期刊
JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE
卷 35, 期 1, 页码 538-549出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jvim.15974
关键词
androgens; equine neonate; foal; progestogens; sepsis; sex steroids; steroidogenesis
资金
- Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation [GRT00038668]
- Ohio State University Equine Research Funds [520493]
This study aimed to measure androgen concentrations in serum of newborn foals and investigate their association with disease severity and outcome. The results showed that increased serum androgen concentrations were correlated with disease severity and adverse outcomes in hospitalized newborn foals, while androgen levels decreased over time in healthy foals.
Background: Information on steroids derived from the adrenal glands, gonads, or fetoplacental unit is minimal in newborn foals. Objective: To measure androgen concentrations in serum and determine their association with disease severity and outcome in hospitalized foals. Animals: Hospitalized (n = 145) and healthy (n = 80) foals. Methods: Prospective, multicenter, cross-sectional study. Foals of <= 3 days of age from 3 hospitals and horse farms were classified as healthy and hospitalized (septic, sick nonseptic, neonatal maladjustment syndrome [NMS]) based on physical exam, medical history, and laboratory findings. Serum androgen and plasma ACTH concentrations were measured with immunoassays. Data were analyzed by nonparametric methods and univariate analysis. Results: Serum dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), androstenedione, testosterone, and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) concentrations were higher upon admission in hospitalized foals (P < .05), were associated with nonsurvival, decreased to 4.9-10.8%, 5.7-31%, and 30.8-62.8% admission values in healthy, SNS, and septic foals, respectively (P < .05), but remained unchanged or increased in nonsurviving foals. ACTH:androgen ratios were higher in septic and NMS foals (P < .05). Foals with decreased androgen clearance were more likely to die (odds ratio > 3; P < .05). Conclusions and Clinical Importance: Similar to glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, and progestagens, increased serum concentrations of androgens are associated with disease severity and adverse outcome in hospitalized newborn foals. In healthy foals, androgens decrease over time, however, remain elevated longer in septic and nonsurviving foals. Androgens could play a role in or reflect a response to disorders such as sepsis or NMS in newborn foals.
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