Pre‐clinical enteropathy in healthy soft‐coated wheaten terriers
Abstract Background Soft‐coated wheaten terriers (SCWTs) have a predisposition to the development of protein‐losing enteropathy (PLE). Early recognition of disease may improve morbidity and mortality in these and other at‐risk dogs. Preclinical inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), characterized by incr...
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| author | M. Katherine Tolbert Jewels Darrow Louise Grubb Stuart Fitzgerald Rebecca Bergee Josh Price Marcos Mariano Michael Hong Chi‐Hsuan Sung Tracy Hill Joerg M. Steiner Jan S. Suchodolski |
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| description | Abstract Background Soft‐coated wheaten terriers (SCWTs) have a predisposition to the development of protein‐losing enteropathy (PLE). Early recognition of disease may improve morbidity and mortality in these and other at‐risk dogs. Preclinical inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), characterized by increased intestinal permeability, immune dysregulation and inflammation, and changes to the gut microbial composition, or biochemical evidence of disease many years before development of clinical signs, has been proposed for people at risk for IBD. Hypothesis/Objectives Determine if changes in fecal metabolites and intestinal permeability could be identified in SCWTs before development of clinical signs. We hypothesized that, in contrast to healthy non‐SCWT dogs, healthy SCWT would have changes similar to those of dogs with PLE. Animals Twelve healthy SCWTs, 10 healthy non‐SCWTs, and 8 PLE dogs. Methods Prospective study. Fecal calprotectin, targeted metabolites and unconjugated bile acids, intestinal permeability testing, and video capsule endoscopy were evaluated. Single‐factor analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed to evaluate fecal metabolites and bile acids for group differences. A repeated‐measures mixed model ANOVA was performed for blood lactulose:galactose area under the curve (AUC). Results Significant differences among groups were found for several fecal fatty acids and sterols. Healthy non‐SCWT dogs, but not healthy SCWTs, were found to have significantly lower AUCs than PLE dogs (P = .04). Conclusions Healthy SCWT dogs had changes in several biomarkers used to identify preclinical IBD in humans. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0b97e0818db9425cb91c67fffe0f2c1d2025-08-20T02:14:23ZengWileyJournal of Veterinary Internal Medicine0891-66401939-16762025-03-01392n/an/a10.1111/jvim.17293Pre‐clinical enteropathy in healthy soft‐coated wheaten terriersM. Katherine Tolbert0Jewels Darrow1Louise Grubb2Stuart Fitzgerald3Rebecca Bergee4Josh Price5Marcos Mariano6Michael Hong7Chi‐Hsuan Sung8Tracy Hill9Joerg M. Steiner10Jan S. Suchodolski11Gastrointestinal Laboratory, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Texas A&M University College Station Texas USACollege of Veterinary Medicine North Carolina State University Raleigh North Carolina USATrivium Vet Waterford IrelandTrivium Vet Waterford IrelandOIT Research Consulting Support University of Tennessee Knoxville Tennessee USAOIT Research Consulting Support University of Tennessee Knoxville Tennessee USAPharmaceutical and Molecular Biotechnology Research Centre South East Technological University Waterford IrelandGastrointestinal Laboratory, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Texas A&M University College Station Texas USAGastrointestinal Laboratory, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Texas A&M University College Station Texas USAEthos Veterinary Health, Inc. Westlake Village California USAGastrointestinal Laboratory, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Texas A&M University College Station Texas USAGastrointestinal Laboratory, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Texas A&M University College Station Texas USAAbstract Background Soft‐coated wheaten terriers (SCWTs) have a predisposition to the development of protein‐losing enteropathy (PLE). Early recognition of disease may improve morbidity and mortality in these and other at‐risk dogs. Preclinical inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), characterized by increased intestinal permeability, immune dysregulation and inflammation, and changes to the gut microbial composition, or biochemical evidence of disease many years before development of clinical signs, has been proposed for people at risk for IBD. Hypothesis/Objectives Determine if changes in fecal metabolites and intestinal permeability could be identified in SCWTs before development of clinical signs. We hypothesized that, in contrast to healthy non‐SCWT dogs, healthy SCWT would have changes similar to those of dogs with PLE. Animals Twelve healthy SCWTs, 10 healthy non‐SCWTs, and 8 PLE dogs. Methods Prospective study. Fecal calprotectin, targeted metabolites and unconjugated bile acids, intestinal permeability testing, and video capsule endoscopy were evaluated. Single‐factor analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed to evaluate fecal metabolites and bile acids for group differences. A repeated‐measures mixed model ANOVA was performed for blood lactulose:galactose area under the curve (AUC). Results Significant differences among groups were found for several fecal fatty acids and sterols. Healthy non‐SCWT dogs, but not healthy SCWTs, were found to have significantly lower AUCs than PLE dogs (P = .04). Conclusions Healthy SCWT dogs had changes in several biomarkers used to identify preclinical IBD in humans.https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.17293calprotectincaninedysbiosisintestinal permeabilityleaky gutprotein‐losing enteropathy |
| spellingShingle | M. Katherine Tolbert Jewels Darrow Louise Grubb Stuart Fitzgerald Rebecca Bergee Josh Price Marcos Mariano Michael Hong Chi‐Hsuan Sung Tracy Hill Joerg M. Steiner Jan S. Suchodolski Pre‐clinical enteropathy in healthy soft‐coated wheaten terriers Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine calprotectin canine dysbiosis intestinal permeability leaky gut protein‐losing enteropathy |
| title | Pre‐clinical enteropathy in healthy soft‐coated wheaten terriers |
| title_full | Pre‐clinical enteropathy in healthy soft‐coated wheaten terriers |
| title_fullStr | Pre‐clinical enteropathy in healthy soft‐coated wheaten terriers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pre‐clinical enteropathy in healthy soft‐coated wheaten terriers |
| title_short | Pre‐clinical enteropathy in healthy soft‐coated wheaten terriers |
| title_sort | pre clinical enteropathy in healthy soft coated wheaten terriers |
| topic | calprotectin canine dysbiosis intestinal permeability leaky gut protein‐losing enteropathy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.17293 |
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