J Vet Sci.  2014 Jun;15(2):297-307. 10.4142/jvs.2014.15.2.297.

Evaluation of endoscopically obtained duodenal biopsy samples from cats and dogs in an adapter-modified Ussing chamber

• Ruhnke I
• DeBiasio J
• Suchodolski JS
• Newman S
• Musch MW
• Steiner JM

• KMID: 1784652
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4142/jvs.2014.15.2.297

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate an adapter-modified Ussing chamber for assessment of transport physiology in endoscopically obtained duodenal biopsies from healthy cats and dogs, as well as dogs with chronic enteropathies. 17 duodenal biopsies from five cats and 51 duodenal biopsies from 13 dogs were obtained. Samples were transferred into an adapter-modified Ussing chamber and sequentially exposed to various absorbagogues and secretagogues. Overall, 78.6% of duodenal samples obtained from cats responded to at least one compound. In duodenal biopsies obtained from dogs, the rate of overall response ranged from 87.5% (healthy individuals; n = 8), to 63.6% (animals exhibiting clinical signs of gastrointestinal disease and histopathological unremarkable duodenum; n = 15), and 32.1% (animals exhibiting clinical signs of gastrointestinal diseases and moderate to severe histopathological lesions; n = 28). Detailed information regarding the magnitude and duration of the response are provided. The adapter-modified Ussing chamber enables investigation of the absorptive and secretory capacity of endoscopically obtained duodenal biopsies from cats and dogs and has the potential to become a valuable research tool. The response of samples was correlated with histopathological findings.

Keyword

canine; feline; short circuit current; transport physiology; Ussing chamber

MeSH Terms

Animals
Biopsy/*veterinary
Cat Diseases/physiopathology
Cats/*physiology
Dog Diseases/physiopathology
Dogs/*physiology
Duodenal Diseases/physiopathology
Duodenoscopy/*veterinary
Duodenum/*physiology/physiopathology

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  Fig. 1 Sketch of the adapter modified Ussing chamber. The principal measurements of the Ussing chamber are based on two functional units: the physiological system, and the electrical circuit. The buffer reservoirs of 10 mL each of gassed and heated buffer enabled short-term physiological transport function of the intestinal mucosa. The amplifier was used to perform the electrical measurements.

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