BACKGROUND: Hypocalcemia is a documented electrolyte disturbance in people and animals with sepsis, but its mechanism is poorly understood. OBJECTIVE: To investigate mechanisms of hypocalcemia in dogs with experimentally induced endotoxemia. ANIMALS: Six healthy mixed breed dogs were included in this nonrandomized, placebo-controlled, crossover study. METHODS: Dogs initially were injected with placebo (0.9% NaCl; 1 mL, IV) and then lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 2 μg/kg, IV) after a 5-day washout period. Blood and urine samples were collected for measurement of serum total calcium (tCa), ionized calcium (iCa), total magnesium (tMg), ionized magnesium (iMg), parathyroid hormone (PTH), 25-hydroxyvitamin D (vitamin D), venous blood gases, and fractional excretion (FE) of calcium. RESULTS: After LPS administration, body temperature increased and blood pressure decreased. Both iCa and tCa decreased (P < .01), but iMg was not significantly different between control and LPS treatments. PTH concentrations increased (P < .01) and vitamin D concentrations decreased (P < .01). Venous pH, bicarbonate, base excess, and blood glucose also decreased (P < .01). Urine tCa concentration was below the limit of detection for all dogs after LPS administration. CONCLUSIONS: Hypocalcemia occurs during endotoxemia in dogs and is associated with hypovitaminosis D. Hypomagnesemia, hypoparathyroidism, alkalosis, and increased calciuresis are not associated with hypocalcemia in endotoxemic dogs.
BACKGROUND:Hypocalcemia is a documented electrolyte disturbance in people and animals with sepsis, but its mechanism is poorly understood. OBJECTIVE: To investigate mechanisms of hypocalcemia in dogs with experimentally induced endotoxemia. ANIMALS: Six healthy mixed breed dogs were included in this nonrandomized, placebo-controlled, crossover study. METHODS:Dogs initially were injected with placebo (0.9% NaCl; 1 mL, IV) and then lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 2 μg/kg, IV) after a 5-day washout period. Blood and urine samples were collected for measurement of serum total calcium (tCa), ionizedcalcium (iCa), total magnesium (tMg), ionizedmagnesium (iMg), parathyroid hormone (PTH), 25-hydroxyvitamin D (vitamin D), venous blood gases, and fractional excretion (FE) of calcium. RESULTS: After LPS administration, body temperature increased and blood pressure decreased. Both iCa and tCa decreased (P < .01), but iMg was not significantly different between control and LPS treatments. PTH concentrations increased (P < .01) and vitamin D concentrations decreased (P < .01). Venous pH, bicarbonate, base excess, and blood glucose also decreased (P < .01). Urine tCa concentration was below the limit of detection for all dogs after LPS administration. CONCLUSIONS:Hypocalcemia occurs during endotoxemia in dogs and is associated with hypovitaminosis D. Hypomagnesemia, hypoparathyroidism, alkalosis, and increased calciuresis are not associated with hypocalcemia in endotoxemic dogs.
Authors: Frankie Easley; Marie K Holowaychuk; Erin W Lashnits; Shila K Nordone; Henry Marr; Adam J Birkenheuer Journal: J Vet Intern Med Date: 2020-01-22 Impact factor: 3.333
Authors: Dylan N Clements; Gemma Bruce; John M Ryan; Ian G Handel; Ioannis L Oikonomidis; Adam G Gow; Helen Evans; Susan Campbell; Emma Hurst; Richard J Mellanby Journal: J Vet Intern Med Date: 2020-10-14 Impact factor: 3.333