EXPRESS: Changes in serum symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) concentrations after treatment of feline hyperthyroidism with anti-thyroid medications.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To report changes in serum creatinine and symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) concentrations following treatment of feline hyperthyroidism with anti-thyroid medications and compare these biomarkers at baseline between cats that were and were not azotaemic after treatment.

Methods

Retrospective study; hyperthyroid cats that were euthyroid (total thyroxine concentration (TT4) 7-40 nmol/L) at 1 month (T1) and/or 2-9 months (T2) following treatment were identified and grouped by renal status defined by serum creatinine concentrations post-treatment. Comparisons were made using non-parametric statistics, and the correlations assessed using Spearman's correlation coefficient. Data are presented as median [minimum-maximum].

Results

Nineteen hyperthyroid cats were in

SUBMITTER: Cox SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12924991 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature