Dysregulated serum concentrations of fat-soluble vitamins in dogs with chronic enteropathy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) of humans, nutrient malabsorption can result in fat-soluble vitamin deficiency, especially of vitamin D. In veterinary species, decreased concentrations of vitamin D are relatively common in dogs with chronic enteropathy (CE), but data on the status of other fat-soluble vitamins (FSVs) is lacking.

Objectives

Determine the serum concentrations of retinol, vitamin D, and α-tocopherol in dogs with CE compared with healthy dogs and compare clinical, clinicopathologic variables between CE and healthy dogs to detect associations with decreased FSVs concentrations.

Animals

Eighteen client-owned dogs with CE and 33 healthy dogs.

Methods

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D), serum retinol and α-tocopherol concentrations were

SUBMITTER: Serafini F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11423464 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature