Serum and urine concentrations of trypsinogen-activation peptide as markers for acute pancreatitis in cats. Academic Article

abstract

• The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical utility of the serum concentration of feline trypsin-like immunoreactivity (fTLI), the plasma and urine concentrations of trypsinogen-activation peptide (TAP), and the ratio of the urine TAP and creatinine concentrations (TAP:Cr) in the diagnosis of feline acute pancreatitis. We used 13 healthy cats and 10 cats with a diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. The mean serum fTLI and plasma TAP concentrations were significantly higher in the cats with acute pancreatitis than in the healthy cats (P < 0.05); the mean urine TAP concentrations and the median urine TAP:Cr ratios were not significantly different. Among the cats examined in this study, there was no benefit of plasma TAP over serum fTLI in the evaluation of suspected acute pancreatitis.

authors

• Steiner, Joerg

published proceedings

• Can J Vet Res

author list (cited authors)

• Allen, H. S., Steiner, J., Broussard, J., Mansfield, C., Williams, D. A., & Jones, B.

citation count

• 18

complete list of authors

• Allen, Heidi S||Steiner, Jörg||Broussard, John||Mansfield, Caroline||Williams, David A||Jones, Boyd

publication date

• October 2006

published in

• Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research  Journal

keywords

• Acute Disease
• Animals
• Biomarkers
• Case-Control Studies
• Cat Diseases
• Cats
• Creatinine
• Female
• Male
• Oligopeptides
• Pancreatitis

PubMed Central ID

• 17042387

start page

• 313

end page

• 316

volume

• 70

issue

• 4