Assessment of asymmetric dimethyl arginine, cardiac troponin I, thyroxine, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels in obese dogs and dogs with normal body condition

CİHAN H., Tural M.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES, cilt.43, sa.2, ss.271-275, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/vet-1806-85
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.271-275
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Obesity, dog, asymmetric dimethylarginine, cardiac troponin I, cholesterol, triglyceride, COMPANION ANIMALS, CANINE, ADIPOKINES, BIOMARKER, CATS
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study was to assess serum asymmetric dimethyl arginine (ADMA), cardiac troponin I (cTnI), thyroxine (T4), cholesterol and triglyceride (TG) levels in dogs with normal body condition and obese dogs. A total of 40 dogs (n = 40) were included in the study and dogs were divided into two groups; 20 dogs with normal body condition and 20 obese dogs. The dogs were grouped according to the five-point body-condition scoring (BCS) system. Serum ADMA, cTnI, T4, cholesterol, and TG levels were measured in addition to routine biochemical parameters. Serum ADMA, cTnI, TG, and cholesterol levels were statistically significant between the two groups (P < 0.001, P < 0.001, P = 0.027, P = 0.006, respectively). There was a positive correlation between the serum cholesterol levels and both TG and cTnI levels among obese dogs. It is thought that the findings of this study may help future studies in determining novel biomarkers for obesity in dogs.