Homocysteine—Potential Novel Diagnostic Indicator of Health and Disease in Horses

Autor: Marcin Gołyński, Michał Metyk, Jagoda Ciszewska, Marcin Paweł Szczepanik, Gareth Fitch, Paweł Marek Bęczkowski
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Animals, Vol 13, Iss 8, p 1311 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-2615
DOI: 10.3390/ani13081311
Popis: Homocysteine is an endogenous, non-protein sulfuric amino acid, an intermediate metabolite formed by the methionine transmethylation reaction. Its elevated serum concentration in humans, hyperhomocysteinemia, is a sensitive indicator and a risk factor for coagulation disorders, cardiovascular diseases and dementia. However, the role of homocysteine in veterinary species has not been unequivocally established. Although some research has been conducted in dogs, cats, cattle and pigs, relatively few studies on homocysteine have been conducted in horses. So far, it has been established in this species that homocysteine has an atherogenic effect, plays a role in early embryo mortality and is responsible for the induction of oxidative stress. These preliminary findings support establishing a reference range in a normal population of horses, including horses in training and merit further investigations into the role of this amino acid in health and disease in this species.
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