Hyperlipidemia in four related male cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus).
Hyperlipidemia was identified in an 11-yr-old male cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) and three related 3-yr-old male cheetah littermates. Hyperlipidemia in these four cheetahs was characterized by hypertriglyceridemia and hypercholesterolemia. The mean percentages of chylomicron and beta-lipoproteins were greater (P < 0.05) and the mean percent of alpha-lipoproteins was lower (P < 0.05) than the respective means for a group of 20 nonhyperlipidemic and clinically normal cheetahs. The etiology of the hyperlipidemia in these four cheetahs was not determined. However, the older cheetah also had chronic renal insufficiency and a parathyroid adenoma, conditions that have been associated with hyperlipidemia.
Backues
K A
KA
Oklahoma City Zoo, Oklahoma 73111, USA.
Hoover
J P
JP
Bauer
J E
JE
Campbell
G A
GA
Barrie
M T
MT
D002612:Acinonyx; D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D002914:Chylomicrons / Q000097:blood; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics / Q000662:veterinary*; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
D002914:Chylomicrons; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol