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Comparison of inulin with urea as dilutional markers of bronchoalveolar lavage in healthy and heaves-affected horses.
Kirschvink, Nathalie; Fievez, Laurence; Dogne, S. et al.
2001In Veterinary Research, 32 (2), p. 145-154
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Keywords :
inulin; urea; bronchoalveolarl avage; dilution factor; inuline; urée; lavage bronchoalvéolaire; facteur de dilution
Abstract :
[en] Solute analysis in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid involves the use of dilutional markers to correct for variable recovery of pulmonary epithelial lining fluid (PELF). Urea is the best characterised endogenous marker, whereas inulin appears to meet the requirements of an exogenous marker. In horses, the use of inulin has never been investigated and the impact of lower airway diseases such as heaves, on PELF recovery is unknown. In this study, five healthy and five heaves-affected horses underwent airway endoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage. PELF recovery from bronchoalveolar lavage was calculated by the inulin and the urea method. The inulin method was compared to the urea method and differences between healthy and heaves-affected horses were analysed. From a technical and analytical point of view, inulin fulfilled the requirements of a marker of dilution as well as urea. When both healthy and heaves-affected horses groups were pooled together, PELF recovery calculated by the inulin method was significantly higher than by the urea method (6.43+/-4.08% versus 0.789+/-0.299%, P < 0.005). No significant differences were observed between healthy and heaves-affected horses, neither by the inulin nor by the urea method. Inulin did not present major advantages over urea, but the combined use of both markers can improve the standardisation of studies comparing PELF compounds, by providing upper limits (inulin dilution) and lower limits (urea dilution) of PELF recovery.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Anatomy (cytology, histology, embryology...) & physiology
Author, co-author :
Kirschvink, Nathalie
Fievez, Laurence ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > GIGA-R : Biochimie et biologie moléculaire
Dogne, S.
Bureau, Fabrice ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > GIGA-R : Biochimie et biologie moléculaire
Art, Tatiana ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Phys. neuro-muscul., de l'effort - Méd. sport. des animaux
Lekeux, Pierre ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Physiologie - Doyen de la Faculté de Médecine vétérinaire
Language :
English
Title :
Comparison of inulin with urea as dilutional markers of bronchoalveolar lavage in healthy and heaves-affected horses.
Publication date :
2001
Journal title :
Veterinary Research
ISSN :
0928-4249
eISSN :
1297-9716
Publisher :
ZDP Sciences, Les Ulis, France
Volume :
32
Issue :
2
Pages :
145-154
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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