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Barnabé MA, Elliott J, Harris PA, Menzies-Gow NJ. Short-term induced hyperinsulinaemia and dexamethasone challenge do not affect circulating total adiponectin concentrations in insulin-sensitive ponies. Equine Vet J 2024; 56:332-341. [PMID: 37800859 DOI: 10.1111/evj.14012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hypoadiponectinaemia is a risk factor for endocrinopathic laminitis, but the directionality and nature of its association with insulin dysregulation is unclear. OBJECTIVES To investigate the effects of short-term induced hyperinsulinaemia and dexamethasone challenge on circulating [total adiponectin] and whole blood expression of adiponectin (AdipoR1 and AdipoR2), insulin, and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) receptors in insulin-sensitive ponies. STUDY DESIGN In vivo experiment. METHODS Six never-laminitic, insulin-sensitive, native-breed UK ponies first underwent a dexamethasone challenge (0.08 mg/kg i.v.) with blood samples collected every 15 min over 3 h. After a 14-day washout period, hyperinsulinaemia was induced for 9 h via a euglycaemic-hyperinsulinaemic clamp (EHC), with blood samples collected every 30 min. Serum [insulin], plasma [total adiponectin], and plasma [IGF-1] were measured using validated assays and receptor gene expression was assessed via quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Finally, whole blood was incubated with 10-1000 ng/mL dexamethasone for 3 h at 37°C to investigate its direct effects on gene expression. RESULTS There were no adverse effects observed during either protocol. Dexamethasone challenge did not alter circulating [insulin] or [total adiponectin] at any time-point, but significantly upregulated AdipoR1 and IGF-1R expression at 150 and 180 min. Ex vivo incubation of whole blood with dexamethasone did not alter expression of the genes examined. There was no change in [total adiponectin] or expression of the genes examined associated with EHC-induced hyperinsulinemia. MAIN LIMITATIONS This was a small sample size that included only native-breed ponies; total adiponectin was measured rather than high-molecular-weight adiponectin. CONCLUSIONS Short-term induced hyperinsulinaemia and dexamethasone challenge did not affect circulating [total adiponectin] in insulin-sensitive ponies. However, dexamethasone administration was associated with upregulation of two receptors linked to adiponectin signalling, suggesting that a physiological response occurred possibly to counteract dexamethasone-associated changes in tissue insulin sensitivity.
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- Marine A Barnabé
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Services, Royal Veterinary College, Hertfordshire, UK
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- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hertfordshire, UK
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- Equine Studies Group, Waltham Petcare Science Institute, Leicestershire, UK
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Services, Royal Veterinary College, Hertfordshire, UK
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E L, Lu R, Zheng Y, Zhang L, Ma X, Lv Y, Gao M, Zhang S, Wang L, Liu H, Zhang R. Effect of Insulin on Bone Formation Ability of Rat Alveolar Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Stem Cells Dev 2023; 32:652-666. [PMID: 37282516 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2023.0091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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The alveolar bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (ABM-MSCs) play an important role in oral bone healing and regeneration. Insulin is considered to improve impaired oral bones due to local factors, systemic factors and pathological conditions. However, the effect of insulin on bone formation ability of ABM-MSCs still needs to be elucidated. The aim of this study was to determine the responsiveness of rat ABM-MSCs to insulin and to explore the underlying mechanism. We found that insulin promoted ABM-MSCs proliferation in a concentration-dependent manner, in which 10-6 M insulin exerted the most significant effect. 10-6 M insulin significantly promoted the type I collagen (COL-1) synthesis, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, osteocalcin (OCN) expression, and mineralized matrix formation in ABM-MSCs, significantly enhanced the gene and protein expressions of intracellular COL-1, ALP, and OCN. Acute insulin stimulation significantly promoted insulin receptor (IR) phosphorylation, IR substrate-1 (IRS-1) protein expression, and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) phosphorylation, but chronic insulin stimulation decreased these values, while inhibitor NT219 could attenuate these responses. When seeded on β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP), ABM-MSCs adhered and grew well, during the 28-day culture period, ABM-MSCs+β-TCP +10-6 M insulin group showed significantly higher extracellular total COL-1 amino-terminus prolongation peptide content, ALP activity, OCN secretion, and Ca and P concentration. When implanted subcutaneously in severe combined immunodeficient mice for 1 month, the ABM-MSCs+β-TCP +10-6 M insulin group obtained the most bone formation and blood vessels. These results showed that insulin promoted the proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of ABM-MSCs in vitro, and enhance osteogenesis and angiogenesis of ABM-MSCs in vivo. Inhibition studies demonstrated that the insulin-induced osteogenic differentiation of ABM-MSCs was dependent of insulin/mTOR signaling. It suggests that insulin has a direct anabolic effect on ABM-MSCs.
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- Lingling E
- Institute of Stomatology and Oral Maxilla Facial Key Laboratory, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Stomatology and Oral Maxilla Facial Key Laboratory, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine Physiotherapy Department, Yantai Special Service Rehabilitation Center of the Chinese People Armed Police Force, Yantai, China
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- Institute of Stomatology and Oral Maxilla Facial Key Laboratory, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Stomatology and Oral Maxilla Facial Key Laboratory, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Stomatology and Oral Maxilla Facial Key Laboratory, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- The Second Department of Naval Recuperation, First District of Recuperation, Yantai Special Service Rehabilitation Center of the Chinese People Armed Police Force, Yantai, China
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- Reception Office, First District of Recuperation, Yantai Special Service Rehabilitation Center of the Chinese People Armed Police Force, Yantai, China
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- Institute of Stomatology and Oral Maxilla Facial Key Laboratory, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Stomatology and Oral Maxilla Facial Key Laboratory, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
- The Second Department of Naval Recuperation, First District of Recuperation, Yantai Special Service Rehabilitation Center of the Chinese People Armed Police Force, Yantai, China
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Elliott J, Bailey SR. A review of cellular and molecular mechanisms in endocrinopathic, sepsis-related and supporting limb equine laminitis. Equine Vet J 2023; 55:350-375. [PMID: 36847165 DOI: 10.1111/evj.13933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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Equine laminitis has both fascinated and frustrated veterinary researchers and clinicians for many years. The recognition that many ponies suffering from pasture-associated laminitis have an insulin-dysregulated phenotype (endocrinopathic laminitis, EL) and that prolonged insulin and glucose infusions can experimentally induce laminar pathology and functional failure are seminal discoveries in this field. Researchers have studied the molecular basis for disease pathogenesis in models of EL, sepsis-related laminitis and supporting limb laminitis and generated much data over the last 15 years. This review attempts to synthesise those data, drawing comparisons between models and naturally occurring laminitis. A hypothesis is proposed that the basal epithelial cell stress is a central event in each category of laminitis. Furthermore, in naturally occurring pasture-associated laminitis, pathways that predominate in each type of laminitis contribute to laminar lamellar pathology to varying extents. Based on the molecular mechanisms determined in experimental models, interactions between these pathways are identified.
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- Jonathan Elliott
- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Li Z, Wang S, Zhao H, Yan P, Yuan H, Zhao M, Wan R, Yu G, Wang L. Artificial neural network identified the significant genes to distinguish Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Sci Rep 2023; 13:1225. [PMID: 36681777 PMCID: PMC9867697 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-28536-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive interstitial lung disease that causes irreversible damage to lung tissue characterized by excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) and remodeling of lung parenchyma. The current diagnosis of IPF is complex and usually completed by a multidisciplinary team including clinicians, radiologists and pathologists they work together and make decision for an effective treatment, it is imperative to introduce novel practical methods for IPF diagnosis. This study provided a new diagnostic model of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis based on machine learning. Six genes including CDH3, DIO2, ADAMTS14, HS6ST2, IL13RA2, and IGFL2 were identified based on the differentially expressed genes in IPF patients compare to healthy subjects through a random forest classifier with the existing gene expression databases. An artificial neural network model was constructed for IPF diagnosis based these genes, and this model was validated by the distinctive public datasets with a satisfactory diagnostic accuracy. These six genes identified were significant correlated with lung function, and among them, CDH3 and DIO2 were further determined to be significantly associated with the survival. Putting together, artificial neural network model identified the significant genes to distinguish idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis from healthy people and it is potential for molecular diagnosis of IPF.
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- Zhongzheng Li
- State Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Regulation, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists of Pulmonary Fibrosis, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, 46 Jianshe Road, Xinxiang, 453007, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Regulation, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists of Pulmonary Fibrosis, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, 46 Jianshe Road, Xinxiang, 453007, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Regulation, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists of Pulmonary Fibrosis, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, 46 Jianshe Road, Xinxiang, 453007, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Regulation, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists of Pulmonary Fibrosis, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, 46 Jianshe Road, Xinxiang, 453007, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Regulation, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists of Pulmonary Fibrosis, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, 46 Jianshe Road, Xinxiang, 453007, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Regulation, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists of Pulmonary Fibrosis, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, 46 Jianshe Road, Xinxiang, 453007, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Regulation, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists of Pulmonary Fibrosis, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, 46 Jianshe Road, Xinxiang, 453007, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Regulation, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists of Pulmonary Fibrosis, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, 46 Jianshe Road, Xinxiang, 453007, Henan, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Regulation, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists of Pulmonary Fibrosis, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, 46 Jianshe Road, Xinxiang, 453007, Henan, China.
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Grenager NS. Endocrinopathic Laminitis. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 2021; 37:619-638. [PMID: 34674908 DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2021.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Endocrinopathic laminitis (EL) primarily occurs because of insulin dysregulation (ID) mediated through downstream effects of insulin on IGF-1R in lamellar tissues. There is likely contributing vascular and metabolic dysfunction within the lamellae, but EL is relatively non-inflammatory. EL is associated with lamellar stretching, proliferation, and failure, ultimately causing failure of the suspensory apparatus of the distal phalanx. Proper education regarding mitigating risk factors makes this a largely preventable cause of laminitis. Annual hoof evaluation plus screening geriatric horses for pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction and ID, and younger horses for ID, can significantly decrease the incidence of this devastating condition.
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- Nora S Grenager
- Steinbeck Peninsula Equine Clinics, 100 Ansel Lane, Menlo Park, CA 94028, USA.
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Equine obesity is common, reducing quality of life and requiring dietary energy restriction. Equine obesity is identified using subjective body condition scoring. Considerations are given for life stage and health status when managing obese equines. Every effort should be made to maximize feeding duration, and minimize time spent without feed while meeting all essential nutrient requirements. Limiting total daily dry matter intake to 2% of current bodyweight per day of a low caloric, forage-based diet may result in adequate body weight loss. Weight loss and weight management plans should be monitored for success and potential gastrointestinal, metabolic, and/or behavioral complications.
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Rahnama S, Spence R, Vathsangam N, Baskerville CL, Bailey SR, de Laat MA, Anderson ST, Pollitt CC, Sillence MN. Effects of insulin on IGF-1 receptors in equine lamellar tissue in vitro. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2021; 74:106530. [PMID: 32818904 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2020.106530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Although it is understood that equine endocrinopathic laminitis can be triggered by high concentrations of insulin, it is unclear whether this represents a direct action on lamellar tissue via insulin receptors (InsR), an interaction with IGF-1 receptors (IGF-1R), or some other, indirect action. This uncertainty is because of the reported scarcity of InsR in lamellar tissue and the low affinity of insulin for equine IGF-1R. In the present study, the effects of insulin and IGF-1 (as a positive control) were examined using lamellar explants isolated from the hooves of healthy horses and incubated in cell culture medium for between 2 min and 48 h. In this system, a low physiological concentration of IGF-1 (10 nM; 1.31 ng/mL) caused a marked increase in the appearance of phosphorylated IGF-1R after 5 min (P < 0.05), and this effect was blocked by a human anti-IGF-1R monoclonal antibody (mAb). However, a high concentration of insulin (10 nM; 1,430 μIU/mL) appeared to cause dephosphorylation of the IGF-1R after 5 min (P < 0.01), 15 min, and 30 min (P < 0.001). Using 3H-thymidine as a marker, it was also demonstrated that insulin and IGF-1-stimulated cell proliferation in lamellar explants over the same concentration range as each other (1-100 nM), implying that each peptide acts via its own receptor (P < 0.001). Conversely, the effect of both peptides could be blocked using a selective anti-IGF-1R mAb (P < 0.001), implying that insulin acts via IGF1-R (either directly or indirectly). Notwithstanding this conundrum, the results demonstrate that insulin acts directly on lamellar tissue and suggest that a therapeutic anti-IGF-1R mAb could be useful in treating or preventing endocrinopathic laminitis.
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- S Rahnama
- School of Biology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Biology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Biology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia
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- School of Biology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Effects of an anti-IGF-1 receptor monoclonal antibody on laminitis induced by prolonged hyperinsulinaemia in Standardbred horses. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0239261. [PMID: 32991593 PMCID: PMC7524003 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Currently, there are no registered veterinary drugs for the treatment of endocrinopathic equine laminitis, and although this form of the disease is known to be caused by prolonged hyperinsulinaemia, the mechanism of insulin toxicity is unclear. One possibility is that high concentrations of insulin activate IGF-1 receptors (IGF-1R) in lamellar tissue, leading to uncontrolled cell proliferation and epidermal lamellar dysregulation. An equinized version of a human anti-IGF-1R therapeutic monoclonal antibody (mAb11) was generated to test this theory, using a modification of the prolonged euglycaemic-hyperinsulinaemic clamp technique. Healthy Standardbred horses were infused for 48 h with 0.9% saline (negative-control, n = 6), a combination of insulin (4.5 mIU/kgBW/min) and a variable infusion of 50% glucose to maintain euglycaemia (positive-control, n = 6), or insulin and glucose, preceded by a low dose of mAb11 (20 mg), designed to treat one foot only and delivered by retrograde infusion into one forelimb (mAb-treated, n = 7). Maximum insulin concentrations were 502 ± 54.4 and 435 ± 30.4 μIU/mL in the positive-control and mAb11-treated groups, respectively (P = 0.33). While the control group remained healthy, all the insulin-treated horses developed laminitis within 30 h, as judged by clinical examination, foot radiographs and histological analysis. Some effects of insulin were not attenuated by the antibody, however, relative to the positive-control group, horses treated with mAb11 showed less sinking of the distal phalanx (P < 0.05) and milder histological changes, with markedly less elongation at the tips of the secondary epidermal lamellae (P < 0.05). These differences were apparent in both front feet and were statistically significant when the values for both feet were combined. The results confirm that IGF-1R may have a role in insulin-induced laminitis and suggest that mAb11 warrants further research as a potential agent to prevent or treat the disease.
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Stokes SM, Burns TA, Watts MR, Bertin FR, Stefanovski D, Medina-Torres CE, Belknap JK, van Eps AW. Effect of digital hypothermia on lamellar inflammatory signaling in the euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp laminitis model. J Vet Intern Med 2020; 34:1606-1613. [PMID: 32583504 PMCID: PMC7379000 DOI: 10.1111/jvim.15835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background Continuous digital hypothermia (CDH) prevents lamellar failure in the euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp (EHC) model of laminitis, but the protective mechanisms are unclear. Hypothesis/Objectives To determine if CDH inhibits lamellar inflammatory signaling in the EHC model of laminitis. Animals Eight Standardbred horses. Methods Prospective experimental study. Horses underwent an EHC, with 1 forelimb treated with CDH and the other kept at ambient temperature (AMB). Horses were euthanized 48 hours after initiation of the EHC and lamellar tissue was analyzed via polymerase chain reaction (pro‐inflammatory cytokine and chemokine genes—CXCL1, CXCL6, CXCL8, IL‐6, MCP‐1, MCP‐2, IL‐1β, IL‐11, cyclooxygenase 1 and 2, tumour necrosis factor‐alpha [TNF‐α], E‐selectin, and intercellular adhesion molecule‐1 [ICAM‐1]) and immunoblotting (phosphorylated and total signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 [STAT1] and STAT3). Results Compared to AMB, lamellar messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) concentrations of CXCL6 (P =.02), CXCL8 (P = .008), IL‐6 (P = .008), IL‐1β (P = .008), IL‐11 (P = .008), and cyclooxygenase‐2 (P = .008) were decreased in CDH. Cyclooxygenase‐1 (P = .008) was increased in CDH, while CXCL1 (P = .15), MCP‐1 (P = .05), MCP‐2 (P = .46), TNF‐α (P = .05), E‐selectin (P = .15), and ICAM‐1 (P = .15) mRNA were not significantly different. Compared to AMB, lamellar concentration of total STAT3 protein was decreased in CDH (P < .001), but there was no change in phosphorylated STAT3 (P‐STAT3 [S727] P = .19; P‐STAT3 [Y705] P = .05). There was no change in lamellar concentrations of total STAT1 (P = .75) or phosphorylated STAT1 (P‐STAT1 [S727], P = .25; P‐STAT1 [Y701], P = .64). Conclusions and Clinical Importance These data add further support for the use of CDH as a first aid treatment for severe acute laminitis associated with hyperinsulinemia in horses.
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- Simon M Stokes
- Australian Equine Laminitis Research Unit, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Australian Equine Laminitis Research Unit, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, Australia
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- New Bolton Center, Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Australian Equine Laminitis Research Unit, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Australian Equine Laminitis Research Unit, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, Australia.,New Bolton Center, Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA
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Meier AD, de Laat MA, Reiche DB, Sillence MN. Glucagon-like peptide-1, insulin-like growth factor-1, and adiponectin in insulin-dysregulated ponies: effects of feeding a high nonstructural carbohydrate diet and association with prospective laminitis. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2020; 71:106397. [PMID: 31812879 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2019.106397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Endocrinopathic laminitis, related to equine metabolic syndrome and insulin dysregulation, causes marked pain and suffering in horses and represents a substantial cost to the horse industry. This study investigated the effect of feeding a diet high in nonstructural carbohydrates on concentrations of active glucagon-like peptide-1 (aGLP-1), total insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), and high-molecular-weight (HMW) adiponectin, in insulin-dysregulated ponies. Thirty-seven ponies were challenged with this diet for up to 18 d to induce hyperinsulinemia. Hormone concentrations were measured in selected samples on day 2 of the diet challenge period, over 4 h after feeding. Fourteen of the ponies developed mild laminitis induced by the diet challenge. Insulin and glucose responses to the diet have been reported previously. Feeding increased the concentrations of aGLP-1 (P < 0.05) and HMW adiponectin (P < 0.001), but there was no difference between the laminitic and nonlaminitic groups for either hormone. Concentrations of IGF-1 and insulin were inversely related, with IGF-1 being 32% lower in hyperinsulinemic/laminitic ponies compared with nonlaminitic ponies (P = < 0.05). These results indicate that unlike insulin and possibly IGF-1, concentrations of aGLP-1 and HMW adiponectin do not have a strong association with, or play a major role in, the pathogenesis of equine laminitis.
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- A D Meier
- Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences School, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia
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- Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences School, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany
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- Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences School, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia.
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Stokes SM, Bertin FR, Stefanovski D, Belknap JK, Medina-Torres CE, Pollitt CC, van Eps AW. Lamellar energy metabolism and perfusion in the euglycaemic hyperinsulinaemic clamp model of equine laminitis. Equine Vet J 2020; 52:577-584. [PMID: 31845378 DOI: 10.1111/evj.13224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hyperinsulinaemia is associated with the development of endocrinopathic laminitis; however, the mechanisms remain unclear. OBJECTIVES Evaluate the effects of hyperinsulinaemia on lamellar energy metabolism and perfusion during laminitis development. STUDY DESIGN In vivo experiment. METHODS Eight Standardbred horses were instrumented with a microdialysis probe in the lamellae of a forelimb. A 24 hours baseline period (BASELINE) was followed by 48 hours of a continuous euglycaemic hyperinsulinaemic clamp (EHC) from 24 to 72 hours (CLAMP). Microdialysate was collected every 6 hours and analysed for glucose, lactate and pyruvate concentrations and lactate-to-pyruvate ratio (L:P). Microdialysis urea clearance was used to estimate lamellar tissue perfusion. Archived microdialysis samples from six identically instrumented Standardbred horses served as controls (CON). Variables were compared over time and between EHC and CON horses using a mixed-effects linear regression model. RESULTS Glucose concentration decreased during the CLAMP period in CON and EHC horses (P < .001), but there was no difference between CON and EHC (P > .9). Lactate concentration increased during the CLAMP period in CON and EHC horses (P < .001), however, the rate of increase was significantly higher in EHC horses relative to CON (P = .014). There was a relative increase in pyruvate concentration in EHC horses compared with CON during the CLAMP period (P = .03). L:P increased significantly in CON horses during the CLAMP period (P < .001) but not in EHC (P = .1). Urea clearance did not change in CON (P = .9) or EHC (P = .05) during the CLAMP, but did increase in EHC relative to CON (P = .02). MAIN LIMITATIONS The effects of microdialysis probe implantation on perfusion and metabolism remain unclear. The EHC model may not mimic natural endocrinopathic laminitis. CONCLUSIONS Laminitis developed without evidence of lamellar hypoperfusion or energy stress. Therapies to improve perfusion are unlikely to affect the initial development of endocrinopathic laminitis.
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- Simon M Stokes
- Australian Equine Laminitis Research Unit, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Qld, Australia
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- Australian Equine Laminitis Research Unit, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Qld, Australia
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- New Bolton Center, Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- Australian Equine Laminitis Research Unit, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Qld, Australia
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- Australian Equine Laminitis Research Unit, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Qld, Australia
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- Australian Equine Laminitis Research Unit, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Qld, Australia.,New Bolton Center, Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
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de Laat MA, Sillence MN. A review of recent developments in the pharmacological prevention and treatment of endocrinopathic laminitis. ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1071/an19491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Despite the prevalence of endocrinopathic laminitis, the pharmacologic options for preventing and treating the disease are severely limited. The present review aims to discuss the spectrum of potential therapeutic agents for the condition, ranging from early experimental compounds to agents nearing registration. There are different pharmacologic targets for, and approaches to, managing laminitis. Reducing hyperinsulinaemia is central to diminishing endocrinopathic laminitis risk, and a detailed understanding of the pathophysiology of insulin dysregulation is necessary to identify pathways that can be targeted to minimise post-prandial insulin secretion and action. This area of research is advancing rapidly, with several exciting prospects, such as sodium-dependent glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors, on the horizon for the treatment of equine metabolic dysfunction. Drugs that directly target the lamellae and aim to reduce the damage inflicted on the lamellae as part of this condition, are not yet available. Although progress in this area of laminitis therapy is slower, improved understanding of the events that lead to lamellar failure has enabled the investigation of novel drugs that aim to prevent laminitis at the site of the lesion. Finally, a brief review is included of the directions being taken in the management of the chronic and acute pain that accompanies laminitis. Medications for relieving the pain associated with laminitis are currently the most-prescribed drugs for the disease, and range from simple, affordable and thoroughly tested options, such as phenylbutazone, to newer, less-understood applications such as paracetamol and gabapentin. In the future, endocrinopathic laminitis management plans will likely take a multi-faceted approach that still hinge on effective dietary management and exercise, but also include drugs that address foot pathology, pain and underlying endocrine disturbances.
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de Laat MA, Spence RJ, Sillence MN, Pollitt CC. An investigation of the equine epidermal growth factor system during hyperinsulinemic laminitis. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0225843. [PMID: 31805097 PMCID: PMC6894753 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Equine laminitis is a disease of the digital epidermal lamellae typified by epidermal cell proliferation and structural collapse. Most commonly the disease is caused by hyperinsulinemia, although the pathogenesis is incompletely understood. Insulin can activate the epidermal growth factor (EGF) system in other species and the present study tested the hypothesis that upregulation of EGF receptor (EGFR) signalling is a key factor in laminitis pathophysiology. First, we examined lamellar tissue from healthy Standardbred horses and those with induced hyperinsulinemia and laminitis for EGFR distribution and quantity using immunostaining and gene expression, respectively. Phosphorylation of EGFR was also quantified. Next, plasma EGF concentrations were compared in healthy and insulin-infused horses, and in healthy and insulin-dysregulated ponies before and after feeding. The EGFR were localised to the secondary epidermal lamellae, with stronger staining in parabasal, rather than basal, cells. No change in EGFR gene expression occurred with laminitis, although the receptor showed some phosphorylation. No difference was seen in EGF concentrations in horses, but in insulin-dysregulated ponies mean, post-prandial EGF concentrations were almost three times higher than in healthy ponies (274 ± 90 vs. 97.4 ± 20.9 pg/mL, P = 0.05). Although the EGFR does not appear to play a major pathogenic role in hyperinsulinemic laminitis, the significance of increased EGF in insulin-dysregulated ponies deserves further investigation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Melody A. de Laat
- Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, Australia
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