Objective: Zonulin, probably very well known protein, modulate the integrity of intercellular connections within the gut. The objective of this present field study was to validate the relationship among fecal scores and circulating zonulin levels as probable early indicator of intesinal inflammation among calves with diarrhea. Material and Methods: Upon arrival at a milk-fed veal facility, 34 calves were scored for fecal consistency on a scale of 0 to 3. Calves with a fecal score of 2 (loose feces)-3 (watery feces) were classified as diarrheic, with score of 0 and 1 were denoted as apparently healthy calves. Commercially available specific Bovine Zonulin ELISA test kits were used. The present study was approved by the local ethic committee of Aydın Adnan Menderes University-HADYEK and ethical guidelines were stricly followed up with written owner consent was available for all calves enrolled. Results: The mean zonulin levels (ng/mL) diarrheic calves with score 2 and score 3 were detected as 41.04±4.5 and 61.27±4.80, respectively presenting statistically significant alterations in contrast to healthy calves 20.35±2.93 (p<0.05). Conclusion: It should not be unwise to draw take home messages that intestinal inflammation and thus circulating zonulin levels should in correlation with fecal scoring be interpreted on field conditions for prognosis and available treatment practices.
Keywords: Intestinal inflamation; fecal score; zonulin
Amaç: Muhtemelen çok iyi bilinen bir protein olan zonulin, bağırsaktaki hücreler arası bağlantıların bütünlüğünü modüle eder. Bu mevcut saha çalışmasının amacı, ishalli buzağılarda bağırsak inflamasyonunun olası erken göstergesi olarak dışkı skorları ve dolaşımdaki zonulin seviyeleri arasındaki ilişkiyi doğrulamaktı. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Sütçü yönde besi işletmesine varıldığında, 34 buzağı dışkı kıvamı için 0 ila 3 arasında bir ölçekte puanlandı. Dışkı puanı 2 (gevşek dışkı)-3 (sulu dışkı) olan buzağılar ishalli olarak sınıflandırılırken, 0 ve 1 görünüşte sağlıklı buzağılar olarak gösterildi. Sığır spesifik ticari Zonulin ELISA test kitleri kullanıldı. Bu çalışma, Aydın Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi yerel etik komitesi HADYEK tarafından onaylanarak, etik kurallar sıkıca takip edilirken çalışmaya dâhil edilen her bir buzağı için yazılı onam formu elde edildi. Bulgular: Ortalama zonulin seviyeleri (ng/mL) ishalli buzağılar arasında skor 2 ve skor 3 olanlar açısından sırasıyla 41,04±4,5 ve 61,27±4,80 olarak saptandı ve sağlıklı buzağıların 20,35±2,93 aksine istatistiksel olarak anlamlı değişiklikler gösterdi (p<0,05). Sonuç: Bağırsak inflamasyonu ve dolayısıyla dolaşımdaki zonulin seviyelerinin; prognoz ve mevcut sağaltım uygulamaları için saha koşullarında fekal skorlama ile korelasyon içinde yorumlanmasının mümkün olacağını öne sürmek yerinde olabilir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: İntestinal inflamasyon; fekal skor; zonulin
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