Evaluation of kidney injury through early markers in canine pyometra

Autor: Andrezza Cavalcanti de Andrade, Érica Pereira da Silva, Joana D'Arc dos Santos, Karina Pessoa Oliveira, Karla Patrícia Chaves da Silva, Márcia Kikuyo Notomi
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science, Vol 60 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1413-9596
1678-4456
Popis: Fourteen female dogs diagnosed with pyometra were studied at three separate times: at diagnosis (T0) and 24 h (T1) and 10-15 days (T2) after ovariohysterectomy (OH). The means of the markers, symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) (17.71 to 26.54 μg/dL) and the urinary gamma-glutamyl transferase to creatinine ratio (uGGT/uCr) (1.06 to 2.62 U/mg), varied, showing an increase with time. Further, the elevation of gamma-glutamyl transferase (uGGT) (56.61 to 128.12 U/L) and the urinary protein to creatinine ratio (RPC) (0.26 to 1.24) was evident at T0 and T1. A reduction in the means of RPC, uGGT, and uGGT/uCr was observed 10-15 days after OH. Despite the elevation of these markers, the concentration of creatinine (1.11 to 1.40 mg/dL), urea (40.07 to 67.16 mg/dL), and urinary specific gravity (1.027 to 1.028) only presented slight variation. In canine pyometra, complications secondary to acute renal injury may be present that may be mild and transient in most treated animals. As elevation in SDMA and RPC preceded changes in creatinine levels for the evaluation of glomerular filtration, tubular markers could assist in the early identification of renal damage in canine pyometra.
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