Evaluation of a Comprehensive Profile of Salivary Analytes for the Diagnosis of the Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome

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  • Alberto Muñoz-Prieto
  • José J. Cerón
  • Camila P. Rubio
  • María Dolores Contreras-Aguilar
  • Luis Pardo-Marín
  • Ignacio Ayala-de la Peña
  • María Martín-Cuervo
  • Ida Marie Holm Henriksen
  • Julián J. Arense-Gonzalo
  • Fernando Tecles
  • Hansen, Sanni

In this report, the measurement of salivary biomarkers as an aid for diagnosis of equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS) was studied. A comprehensive panel of 23 salivary analytes was measured in the saliva of horses affected by EGUS and compared to healthy animals and horses with other diseases clinically similar to EGUS but with a negative diagnosis at gastroscopic examination. A total of 147 horses were included in the study and divided into heathy population (n = 12), the EGUS group (n = 110), and the group of horses with other diseases (n = 25). From the 23 analytes studied, 17 showed increased values in EGUS horses when compared to healthy ones, and uric acid, triglycerides, and calcium were significantly increased in horses with EGUS compared to the group of other diseases. The receiver operating characteristic curve analyses showed a modest but significant discriminatory power of those three analytes to identify EGUS from other diseases with similar symptoms. The discriminatory power enhanced when the results of the three analytes were combined. In conclusion, the results showed that selected salivary analytes could have potential use as biomarkers in horses with EGUS.

Original languageEnglish
Article number3261
JournalAnimals
Volume12
Issue number23
ISSN2076-2615
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Publication statusPublished - 2022

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    Research areas

  • biomarkers, diagnosis, equine gastric ulcer syndrome, horse, saliva

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