Title
Renal biochemistry variables and ultrasonographic imaging in healthy Squirrel monkeys (Saimiri collinsi)
Date Issued
01 March 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Lins e Lins F.
Silva Filho E.
Imbeloni A.
Bandeira da Silva W.
Monteiro M.
Nunes-Pinheiro D.
Monteiro F.
Federal Rural University of the Amazon (UFRA)
Publisher(s)
American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology
Abstract
Background: The combined use of renal biochemistry and ultrasonographic imaging may improve the correct management of renal disease. Although renal disease is frequently observed in nonhuman primates, renal function markers have not yet been studied in Squirrel monkeys (Saimiri collinsi). Objectives: The aim of this study was to establish normal renal biochemistry variables and ultrasonographic features in Squirrel monkeys. Material and Methods: Renal biochemistry variables and ultrasonographic images were documented in 29 healthy Squirrel monkeys (15 males and 14 females). Urea, serum creatinine (SCr), and uric acid (UA) concentrations were measured by kinetic assay. Cystatin C (CysC) was analyzed by immunonephelometry. A multiple frequency linear array probe (5–12 MHz) was used for ultrasonographic imaging. The studied indicators of renal function were related to sex, age, and body mass. Results: Serum creatinine was influenced by sex and body mass. Serum concentration of urea, UA, and CysC were not influenced by sex, age, and body mass. Ultrasonographic images provided accurate and comprehensive data for making clinical decisions for Squirrel monkeys. The total renal volume was only influenced by the body mass nested in sex and was positively correlated to body mass. Right renal volume was bigger than the left one. Conclusion: Normative standards for the renal evaluation, including biochemistry and ultrasonography, in the Squirrel monkey have been established correlated to age, sex, and body mass.
Start page
126
End page
131
Volume
46
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85012885235
PubMed ID
Source
Veterinary Clinical Pathology
ISSN of the container
02756382
Sponsor(s)
The authors thank the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, protocols 481771/2012-3 and 452908/2016-7). We are grateful to Maria Vania Feijó Cordeiro from Albert Sabin Hospital (Serviço de Patologia Clínica – HIAS/SESA) for the laboratorial analyses and BSc Luisa F. Vélez from Clinical Pathology Laboratories Medical Testing Laboratory for suggestions and technical English review. The authors have indicated that they have no affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in, or in financial competition with, the subject matter or materials discussed in this article.
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