title: Serum free and total iodothyronine concentrations in dogs with hyperadrenocorticism.
abstract: Serum concentrations of total and free thyroxine (T4 and FT4, respectively), 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3), 3,3',5'-triiodothyronine (reverse T3) were measured in 42 dogs with hyperadrenocorticism, and were compared with values determined in clinically normal dogs. Mean total T4 concentration in dogs with hyperadrenocorticism (14.3 nmol/L) was significantly (P less than 0.001) lower than the normal value (25.7 nmol/L), with 38% of the dogs having low serum T4 concentration. Although 16 (38%) of the 42 dogs with hyperadrenocorticism had a high FT4 fraction, indicative of diminished serum T4 binding, normal FT4 concentration was found in only 6 of the 16 dogs (38%) with low total T4 values. Mean serum T3 concentration in dogs with hyperadrenocorticism (0.79 nmol/L) was also significantly (P less than 0.001) lower than the normal value (1.16 nmol/L), with 39% of the dogs having T3 values below the normal range. Individual T3-to-T4 and T3-to-FT4 ratios, indices of T3 production and/or clearance, were above the normal range in 29 and 24% of dogs with hyperadrenocorticism, respectively. Mean reverse T3 concentration in dogs with hyperadrenocorticism (0.17 nmol/L) was also significantly (P less than 0.001) lower than the normal mean value (0.39 nmol/L), with 48% of the dogs having reverse T3 values below the normal range. Of the 21 dogs in which all iodothyronines were measured, 6 (29%) had undetectable values for all hormones.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens 30602.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Peterson
mesh_terms: D000308:Adrenocortical Hyperfunction / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood*; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000097:blood*; D014285:Triiodothyronine, Reverse / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014284:Triiodothyronine; D014285:Triiodothyronine, Reverse; D013974:Thyroxine