Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Novel Aminoprotect Care diet tested for food allergy in dogs
By Olivry, Thierry et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2007·College of Veterinary Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A blinded randomized controlled trial evaluating the usefulness of a novel diet (aminoprotect care) in dogs with spontaneous food allergy.
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Plain-English summary
A group of Maltese-Beagle mix dogs with food allergies were tested to see if a new diet called Aminoprotect Care (APC) could help reduce their allergy symptoms. The dogs showed signs of itching and skin problems when they ate corn, but when they were switched to the APC diet, their symptoms did not worsen. This suggests that APC could be a good option for managing food allergies in sensitive dogs, even though it contains corn starch. More research is needed to confirm these findings in a larger group of dogs.
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Abstract
Aminoprotect Care (APC) is a novel diet composed of aminoacids, potato proteins and corn starch. The objectives of this study were to determine whether Maltese-Beagle atopic (MBA) dogs hypersensitive to corn exhibited clinical signs and changes in immunological markers after being fed APC. The study was designed as a blinded randomized controlled crossover experiment. Ten MBA dogs with signs of allergy within five days of ingesting corn were selected. Dogs were randomized to be fed either their maintenance diet with corn or APC for five days. After a washout of two weeks, diets were switched. Before and daily during each intervention, skin lesions were graded by an investigator while pruritus was assessed by another. Before and at the end of each intervention, the percentage of circulating CD4+CCR4+, corn-activated CD4+ T-lymphocytes and serum corn-specific IgE levels were measured and ratios of post:pre values calculated. During this trial, pruritus and skin lesions increased significantly in MBA dogs when ingesting corn while no such increase occurred when fed APC. Total, median and maximal pruritus values were significantly higher in MBA dogs ingesting corn compared to APC. There were no significant differences between interventions in the immunological parameters assessed. In summary, even though APC contains corn starch to which corn-sensitive MBA dogs often react, the ingestion of APC did not lead to significant increases in skin lesions or pruritus. Aminoprotect Care might prove valuable for management of food allergies. These experimental observations must be validated in large field studies.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17984589/