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Monitoring the circadian rhythm of serum and salivary cortisol concentrations in the horse
Bohak, Zs; Szabo, F.; Beckers, Jean-François et al.
2013In Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 45 (1), p. 38-42
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Keywords :
Salivary cortisol; Serum cortisol; Equine; Circadian rhythm
Abstract :
[en] Daily fluctuations of cortisol concentration in the blood or saliva have been repeatedly reported. However, several contradictions in the existing literature appear on this subject. The present study was performed to definitively establish options for testing adrenocortical function. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to evaluate parallel circadian rhythms in salivary and serum cortisol concentrations during a 24-h period. Twenty horses were examined under the same conditions. Blood and saliva samples were taken every 2 h for 24 h to determine the daily changes in cortisol concentrations of saliva and serum at rest and to determine the relationship between salivary and serum cortisol levels. Cosinor analysis of group mean data confirmed a significant circadian component for both serum and salivary cortisol concentrations (P < 0.001 in both cases). The serum cortisol circadian rhythm had an acrophase at 10:50 AM (95% CI, 10:00 AM-11:40 AM), a MESOR of 22.67 ng/mL, and an amplitude of 11.93 ng/mL. The salivary cortisol circadian rhythm had an acrophase at 10:00 AM (95% CI, 9:00 AM-11:00 AM), a MESOR of 0.52 ng/mL, and an amplitude of 0.12 ng/mL. We found a significant but weak association between salivary and serum cortisol concentrations; the Pearson correlation coefficient was 0.32 (P < 0.001). The use of salivary cortisol level as an indicator of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity may be warranted. However, the salivary cortisol levels are more likely to be correlated with free plasma cortisol than with the total plasma cortisol concentration.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Bohak, Zs;  Clinic for Large Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, H-2225 ÜllT – Dóra major, Hungary
Szabo, F.;  Clinic for Large Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, H-2225 ÜllT – Dóra major, Hungary
Beckers, Jean-François  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Physiologie de la reproduction
Melo de Sousa, Noelita ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Physiologie de la reproduction
Kutasi, O.;  Clinic for Large Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, H-2225 ÜllT – Dóra major, Hungary
Nagy, K.;  Clinic for Large Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, H-2225 ÜllT – Dóra major, Hungary
Szenci, O.;  Clinic for Large Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, H-2225 ÜllT – Dóra major, Hungary
Language :
English
Title :
Monitoring the circadian rhythm of serum and salivary cortisol concentrations in the horse
Publication date :
2013
Journal title :
Domestic Animal Endocrinology
ISSN :
0739-7240
eISSN :
1879-0054
Publisher :
Elsevier, Netherlands
Volume :
45
Issue :
1
Pages :
38-42
Peer reviewed :
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