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KMID : 1023520180410020079
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Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
2018 Volume.41 No. 2 p.79 ~ p.83
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Evaluation of ST2 and NT-proBNP as cardiac biomarkers in dogs with heartworm disease
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Lee Ki-Ho
Park Jun-Seok
Seo Kyoung-Won
Song Kun-Ho
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Abstract
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This study compared serum concentrations of suppression of tumorigenicity 2 (ST2) and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) between healthy and heartworm- infected dogs. Eighteen heartworm-infected dogs and five healthy dogs were included in the study. Dogs were diagnosed and categorized by history, clinical signs, and blood assay, thoracic radiography, echocardiography, and commercial ELISA kit results. Serum samples were sent to the IDEXX reference laboratory for NT-proBNP measurement. ST2 was examined by using a canine interleukin 33 receptor ELISA kit with the quantitative sandwich ELISA method. The severely infected group showed significant elevation of NT-proBNP concentration over those of the control (P=0.03) and mildly infected (P=0.04) group. There were no significant difference in ST2 concentrations among the three groups. The usefulness of NT-proBNP as a cardiac biomarker in dogs with severe heartworm disease was confirmed by the results of this study. Further investigations to assess ST2 as a cardiac biomarker are warranted.
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KEYWORD
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ST2, NT-proBNP, Heartworm disease, Biomarker, Dog
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