ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine
Use of neurofilament light chain to identify structural brain diseases in dogs.
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- Investigation of Serum Neurofilament Light Chain as a Surrogate for Cerebrospinal Fluid Neurofilament Light Chain in Canine Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Advances in biomarker discovery for canine cognitive dysfunction: a comprehensive structured narrative review and future perspectives.Veterinary research communications · 2026Review
- Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Serum Neurofilament Light Chain in Canine Spinal Cord Diseases.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Blood-Based Diagnostic Biomarkers for Canine Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Neurofilament light chain (Nf-L) in cerebrospinal fluid and serum as a potential biomarker in the differential diagnosis of neurological diseases in cattle.Veterinary research · 2025Article
- Use of neurofilament light chain to identify structural brain diseases in dogs.Journal of veterinary internal medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundNeurofilament light chain (NfL) is released into the peripheral circulation by damaged axons.
objectivesTo evaluate the diagnostic value of serum NfL concentration in dogs with intracranial diseases. ANIMALS: Study included 37 healthy dogs, 31 dogs with idiopathic epilepsy (IE), 45 dogs with meningoencephalitis of unknown etiology (MUE), 20 dogs with hydrocephalus, and 19 dogs with brain tumors.
methodsCohort study. Serum NfL concentrations were measured in all dogs using single-molecule array technology.
resultsSerum NfL concentration in dogs with each structural disease was significantly higher than in healthy dogs and dogs with IE (P = .01). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of NfL for differentiating between dogs with structural diseases and IE was 0.868. An optimal cutoff value of the NfL 27.10 pg/mL had a sensitivity of 86.67% and a specificity of 74.19% to differentiate the dogs with IE from those with structural brain diseases. There were significant correlations between NfL concentrations and lesion size: (1) MUE, P = .01, r = 0.429; (2) hydrocephalus, P = .01, r = 0.563. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: Serum NfL could be a useful biomarker for distinguishing IE from structural diseases in dogs and predicting the lesion sizes of MUE and hydrocephalus.
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