TREATING EQUINE LAMINITIS

Abstract

This project aims to explore the causes of equine laminitis, and to work with a newly-established Australian biopharma company to develop the world's first anti-laminitis medication. Equine laminitis is a painful, crippling disease of the foot, often necessitating euthanasia, and is the second-most common cause of death in domestic horses. In 2007, a landmark study identified insulin toxicity as a primary cause of laminitis, and subsequent research has identified over-stimulation of the IGF-1 receptor as the most likely mechanism. This project aims to prove that mechanism and to develop an effective treatment.

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Comparison and validation of ELISA assays for plasma insulin-like growth factor-1 in the horse

Courtnay L Baskerville, Nicholas J Bamford, Patricia A Harris, Simon R Bailey

2017-01-01

Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) plays several important physiological roles, and IGF-related pathways have been implicated in..