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S A Center

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PubMed1991

Effect of colostrum ingestion on gamma-glutamyltransferase and alkaline phosphatase activities in neonatal pups.

Analysis of hepatic enzyme activities in serum samples from 1- to 3-day-old pups revealed alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activities that were 30 times higher and gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) activities that were 100 times higher than activities in clinically normal adult dogs. A study was conducted to investigate high enzyme activity in pups and to determine whether there is any association between serum enzyme activity and colostrum ingestion, passive transfer of maternal serum enzyme (in colostrum or in utero), or excessive renal or hepatic tissue enzymes. Serum enzyme activity was quantified in 15 neonatal pups before and after ingestion of colostrum and in 3 colostrum-deprived neonates fed a milk substitute. Serum samples were collected on postpartum days 0, 1, 10, 15, and 30. Enzyme activity was also quantified in serum from pregnant and lactating bitches (collected on days -2, 0, 1, 10, 30), hepatic and renal tissue from clinically normal adult dogs and 1-day-old pups, colostrum, milk (collected on days 10 and 30), and milk replacer. Significant (P less than 0.01) differences in serum GGT and ALP activities between colostrum-deprived and suckling pups did not exist before initial feeding. Significant (P less than 0.001) increases in serum GGT and ALP activities developed within 24 hours in suckling pups, but not in the colostrum-deprived pups. At 10 and 30 days after birth, serum GGT and ALP activities were less than values before suckling in all pups. Enzyme activities in bitches' serum remained within the normal range for adult dogs throughout whelping and lactation.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Alanine Transaminase↗
PubMed1990

Salmon calcitonin as adjunct treatment for vitamin D toxicosis in a dog.

Calcitonin was used in conjunction with saline diuresis, furosemide, and prednisone in treatment of a dog that consumed a rodenticide that contained cholecalciferol and has been touted as safe for nontarget species. This report shows that the rodenticide is toxic to dogs and that salmon calcitonin is a useful treatment for the often refractory hypercalcemia induced by vitamin D toxicosis.

Animals↗
PubMed1989

Sensitivity and specificity of blood test kits for feline leukemia virus antigen.

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test kits have been used widely to diagnose FeLV infection. Several companies have licensed such kits, but because these test kits are designed somewhat differently, a demonstration of their relative merits was needed. Differences in the sensitivity and specificity of 7 commercial test kits were determined by testing sera that induce false-negative (limiting dilution of FeLV group specific antigen, p27), and false-positive (cat anti-mouse antibody) test results. Among the panels of sera used in this study, significant differences in test kit sensitivity were not observed, but differences in specificity were identified. An interim report of these studies, supplied to the manufacturers, prompted changes in some of the kits, resulting in improved specificities. Generally, FeLV test kits are now more efficient in accurately detecting p27 in blood, serum, or plasma of cats. Nevertheless, some kits still lack specificity attributable to reagents supplied by the manufacturer.

Animals↗
PubMed1987

Clinicopathologic, renal immunofluorescent, and light microscopic features of glomerulonephritis in the dog: 41 cases (1975-1985).

In a 10-year retrospective study, we evaluated the clinicopathologic features and renal immunofluorescence patterns of glomerulonephritis in 41 dogs. On the basis of results of histologic examinations, the dogs were segregated into 3 groups, including membranous (n = 12), mesangioproliferative (n = 15), or membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (n = 14). No significant differences existed among groups in regard to age or duration of illness. Most dogs had been ill for one month or longer. The proportion of dogs with azotemia, anemia, and hyperphosphatemia were not different among the disease groups. Proportion of dogs with hypoalbuminemia and the severity of hypoalbuminemia were not different among groups. Highest urine protein losses and 24-hour urine protein/creatinine ratios developed in dogs with membranous glomerulonephritis. Although hypoalbuminemia and hypercholesterolemia were common (49%), the formation of edema or ascites was not (15%) and, therefore, few dogs had all of the classic features of the nephrotic syndrome. Few dogs suffered thromboembolic complications. Antinuclear antibody titers developed in 11 dogs, the highest titers developing in dogs with polyarthritis and systemic lupus erythematosis. Cellulose acetate electrophoresis detected alpha 2 and beta 1 globulin spikes in most dogs (87%). Results of renal immunofluorescence testing were positive in 36 dogs, using polyvalent antisera for immunoglobulins (Ig)G, IgA, IgM, and/or antisera for complement factor C3. When monovalent antisera for IgG, IgA, and IgM, and fibrinogen were used, immunofluorescence was not observed as often. The major fluorescent pattern was discrete multifocal segmental granular glomerular fluorescence, consistent with immune-complex deposition. Two dogs had linear glomerular staining patterns; however, antibodies directed against normal glomerular basement membrane were not found via elution studies. A high prevalence of glucocorticoid excess (treatment with glucocorticoids and spontaneous hyperadrenocorticism) (34%), chronic inflammatory skin disease (27%), neoplasia (17%), polyarthritis (12%), and systemic lupus erythematosis (7%) were observed as clinical problems concurrent with glomerulonephritis. In 5 dogs, treatment of glomerulonephritis with prednisolone (0.5 to 1.1 mg/kg) did not result in beneficial effects and in fact appeared to be detrimental, leading to azotemia and worsening proteinuria and physical condition in some of the dogs.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

Animals↗
PubMed1987

Serum bile acid determination for assessment of hepatic injury in the woodchuck.

A direct spectrophotometric assay for determination of the serum bile acid concentration in the woodchuck (Marmota monax) has been validated. The assay relies on the conversion of 3-hydroxy bile acids to 3-oxo bile acids by 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase with concomitant reduction of NAD+ to NADH. Reduction of NAD+ is coupled via a diaphorase catalyst to the formation of a diformazan dye from nitrotetrazolium blue and the diformazan product is measured spectrophotometrically at 540 nm. Interfering endogenous dehydrogenase activity present in woodchuck sera was inactivated with sodium pyruvate. Mean recovery of seven exogenous bile acids added to woodchuck sera was 102.0 +/- 2.2%. Intra-assay precision was determined with ten replicate samples giving a mean +/- standard error of the mean of 1.94 +/- 0.12 micron/L with a coefficient of variation of 3.9%. The mean serum bile acid concentration determined in 33 clinically healthy animals was 5.52 +/- 0.81 micron/L. The serum bile acid concentration increased following surgical ligation of the bile duct from 3.78 +/- 0.58 micron/L to a maximum value of 148.0 +/- 30.7 micron/L and remained increased for the 42 day study period. In woodchucks treated with carbon tetrachloride, the serum bile acid concentration peaked at 16 hours following treatment at 72.7 +/- 29.3 micron/L, and returned to pretreatment concentration within 6 days. The serum bile acid concentration therefore appears to be a sensitive biochemical test of cholestasis and hepatocellular forms of hepatic injury and of potential value in the clinical assessment of hepatic disease associated with woodchuck hepatitis virus infection.

Animals↗
PubMed1986

Bile acid concentrations in the diagnosis of hepatobiliary disease in the cat.

The clinical usefulness of measuring serum bile acid concentrations as a diagnostic test for hepatobiliary disease was examined in 80 cats that were suspected of having hepatic disease. Serum values of total bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), alanine transaminase (ALT), and aspartate transaminase (AST) also were measured. Fasting serum bile acid values were determined by use of solid-phase radioimmunoassay for total conjugated bile acids or by a direct enzymatic spectrophotometric method. A definitive diagnosis was established by histologic examination of the liver, and on the basis of these findings, cats were assigned to groups (1 to 8, respectively) including: extrahepatic bile duct obstruction, hepatic lipidosis, cirrhosis, intrahepatic cholestasis (cholangiohepatitis, cholangitis), neoplasia, hepatic necrosis, portosystemic vascular anomalies, and miscellaneous. Cats in group 8 had no morphologic evidence of hepatobiliary disease or had hepatic lesions that were mild. Test efficacy of fasting serum bile acids, total bilirubin, ALP, ALT, and AST were expressed by use of 4 indices: sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value. The diagnostic efficacy of fasting serum bile acids was examined alone and in combinations with the other tests. There was wide overlapping of values of fasting serum bile acids, total bilirubin, ALP, ALT, and AST among cats in groups 1 to 7. The specificity of fasting serum bile acids for the diagnosis of hepatic disease exceeded 90% at values greater than or equal to 5 mumol/L and reached 100% at greater than or equal to 15 mumol/L.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Alanine Transaminase↗
PubMed1986

Portosystemic shunts in cats: seven cases (1976-1984).

Congenital portosystemic venous shunt causing signs of hepatic encephalopathy was diagnosed in 7 cats. The left gastric vein served as the shunt in four of these. Increases in blood ammonia and postprandial serum bile acids were the most consistent serum biochemical abnormalities. Excessive variation in red blood cell shape was a common but nonspecific hematologic finding. The jejunal-mesenteric venous injection of contrast material was the preferred method of portography to diagnose portosystemic shunts. Two cats were treated successfully by partial surgical occlusion of their shunts.

Animals↗
PubMed1986

Diagnostic value of serum gamma-glutamyl transferase and alkaline phosphatase activities in hepatobiliary disease in the cat.

The diagnostic value of serum gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) activity and serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity in the detection of liver disease in the cat (n = 69) was compared. On the basis of histologic examination of the liver, cats were assigned to 8 groups: group 1--complete extrahepatic bile duct obstruction (n = 5), group 2--cholangiohepatitis-cholangitis syndrome (n = 11), group 3--hepatic lipidosis (n = 15), group 4--neoplasia, including lymphosarcoma and myeloproliferative disease (n = 9), group 5--hepatic necrosis (n = 7), group 6--cirrhosis (n = 3), group 7--portosystemic vascular anomaly (n = 4), and group 8--miscellaneous (n = 15). Cats assigned to group 8 lacked substantial histologic abnormalities of the liver. The mean value +/- SD of GGT in 20 clinically normal cats was 0.44 +/- 0.26 IU/L. The highest GGT activity in clinical patients developed in groups 1, 2, and 6. The highest ALP activity developed in groups 1 to 4. Significant correlations between GGT and ALP activities were detected only in groups 2 (P less than 0.001) and 5 (P less than 0.10). Among 54 cats with hepatic disease, only 11% had both the GGT and ALP activities within the normal ranges. Comparatively, 52% had ALP activities within the normal range, and 17% had GGT activities within the normal range.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Alkaline Phosphatase↗
PubMed1986

Factor XII deficiency and von Willebrand's disease in a family of miniature poodle dogs.

The simultaneous occurrence of factor XII deficiency and von Willebrand's disease (VWD) is described in a family of Miniature Poodles affected concurrently with a familial non-spherocytic hemolytic anemia. Although there was a dominant distribution of factor XII deficiency in this family of dogs, only the dogs suffering from non-spherocytic hemolytic anemia had concurrent VWD gene expression. Neither the factor XII deficient dogs nor the VWD carrier dogs displayed bleeding tendencies.

Animals↗
PubMed1986

Light microscopic and electron microscopic changes in the livers of cats with extrahepatic bile duct obstruction.

Light microscopic and transmission electron microscopic changes were studied in the livers of 6 cats at 25 to 54 days after their extrahepatic bile ducts were experimentally obstructed. Histologic findings included various degrees of bile duct dilatation, ductular proliferation, and peribiliary fibrosis. Concentric layers of dense, birefringent connective tissue surrounded midsized bile ducts. The degrees of bile duct proliferation, hepatocellular degeneration, and bile retention were similar in each cat, but the amount of periductular connective tissue increased with chronicity of bile duct obstruction. Ultrastructural changes included marked swelling of endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondrial inner compartments, marked dilatation and distention of the canaliculi by bile casts, and numerical reduction of canalicular microvilli. Microvilli were often swollen and blunt. Mitochondria were swollen and long, and the cristae lacked normal distribution and density. Cytoplasmic accumulations of granular, electron-dense material and concentrically laminated arrays of material indicative of bile substances were also observed.

Animals↗
PubMed1986

Familial nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia in poodles.

Nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia, characterized by marked reticulocytosis, hepatosplenomegaly, hemosiderosis of reticuloendothelial organs and bone marrow myelofibrosis, and osteosclerosis, was diagnosed in 5 related Poodles. The unremitting anemia was clinically evident by 1 year of age, and was fatal as early as 3 years of age. Despite intense diagnostic endeavors including RBC fragility studies, RBC enzyme assays, and hemoglobin electrophoresis, the cause of this nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia remains to be determined.

Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital↗
PubMed1985

Electrolyte abnormalities induced by hypertonic phosphate enemas in two cats.

Severe electrolyte disturbances developed after the administration of hypertonic phosphate enemas in 2 chronically obstipated cats. Hyperphosphatemia, hypernatremia, and hypocalcemia were detected in both cats. Physical findings included weakness, anxiety, tachycardia, hypothermia, and dehydration. Intravenous fluid and electrolyte therapy led to prompt, dramatic improvement in both cats. Although well tolerated by most healthy animals, hypertonic phosphate enemas should be avoided in small animals, especially those that are dehydrated, severely obstipated, or suffering from renal or colonic disease.

Animals↗
PubMed1985

Bile acid concentrations in the diagnosis of hepatobiliary disease in the dog.

The clinical usefulness of measuring serum bile acid concentrations as a diagnostic test for hepatobiliary disease, was examined in 150 dogs that were suspected of having hepatic disease. Serum values of total bilirubin (TB), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), alanine transaminase (ALT), and albumin were also measured. Fasting serum bile acid (FSBA) values were determined, using a solid-phase radioimmunoassay for total conjugated bile acids or a direct enzymatic spectrophotometric method. A definitive diagnosis was established by histologic examination of the liver. On the basis of histologic findings, dogs were assigned to groups (1 to 8, respectively) including: extrahepatic bile duct obstruction, cirrhosis, portal systemic vascular anastomosis (PSVA), hepatic necrosis, intrahepatic cholestasis, steroid hepatopathy, neoplasia, and secondary disease. Dogs in group 8 had no morphologic evidence of hepatobiliary disease or had mild hepatic lesions. Test efficacies of FSBA, TB, ALP, ALT, and albumin were expressed using 4 indices: sensitivity, specificity, and positive-predictive and negative-predictive values. The diagnostic efficacy of FSBA was examined alone and in combinations with the other tests. There was wide overlapping of FSBA values among dogs in groups 1 to 7, and there was wide overlapping of ALT and ALP values among dogs in all groups. The specificity of FSBA for the diagnosis of liver disease exceeded 90% at values greater than or equal to 30 mumol/L and reached 100% at greater than or equal to 50 mumol/L. Individual liver tests with the best sensitivity for each group were:FSBA and ALP for extrahepatic bile duct obstruction; FSBA for cirrhosis and PSVA; ALT for hepatic necrosis; and ALP for intrahepatic cholestasis, steroid hepatopathy, and neoplasia. Combinations of tests with the best sensitivity for each group were: FSBA + ALP for extrahepatic bile duct obstruction; FSBA + ALT for cirrhosis and PSVA; FSBA + ALT and TB + ALT for hepatic necrosis; and FSBA + ALP for intrahepatic cholestasis, steroid hepatopathy, and neoplasia. Individual tests had the best sensitivity.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Animals↗
PubMed1985

24-Hour urine protein/creatinine ratio in dogs with protein-losing nephropathies.

The 24-hour urine protein/creatinine (U[P/C]) ratio was examined in 19 healthy dogs and in 38 dogs with protein-losing nephropathies. A positive correlation existed between the U(P/C) ratio and the 24-hour urine protein output per kilogram of body weight. The U(P/C) ratio in 18 of 19 healthy dogs was less than 0.2; one dog had a ratio of 0.38. The median U(P/C) ratio in dogs with glomerulonephritis (n = 26) and amyloidosis (n = 6) was 5.73 and 22.50, respectively. The median U(P/C) ratio in dogs with chronic interstitial nephritis (n = 6) was 2.89. In the presence of hypoalbuminemia (albumin less than or equal to 1.5 g/dl), a U/(P/C) ratio greater than 1 indicated a nephrotic syndrome. Severe protein-losing nephropathies (ie, severe glomerulonephritis and amyloidosis) were characterized by U(P/C) ratios greater than 10 and urine protein values exceeding 159 mg/kg/day. The 24-hour U/(P/C) may be more sensitive than the 24-hour urine protein output per kilogram of body weight in the detection of mild glomerular disease. Abnormal U(P/C) ratios were present in 5 dogs, 2 with glomerulonephritis and 3 with chronic interstitial nephritis; that had normal or mildly increased 24-hour urine protein output.

Amyloidosis↗
PubMed1985

Evaluation of serum bile acid concentrations for the diagnosis of portosystemic venous anomalies in the dog and cat.

The serum concentration of bile acids was measured in dogs and cats with portosystemic venous anomalies (PSVA). In 14 dogs, the mean serum bile acid concentration after 12 hours of fasting was 61.7 +/- 68.7 mumol/L (normal, 2.3 +/- 0.4 mumol/L (SEM) and when measured 2 hours after a meal in 15 dogs was 229.9 +/- 87.7 mumol/L (normal, 8.3 +/- 2.2 mumol/L). The fasting serum bile acid concentration was within the normal range in 5 of 14 dogs. The postprandial concentration was determined in 3 of the 5 and in each case increased more than tenfold above the fasting value. The mean fasting serum bile acid concentration in 4 cats was 24.4 +/- 10.1 mumol/L (normal, 1.7 +/- 0.3 mumol/L) and in 2 of the cats increased to a mean of 120.6 mumol/L (normal, 8.3 +/- 0.8 mumol/L) 2 hours after feeding. The bile acid values in patients with PSVA were correlated with values for blood ammonia content, sulfobromophthalein (BSP) retention, and results of conventional tests of hepatic function. Bile acid concentrations were more sensitive than abnormalities in serum enzyme activities or BSP retention and equal in sensitivity to the ammonia tolerance test in detecting hepatobiliary insufficiency. Bile acid measurements were accomplished with less inconvenience to the patient and clinician, than tests of BSP excretion or ammonia tolerance. Used in combination with conventional laboratory tests for hepatic disease, pre- and postprandial serum bile acid concentrations appear to be a sensitive and specific indicator of hepatobiliary dysfunction of value in the diagnosis of PSVA in the dog and cat.

Ammonia↗