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**Deposited complexes cause '''inflammation''' and '''exudation'''
 
**Deposited complexes cause '''inflammation''' and '''exudation'''
 
**This leads to characteristic '''oedema''' as fibrin-rich serum escapes to intercellular spaces
 
**This leads to characteristic '''oedema''' as fibrin-rich serum escapes to intercellular spaces
** [[Intestines Granulomatous Enteritis - Pathology#Feline Infectious Peritonitis|'''Pyogranulomas''']] can develop in major organs as a result of the immune response and the body's failure to clear away excess [[Neutrophils - WikiBlood|neutrophils]]
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** '''Pyogranulomas''' can develop in major organs as a result of the immune response and the body's failure to clear away excess [[Neutrophils - WikiBlood|neutrophils]]
 
*Cats previously exposed to coronavirus (and therefore with circulating antibody) may be at greater risk as they are more susceptible to taking up virus into mononuclear cells
 
*Cats previously exposed to coronavirus (and therefore with circulating antibody) may be at greater risk as they are more susceptible to taking up virus into mononuclear cells
 
*Cats making a biased Th-1 response are more likely to evade infection, whereas cats making a balanced response are at moderate risk and cats making a biased Th-2 response are at greater risk, as the virus is best tackled by cell mediation and not antibody
 
*Cats making a biased Th-1 response are more likely to evade infection, whereas cats making a balanced response are at moderate risk and cats making a biased Th-2 response are at greater risk, as the virus is best tackled by cell mediation and not antibody
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