Changes in saliva analytes in equine acute abdominal disease: a sialochemistry approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The biochemical components of saliva can change in certain pathologies in horses, for example in acute abdominal disease. The aim of this study was (1) to evaluate if a panel of biochemical analytes usually used in serum can be measured in saliva of horses and (2) to study the possible changes of these biochemical analytes in saliva of horses affected by acute abdominal disease. A panel of 23 analytes was analytically validated in saliva of horses and possible changes in these analytes in a pilot study with six healthy horses and six horses with acute abdominal disease were evaluated. The analytes with significant changes were then evaluated in a larger population of 20 healthy and 37 diseased horses.

Results

Seven analytes showed significant increases in the pilo

SUBMITTER: Contreras-Aguilar MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6554884 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature