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α2-Macroglobulin Concentrations in Canine and Equine Serum Donors
Kelli L Zimmerman1, Kathryn A Diehl2
1Animal Eye Associates of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Purpose:
To determine if serum α2-macroglobulin (A2M) concentration varies based on donor species-canine or equine-and signalment.
Methods:
Serum A2M concentration ([A2M]) was measured in healthy dogs (n = 30) and horses (n = 31) using species-specific ELISAs.
Results:
Canine and equine [A2M] median (IQR; range) were 98.70 ng/mL (92.79 ng/mL; 34.33-696.18 ng/mL) and 557 000 ng/mL (437 900 ng/mL; 62 600-3 042 900 ng/mL), respectively. Equine [A2M] was significantly higher than canine [A2M]. Depending on the statistical analysis performed, sex had either no statistical (p = 0.17) or medium practical (η2 = 0.07) effect on canine serum [A2M], with male dogs having higher [A2M] practically. There was no association between serum [A2M] and duration of serum storage at -80°C.
Conclusions:
Equine serum [A2M] was exponentially higher than that of dogs. Sex may affect [A2M] in dogs. Further study is needed to evaluate how this difference affects antiprotease activity.
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