title: Serum amyloid A (SAA) concentration after training sessions in Arabian race and endurance horses.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Serum amyloid A (SAA) is the major acute phase protein in horses. Its concentration increases in various pathologies but also in response to prolonged, strenuous effort. The purpose of this study was to establish whether routine race and endurance training produces changes in the SAA level in Arabian horses. Additionally, the differences between SAA response in experienced endurance horses and endurance horses that were beginning their career were investigated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no changes in SAA concentrations after race training and endurance training in experienced horses. In horses that were beginning their endurance training, exercise produced an increase in SAA level as compared with rest level.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In Arabians, the SAA concentration seems to be a good indicator of endurance training but is useless in race training. The routine training of experienced horses, which were prepared for long distance rides, did not promote any changes in the SAA level. In contrast, a significant increase in the SAA concentration was observed in horses that were beginning their endurance training and were only prepared for moderate distance rides and underwent the same effort. Further research is needed to elucidate whether this difference reflects too heavy training or adaptation to an increasing workload. Additionally, the adaptation to long distance rides in Arabians may include a reduced acute phase response.
authors: Department of Pathology and Veterinary Diagnostics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Warsaw, Poland. anna_cywinska@sggw.pl
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Cywinska
authors: Lucjan
authors: L
authors: Witkowski
authors: Ewa
authors: E
authors: Szarska
authors: Antoni
authors: A
authors: Schollenberger
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Winnicka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004906:Erythrocyte Count / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit / Q000662:veterinary; D006736:Horses / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein / Q000032:analysis* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein
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