Authors : Koh Kawasumi, Tomoko Suzuki, Megumi Fujiwara, Nobuko Mori, Ichiro Yamamoto and Toshiro Arai
Abstract: Researchers attempted to establish temporary criteria for Metabolic Syndrome (MS) diagnosis in dogs. To verify the usefulness of the selected criteria, researchers measured plasma Glucose (GLU), Triglyceride (TG), Total Cholesterol (TC), Non-Esterified Fatty Acid (NEFA), Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) and insulin levels as diagnostic markers in 105 clinically healthy dogs. Dog with obesity as an essential factor (BCS = 3.5) in addition to any two of the following three factors 1-3 namely increased plasma GLU levels (≥120 mg dL-1), hyperlipidemic condition, diagnosed with any two of the following three factors, elevated TG (≥165 mg dL-1), TC (≥200 mg dL-1), NEFA (≥1.5 m Eq-1) levels and higher ALT activit (≥100 IU L-1) were diagnosed as MS. Presence of additional factors such as raised insulin levels (≥2.5 ng mL-1), confirmed the MS diagnosis. Based on these criteria, 13 (12.9%) of 101 dogs were diagnosed as MS. In these dogs, NEFA, TC and ALT levels were significantly higher than those in the control dogs (n = 88) without MS. MS was not detected in dogs with Body Condition Score (BCS)<3.
Koh Kawasumi, Tomoko Suzuki, Megumi Fujiwara, Nobuko Mori, Ichiro Yamamoto and Toshiro Arai, 2012. New Criteria for Canine Metabolic Syndrome in Japan. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 11: 4005-4007.