine balance between tolerance of the microbiome, recognition and elimination of pathogens, and inflammatory tissue injury. The anti-inflammatory cytokine IL10 regulates these processes in the in... Read More about Interleukin 10 controls the balance between tolerance, pathogen elimination and immunopathology in birds.

Growth resilience to weather variation in commercial free-ranging chickens in Ethiopia (2025)
Journal Article
Banos, G., Girma, M., Solomon, B., Davoudi, P., Esatu, W., Dessie, T., Psifidi, A., Watson, K., Hanotte, O., & Sánchez-Molano, E. (2025). Growth resilience to weather variation in commercial free-ranging chickens in Ethiopia. BMC Genomics, 26(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11561-6

BackgroundThe poultry industry in sub-Saharan Africa is a rapidly developing sector mostly based on smallholder farming. Increased demand for poultry-derived products, driven by the growing economy and population, has intensified importations of high... Read More about Growth resilience to weather variation in commercial free-ranging chickens in Ethiopia.

Clinical Management of Euglycemic Ketoacidosis in a Cat With Congenital Diabetes Mellitus Treated With Insulin and Dapagliflozin (2025)
Journal Article
Marques, P., Mendoza, B., Dias, M., Carvalho, M., Niessen, S., & Leal, R. (2025). Clinical Management of Euglycemic Ketoacidosis in a Cat With Congenital Diabetes Mellitus Treated With Insulin and Dapagliflozin. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.13458

ObjectiveTo describe the medical management of euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (EDKA) after two administrations of dapagliflozin in a cat with congenital diabetes mellitus undergoing insulin therapy.Case SummaryA 2-year-old neutered female domestic... Read More about Clinical Management of Euglycemic Ketoacidosis in a Cat With Congenital Diabetes Mellitus Treated With Insulin and Dapagliflozin.

Immunohistochemical characterization of normal feline adrenal tissue and adrenal tumors secreting aldosterone (2025)
Journal Article
Watson, A., Allan, F., Harrington, N., Mahony, O., Brown, M., & Syme, H. (2025). Immunohistochemical characterization of normal feline adrenal tissue and adrenal tumors secreting aldosterone. Veterinary Pathology, https://doi.org/10.1177/03009858251331146

It is suggested that primary hyperaldosteronism (PHA) is an under-diagnosed cause of systemic hypertension in cats. No immunohistochemical markers of aldosterone synthesizing tissues have been identified, meaning that endocrine function cannot be inf... Read More about Immunohistochemical characterization of normal feline adrenal tissue and adrenal tumors secreting aldosterone.