title: Effects of acute hyperinsulinemia on inflammatory proteins in horses.
abstract: Laminitis is a painful, inflammatory disease of the equine hoof that often results in euthanasia. Elevated plasma insulin concentrations are a predictive factor for laminitis, and in previously healthy horses and ponies, laminitis was induced by infusion of insulin. Thus, we chose to determine if an infusion of insulin would increase plasma concentrations of inflammatory cytokines and cytokine mRNA abundance in subcutaneous adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, and white blood cells. Ten mature Thoroughbred mares received an insulin infusion that elevated plasma insulin concentrations for 6h or an equivalent volume of isotonic saline in a switchback design. Insulin infusion altered plasma concentrations of both TNF (P=0.037) and IL-6 (P=0.044), but did not result in consistent changes to either skeletal muscle or adipose tissue cytokine mRNA. Insulin may be involved in the production of inflammatory cytokines, and this could be a mechanism for insulin increasing the risk of laminitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0306, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Suagee
authors.forename: Benjamin A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Corl
authors.forename: Mark V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Crisman
authors.forename: Matthew W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Hulver
authors.forename: L Jill
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: McCutcheon
authors.forename: Ray J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Geor
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy / Q000662:veterinary; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000276:immunology*; D006724:Hoof and Claw / Q000276:immunology*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000276:immunology; D006736:Horses; D006946:Hyperinsulinism / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000276:immunology*; D012313:RNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D050151:Subcutaneous Fat / Q000276:immunology*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D012313:RNA