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C. A.
Tony Buffington, D.V.M., Ph.D. Professor, Department. of Veterinary. Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University |
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Contact Information The Ohio State
University Veterinary Hospital
Dr. Tony Buffington is Professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences and Adjunct Professor of Urology at The Ohio State University interested in the role of stress and disease in companion animals and humans. He has authored more than 60 scientific publications and 20 book chapters. Dr. Buffington's NIH-funded research focuses on idiopathic cystitis in cats as a naturally occurring disease analog of interstitial cystitis (IC) in human beings, and on the role of neurogenic inflammation and stress in the pathogenesis of these diseases. During the course of these studies, Dr. Buffington has become an established member of the IC research community, currently serving on the urology special emphasis panel of NIDDK. His contributions include identification of bladder, systemic sensory and efferent abnormalities in cats with IC. These findings support results of companion studies in humans, and support the utility of cats with IC for mechanistic studies of the underlying abnormalities present in patients with IC.
Selected References Buffington CAT. External and internal influences on disease risk in cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2002;220:994-1002. Birder LA, Barrick S, Roppolo JR, Kanai A, de Groat WC, Buffington CAT. Feline interstitial cystitis results in mechanical hypersensitivity and altered ATP release from bladder urothelium. J Physiol 2003. (In Press) Westropp JL, Welk KA, Buffington CAT. Small adrenal glands in cats with feline interstitial cystitis. J Urol 2003. (In Press)
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