Niveles séricos de tetrayodotironina, triyodotironina y cortisol en caninos de Costa Rica mediante un analizador de inmunoensayo
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2012
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Suárez-Esquivel, Marcela
Castro Ramírez, Laura
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
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Los intervalos de referencia hormonales varían según el método de medición empleado
y el ambiente geoquímico donde las poblaciones se desarrollan. Por ende, cada laboratorio debe
contar con intervalos de referencia propios para interpretar adecuadamente sus resultados. El
objetivo de este trabajo fue establecer un intervalo de referencia para T4 total (TT4), T4 libre
(T4L), T3 total (TT3) y cortisol en caninos de Costa Rica mediante el analizador automatizado AIA-
360® de Tosoh Bioscience. Se utilizó suero de 122 caninos clínicamente sanos, seleccionados al
azar, para establecer los intervalos de referencia. Adicionalmente, se midió TT4, T4L y TT3 en 123
caninos con sintomatología sospechosa de hipotiroidismo, y se realizó la prueba de supresión con
dexametasona a dosis baja en 12 caninos sospechosos de hiperadrenocorticismo. Las muestras
se procesaron en el equipo AIA-360® luego de realizar las curvas de calibración respectivas
según las indicaciones del fabricante. El intervalo de referencia se estableció con base en los
percentiles 3 y 97 de los valores de caninos sanos: TT4 11,58 nmol/L - 50,19 nmol/L; T4L 6,18
pmol/L - 41,18 pmol/L; TT3 0,69 nmol/L - 1,64 nmol/L; cortisol 17,38 nmol/L - 174,64 nmol/L.
La concentración de T4L fue estadísticamente menor (p<0,05) en los caninos sospechosos de
hipotiroidismo. De los caninos sospechosos de hiperadrenocorticismo, 4 escaparon a la supresión
y 7 suprimieron a las 4 horas post dexametasona, pero mostraron efecto “rebote” a las 8 horas
posteriores. Actualmente se cuenta con un intervalo de referencia para TT4, TT3, T4L y cortisol
en caninos mediante el uso del equipo AIA-360®.
Hormonal reference intervals vary according the measurement method used and the geochemical environment where populations develop. Consequently, each lab must have its own reference intervals in order to interpret results properly. This paper was aimed at establishing a reference interval for total T4 (TT4), free T4 (FT4), total T3 (TT3) and cortisol in Costa Rican dogs, using the Tosoh Bioscience’s AIA-360® automatic analyzer. Blood serum from 122 randomly selected clinically healthy canines was used to determine reference intervals. Additionally, TT4, FT4 and TT3 were measured in 123 canines with suspected symptoms of hypothyroidism, and a low dose dexamethasone suppression test was performed in 12 canines with suspicious signs of hyperadrenocorticism. Samples were processed in the AIA-360® equipment after calibration curves were performed following manufacturer’s instructions. The reference interval was estimated based on the 3rd. and 97th. percentiles of healthy canines values: TT4 11.58 nmol/L – 50.19 nmol/L; FT4 6.18 pmol/L – 41.18 pmol/L; TT3 0.69 nmol/L – 1.64 nmol/L; cortisol 17.38 nmol/L – 174.64 nmol/L. FT4 concentration was statistically lower (p<0.05) in canines with suspected symptoms of hypothyroidism. Four of the canines with suspicious signs of hyperadrenocorticism did not suppress, while 7 suppressed at 4 hours after dexamethasone, but rebounded at 8 hours. Currently, a reference interval for TT4, FT4, TT3, and cortisol is available for Costa Rican canines using the AIA-360® analyzer.
Hormonal reference intervals vary according the measurement method used and the geochemical environment where populations develop. Consequently, each lab must have its own reference intervals in order to interpret results properly. This paper was aimed at establishing a reference interval for total T4 (TT4), free T4 (FT4), total T3 (TT3) and cortisol in Costa Rican dogs, using the Tosoh Bioscience’s AIA-360® automatic analyzer. Blood serum from 122 randomly selected clinically healthy canines was used to determine reference intervals. Additionally, TT4, FT4 and TT3 were measured in 123 canines with suspected symptoms of hypothyroidism, and a low dose dexamethasone suppression test was performed in 12 canines with suspicious signs of hyperadrenocorticism. Samples were processed in the AIA-360® equipment after calibration curves were performed following manufacturer’s instructions. The reference interval was estimated based on the 3rd. and 97th. percentiles of healthy canines values: TT4 11.58 nmol/L – 50.19 nmol/L; FT4 6.18 pmol/L – 41.18 pmol/L; TT3 0.69 nmol/L – 1.64 nmol/L; cortisol 17.38 nmol/L – 174.64 nmol/L. FT4 concentration was statistically lower (p<0.05) in canines with suspected symptoms of hypothyroidism. Four of the canines with suspicious signs of hyperadrenocorticism did not suppress, while 7 suppressed at 4 hours after dexamethasone, but rebounded at 8 hours. Currently, a reference interval for TT4, FT4, TT3, and cortisol is available for Costa Rican canines using the AIA-360® analyzer.
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PERRO, DOG, HORMONAS, HORMONES, GLANDULA TIROIDEA, THYROID GLAND