Symmetric Dimethylarginine is a Promising Biomarker for the Early Detection of Age-Related Kidney Dysfunction in Zoo Felids
Author:
Youn Soong-Hee12, Efladl Ahmed K.1, Chung Myung-Jin1, Jung Eun2, Shin Ki-Yong2, Shin Hyeon-Joo2, Yang Joon-Young2, Heo Kwang-Seok2, Chung Dong-Hee2, Yim Jae-Hyuk1, Son Ji-Yoon1, Lee Eun-Joo1, Hong Il-Hwa3, Jeong Kyu-Shik1
Affiliation:
1. College of Veterinary Medicine , Kyungpook National University , Daegu City 41566 , Republic of Korea 2. Samsung Everland Zoological garden , Yong-in City 17023 , Republic of Korea 3. College of Veterinary Medicine , Gyeongsang National University , Jinju City , Republic of Korea .
Abstract
Abstract
Chronic renal failure is one of the leading causes of death in African lions, cheetahs, and tigers. Conventional methods to measure renal dysfunction include measuring serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen (BUN). Symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) measurement is a reliable predictor of renal dysfunction in the domestic cat because SDMA serum levels increase early when the kidneys are damaged. Serum SDMA levels were assessed and correlated with creatinine as well as BUN from healthy captive Bengal tigers and lions at the Everland Zoo in Korea. Serum SDMA concentrations were increasingly associated with increased age in lions. However, SDMA concentrations were higher in some young Bengal tigers than in older ones, which may allow for earlier renal dysfunction detection in these young cats than would be BUN and creatinine alone. In Bengal tigers, the correlation between the SDMA and BUN was slightly higher than that between SDMA and creatinine. In lions, SDMA correlated better with creatinine than with BUN concentration. These results show that serum SDMA concentration can be used as a biomarker for age-associated renal dysfunction. SDMA measurement may be an essential preventive management method in zoos.
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Subject
General Veterinary
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