Evaluation of the presence of gingivitis as confounding factor in assessing inflammatory status in serum and saliva of dogs with diabetes mellitus

• Published in: BMC veterinary research Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 116
• Main Authors: Franco-Martinez, Lorena, Muñoz-Prieto, Alberto, Busato, Francesca, Karveliene, Birute, Stadaliene, Inga, Ceron, Jose J, Carrillo, Juana D, Garcia-Martinez, Juan D, Dabrowski, Roman, Pardo-Marín, Luis, Martinez-Subiela, Silvia, Tvarijonaviciute, Asta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 23.03.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Animals; Biomarkers; Canine; Chemokines; Comparative analysis; Complications and side effects; Cytokines; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus - veterinary; Diagnosis; Diseases; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Gingivitis; Gingivitis - veterinary; Glucose; Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; Gum diseases; Inflammation; Interleukins; IP-10 protein; Kruskal-Wallis test; Meals; Polyuria; Proteins; Risk factors; Saliva; Salivary glands; secretions; Software; Tumor necrosis factor-TNF; Veterinary medicine; Spain; Germany; Interleukins; Gingivitis; Saliva; Diabetes mellitus; Canine

The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in the serum and salivary inflammatory markers induced by Diabetes mellitus (DM) in dogs and to assess the possible confounding effect of gingivitis. A panel of 13 cytokines was measured in the serum and saliva of dogs diagnosed with DM and compared...