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  • Title: Changes in symmetric dimethylarginine and glomerular filtration rates in hyperthyroid cats undergoing radioiodine therapy.
    Author: Van Vertloo LR, Palerme JS, Miles KG, Bourgois-Mochel A, Jergens AE.
    Journal: J Feline Med Surg; 2023 Mar; 25(3):1098612X231160128. PubMed ID: 36892005.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to evaluate concentrations of symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) in hyperthyroid cats before and after radioiodine treatment, and to compare results with other variables used to assess kidney function in cats (creatinine, urine specific gravity [USG] and glomerular filtration rate [GFR] measured by renal scintigraphy). METHODS: Thirteen cats diagnosed with hyperthyroidism based on clinical signs and increased serum total thyroxine (TT4) were included in this prospective study. Study design included physical examination, complete blood count, serum chemistry, TT4, urinalysis and SDMA before treatment (T0) and at 1 month (T1) and 3 months post-treatment (T3). GFR was quantified by renal scintigraphy at T0 and T3. RESULTS: Median GFR decreased significantly from baseline (3.18 ml/kg/min; range 1.35-4.87) at T3 (2.22 ml/kg/min; range 1.81-3.42 [P = 0.005]). While median creatinine and serum urea nitrogen increased post-treatment (creatinine: T0 = 0.8 mg/dl [range 0.4-1.1], T1 = 1.3 mg/dl [range 0.9-2]; T3 = 1.65 mg/dl [range 0.8-2.8]; P <0.001; serum urea nitrogen: T0 = 23 mg/dl [range 15-26]; T1 = 27 mg/dl [range 20-40]; T3 = 27.5 mg/dl [range 20-36]; P <0.001), SDMA and USG did not change significantly (SDMA: T0 = 11 µg/dl [range 7-15]; T1 = 12 µg/dl [range 6-16]; T3 = 10.5 µg/dl [range 8-21]; P = 0.789; USG: T0 = 1.030 [range 1.011-1.059]; T1 = 1.035 [range 1.012-1.044]; T3 = 1.030 [range 1.007-1.055]; P = 0.792). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Our data suggest that factors other than GFR may affect serum SDMA in hyperthyroid cats and that SDMA does not offer an advantage over other biomarkers traditionally used to predict changes in renal function following radioiodine therapy.
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