INVESTIGATIONS INTO HYPERLIPIDEMIA AND ITS POSSIBLE ...
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severe (typically ≥1,000 mg/dl). 255<br />
In the present study, many dogs had serum<br />
triglyceride concentrations above the upper limit of the reference range and it is possible<br />
that some of these dogs might have had hypertriglyceridemia secondary to pancreatitis<br />
rather than the opposite. However, this speculation is not supported by the current<br />
literature. In 1 study where acute pancreatitis was experimentally induced in dogs,<br />
hypertriglyceridemia did not develop up to 96 hours after induction of pancreatitis. 19<br />
Similar results were reported in another study where pancreatitis was experimentally<br />
induced in dogs by ligation of the major and minor pancreatic ducts. 18 In this study,<br />
pancreatitis did not result in hypertriglyceridemia or hypercholesterolemia up to 14 days<br />
after induction of pancreatitis. 18<br />
In a more recent study, mild increases in serum<br />
triglyceride concentrations were noted in dogs after induction of pancreatitis. 20 Although<br />
serum triglyceride concentrations significantly increased, they remained within the<br />
reference range even after induction of pancreatitis. 20 However, this was not clearly<br />
discussed in this report. 20<br />
Based on these studies, it can be concluded that<br />
hypertriglyceridemia is not a feature of experimentally induced pancreatitis in dogs.<br />
However, it remains unknown whether this is also the case for spontaneous canine<br />
pancreatitis. It should be mentioned that in another study of 56 dogs of different breeds<br />
(not including Miniature Schnauzers) with serum cPLI concentrations diagnostic for<br />
pancreatitis, only 14 (25%) had hypertriglyceridemia and of these only 1 (1.8%) had<br />
serum triglyceride concentration ≥862 mg/dL. g Collectively, the above data indicate that<br />
severe hypertriglyceridemia with triglyceride concentrations above 862 mg/dL, which in<br />
this study showed a significant association with serum cPLI concentrations consistent