| Literature DB >> 17042387 |
Heidi S Allen1, Jörg Steiner, John Broussard, Caroline Mansfield, David A Williams, Boyd Jones.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical utility of the serum concentration of feline trypsin-like immunoreactivity (fTLI), the plasma and urine concentrations of trypsinogen-activation peptide (TAP), and the ratio of the urine TAP and creatinine concentrations (TAP:Cr) in the diagnosis of feline acute pancreatitis. We used 13 healthy cats and 10 cats with a diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. The mean serum fTLI and plasma TAP concentrations were significantly higher in the cats with acute pancreatitis than in the healthy cats (P < 0.05); the mean urine TAP concentrations and the median urine TAP:Cr ratios were not significantly different. Among the cats examined in this study, there was no benefit of plasma TAP over serum fTLI in the evaluation of suspected acute pancreatitis.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 17042387 PMCID： PMC1562539
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Can J Vet Res ISSN： 0830-9000 Impact factor: 1.310