Cortisol secretion after adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) and Dexamethasone tests in healthy female and male dogs

Background: For the conclusive diagnosis of Cushing's Syndrome, a stimulating ACTH test or a low suppressive Dexamethasone test is used. Reports in other species than the dog indicate that plasma cortisol concentration after ACTH administration is affected by gender. We investigated the effect of ge...

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Päätekijä: Pessina Serdio, Ana Paula (author)
Muut tekijät: Fernández Foren, Andrea (author), Cueto Rostom, Enrique (author), Delucchi, Luis (author), Castillo, Víctor Alejandro (author), Meikle, Ana (author)
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author Pessina Serdio, Ana Paula
author2 Fernández Foren, Andrea
Cueto Rostom, Enrique
Delucchi, Luis
Castillo, Víctor Alejandro
Meikle, Ana
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Cueto Rostom, Enrique
Delucchi, Luis
Fernández Foren, Andrea
Meikle, Ana
Pessina Serdio, Ana Paula
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Fernández Foren, Andrea
Cueto Rostom, Enrique
Delucchi, Luis
Castillo, Víctor Alejandro
Meikle, Ana
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Pessina Serdio Ana Paula, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Veterinaria. Laboratorio de Técnicas Nucleares
Fernández Foren Andrea, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Veterinaria. Laboratorio de Técnicas Nucleares
Cueto Rostom Enrique, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Veterinaria. Clínica de Pequeños Animales
Delucchi Luis, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Veterinaria. Clínica de Pequeños Animales
Castillo Víctor Alejandro, Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina). U. Endocrinología. Hospital Escuela. Area de Clínica Médica de Pequeños Animales
Meikle Ana, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Veterinaria. Laboratorio de Técnicas Nucleares
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pessina Serdio, Ana Paula
Fernández Foren, Andrea
Cueto Rostom, Enrique
Delucchi, Luis
Castillo, Víctor Alejandro
Meikle, Ana
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dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv Pessina Serdio, A, Fernández Foren, A, Cueto Rostom, E, Delucchi, L, Castillo, V y Meikle, A. Cortisol secretion after adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) and Dexamethasone tests in healthy female and male dogs. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. [en línea] 2009, 51(33), 1-6
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/50678
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2009, 51(33), 1-6
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv PERROS
PEQUEÑOS ANIMALES
HORMONAS
ADRENOCORTICOTROPICAS
SINDROME DE CUSHING
DEXAMETASONA
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Cortisol secretion after adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) and Dexamethasone tests in healthy female and male dogs
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description Background: For the conclusive diagnosis of Cushing's Syndrome, a stimulating ACTH test or a low suppressive Dexamethasone test is used. Reports in other species than the dog indicate that plasma cortisol concentration after ACTH administration is affected by gender. We investigated the effect of gender on the cortisol response to ACTH and Dexamethasone tests in dogs. Methods: Seven healthy adult Cocker Spaniels (4 females and 3 males) were assigned to a two by two factorial design: 4 dogs (2 females and 2 males) received IV Dexamethasone 0.01 mg/kg, while the other 3 dogs received an IV saline solution (control group). Two weeks later the treatments were reversed. After one month, ACTH was given IV (250 μg/animal) to 4 dogs (2 female and 2 males) while the rest was treated with saline solution (control group). Cortisol concentrations were determined by a direct solid-phase radioimmunoassay and cholesterol and triglycerides by commercial kits. Results and Discussion: No effect of treatment was observed in metabolite concentrations, but females presented higher cholesterol concentrations. ACTH-treated dogs showed an increase in cortisol levels in the first hour after sampling until 3 hours post injection. Cortisol concentrations in Dexamethasone-treated dogs decreased one hour post injection and remained low for 3 hours, thereafter cortisol concentrations increased. The increase in cortisol levels from one to two hours post ACTH injection was significantly higher in females than males. In Dexamethasone-treated males cortisol levels decreased one hour post injection up to 3 hours; in females the decrease was more pronounced and prolonged, up to 5 hours post injection. Conclusion: We have demonstrated that cortisol response to ACTH and Dexamethasone treatment in dogs differs according to sex.
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spelling Cortisol secretion after adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) and Dexamethasone tests in healthy female and male dogsPessina Serdio, Ana PaulaFernández Foren, AndreaCueto Rostom, EnriqueDelucchi, LuisCastillo, Víctor AlejandroMeikle, AnaPERROSPEQUEÑOS ANIMALESHORMONASADRENOCORTICOTROPICASSINDROME DE CUSHINGDEXAMETASONABackground: For the conclusive diagnosis of Cushing's Syndrome, a stimulating ACTH test or a low suppressive Dexamethasone test is used. Reports in other species than the dog indicate that plasma cortisol concentration after ACTH administration is affected by gender. We investigated the effect of gender on the cortisol response to ACTH and Dexamethasone tests in dogs. Methods: Seven healthy adult Cocker Spaniels (4 females and 3 males) were assigned to a two by two factorial design: 4 dogs (2 females and 2 males) received IV Dexamethasone 0.01 mg/kg, while the other 3 dogs received an IV saline solution (control group). Two weeks later the treatments were reversed. After one month, ACTH was given IV (250 μg/animal) to 4 dogs (2 female and 2 males) while the rest was treated with saline solution (control group). Cortisol concentrations were determined by a direct solid-phase radioimmunoassay and cholesterol and triglycerides by commercial kits. Results and Discussion: No effect of treatment was observed in metabolite concentrations, but females presented higher cholesterol concentrations. ACTH-treated dogs showed an increase in cortisol levels in the first hour after sampling until 3 hours post injection. Cortisol concentrations in Dexamethasone-treated dogs decreased one hour post injection and remained low for 3 hours, thereafter cortisol concentrations increased. The increase in cortisol levels from one to two hours post ACTH injection was significantly higher in females than males. In Dexamethasone-treated males cortisol levels decreased one hour post injection up to 3 hours; in females the decrease was more pronounced and prolonged, up to 5 hours post injection. Conclusion: We have demonstrated that cortisol response to ACTH and Dexamethasone treatment in dogs differs according to sex.Pessina Serdio Ana Paula, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Veterinaria. Laboratorio de Técnicas NuclearesFernández Foren Andrea, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Veterinaria. Laboratorio de Técnicas NuclearesCueto Rostom Enrique, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Veterinaria. Clínica de Pequeños AnimalesDelucchi Luis, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Veterinaria. Clínica de Pequeños AnimalesCastillo Víctor Alejandro, Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina). U. Endocrinología. Hospital Escuela. Area de Clínica Médica de Pequeños AnimalesMeikle Ana, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Veterinaria. Laboratorio de Técnicas Nucleares2025-07-21T12:22:59Z2025-07-21T12:22:59Z2009Artículoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion6 papplication/pdfPessina Serdio, A, Fernández Foren, A, Cueto Rostom, E, Delucchi, L, Castillo, V y Meikle, A. Cortisol secretion after adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) and Dexamethasone tests in healthy female and male dogs. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. [en línea] 2009, 51(33), 1-6https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/5067810.1186/1751-0147-51-33reponame:COLIBRIinstname:Universidad de la Repúblicainstacron:Universidad de la RepúblicaenengActa Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2009, 51(33), 1-6Las obras depositadas en el Repositorio se rigen por la Ordenanza de los Derechos de la Propiedad Intelectual de la Universidad de la República.(Res. Nº 91 de C.D.C. de 8/III/1994 – D.O. 7/IV/1994) y por la Ordenanza del Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de la República (Res. Nº 16 de C.D.C. de 07/10/2014)info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLicencia Creative Commons Atribución - No Comercial - Sin Derivadas (CC - By-NC-ND 4.0)oai:colibri.udelar.edu.uy:20.500.12008/506782026-04-14T10:35:07Z
spellingShingle Cortisol secretion after adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) and Dexamethasone tests in healthy female and male dogs
Pessina Serdio, Ana Paula
PERROS
PEQUEÑOS ANIMALES
HORMONAS
ADRENOCORTICOTROPICAS
SINDROME DE CUSHING
DEXAMETASONA
status_str publishedVersion
title Cortisol secretion after adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) and Dexamethasone tests in healthy female and male dogs
title_full Cortisol secretion after adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) and Dexamethasone tests in healthy female and male dogs
title_fullStr Cortisol secretion after adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) and Dexamethasone tests in healthy female and male dogs
title_full_unstemmed Cortisol secretion after adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) and Dexamethasone tests in healthy female and male dogs
title_short Cortisol secretion after adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) and Dexamethasone tests in healthy female and male dogs
title_sort Cortisol secretion after adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) and Dexamethasone tests in healthy female and male dogs
topic PERROS
PEQUEÑOS ANIMALES
HORMONAS
ADRENOCORTICOTROPICAS
SINDROME DE CUSHING
DEXAMETASONA
url https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/50678