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Metabolic Profile And Adipokine Levels In Overweight And Obese Dogs, Paula Nassar De Marchi, Luiz Henrique Araújo Machado, Luciane Holsback, Jessica Ragazzi Calesso, Rafael Fagnani, Ademir Zacarias Junior, Mauro Jose Lahm Cardoso

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Obesity in dogs is increasingly present in the veterinary practice. In humans, it is known that there is a significant correlation between obesity and the development of hypertension and insulin resistance (IR), a clinical picture called metabolic syndrome. In dogs, however, there are only anecdotes about the syndrome. The objectives of this study were to determine serum levels of adiponectin, leptin, triglycerides, cholesterol, insulin, glucose, homeostasis assessment of B cell function (HOMA-B), homeostasis assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and systolic blood pressure (SBP) in dogs with different body conditions (BC) and body fat (BF) without endocrine disease. For this purpose, …