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ArticleJournal of feline medicine and surgery2016

Serum and urinary cystatin C in cats with feline immunodeficiency virus infection and cats with hyperthyroidism.

Liesbeth F E Ghys, Dominique Paepe, Elien R L Taffin, Eva Vandermeulen, Luc Duchateau, Pascale M Y Smets, Joris Delanghe, Sylvie Daminet

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Article in Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Liesbeth F E GhysDepartment of Medicine and Clinical Biology of Small Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium liesbeth.ghys@ugent.be.
Dominique PaepeDepartment of Medicine and Clinical Biology of Small Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium.
Elien R L TaffinDepartment of Medicine and Clinical Biology of Small Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium.
Eva VandermeulenDepartment of Medical Imaging and Orthopaedics of Small Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium.
Luc DuchateauDepartment of Physiology and Biometrics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke.
Pascale M Y SmetsDepartment of Medicine and Clinical Biology of Small Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium.
Joris DelangheDepartment of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Sylvie DaminetDepartment of Medicine and Clinical Biology of Small Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium.
Ghent University · BE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe objective of this study was to investigate serum cystatin C (sCysC) and urinary cystatin C (uCysC) in cats with hyperthyroidism and cats with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV).

methodsThirty cats with FIV, 26 hyperthyroid cats and 28 healthy cats were included. sCysC and uCysC:creatinine (uCysC/uCr) ratio were measured with a human particle-enhanced nephelometric immunoassay, previously validated for feline CysC measurement. Routine renal variables (serum creatinine [sCr], urine specific gravity, urinary protein:creatinine ratio [UPC]) were also measured in the three groups.

resultsCats with hyperthyroidism had significantly higher sCysC and higher uCysC/uCr ratio, lower sCr and a higher UPC than healthy cats. Cats with FIV infection did not show a significantly higher sCysC concentration but had a significantly higher sCr and UPC than healthy cats. uCysC could be detected in only four of them. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: This study demonstrated that sCysC is increased in cats with hyperthyroidism, in contrast with sCr, but not in cats with FIV. Many hyperthyroid cats, but only four cats with FIV, had an elevated uCysC/uCr ratio. Further studies may reveal if uCysC might be a valuable marker for tubular dysfunction in cats.

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AnimalsBiomarkersCat DiseasesCatsCystatin CFeline Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeFemaleHyperthyroidismMaleBiomarkersCystatin C

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PMID26101237
PMCPMC10816382
OpenAlexW1654405796

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