Correlation between 25 element contents in mane hair in riding horses and atrioventricular block.
Abstract: The influence of atrioventricular block (AV-block) on the trace elemental status in a horse hair was studied. The particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) method has provided a reliable, rapid, easy, and relatively inexpensive diagnostic method. Twenty-five elements (Al, Br, Ca, Cl, Co, Cu, Cr, Fe, Hg, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Nb, Ni, P, Pb, Rb, S, Se, Si, Sr, Ti, Y, and Zn) in mane hair and serum were measured by the PIXE method. A horse hair with first- and second-degree AV-block contained significantly greater amounts of Br, Ca, Sr, and Zn than those of horses without electrocardiographic abnormalities, whereas there was no significant differences in the elemental contents of the serum of the both groups. Those results in contents of a horse hair suggest that the evaluation of the degree of ionic imbalance by this method might be used to predict the susceptibility of a horse to heart disease much before symptoms appear.
Publication Date: 2005-12-06 PubMed ID: 16327066DOI: 10.1385/BTER:108:1-3:127Google Scholar: Lookup
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This research focuses on understanding the relationship between the presence of 25 specific elements in the hair of riding horses and the occurrence of atrioventricular block (or AV-block), with a view to predicting susceptibility to heart disease. By examining the contents of horse hair, the study finds an increase in the amounts of certain elements in horses with AV-block, highlighting the potential for this method as an early-warning diagnostic tool.
Introduction
- The purpose of the study is to explore the influence of atrioventricular block (AV-block), a condition affecting heart rhythm, on the concentration of trace elements in horse hair.
- The study proposes to use the Particle-Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) method to analyze the hair and serum of horses. This method is selected due to its reliability, speed, simplicity, and cost-effectiveness.
Methodology
- Taking samples of mane hair and serum from horses, the researchers use the PIXE method to measure the presence and quantity of 25 different elements. These include Aluminium (Al), Bromine (Br), Calcium (Ca), Chlorine (Cl), Cobalt (Co), Copper (Cu), Chromium (Cr), Iron (Fe), Mercury (Hg), Potassium (K), Magnesium (Mg), Manganese (Mn), Sodium (Na), Niobium (Nb), Nickel (Ni), Phosphorus (P), Lead (Pb), Rubidium (Rb), Sulphur (S), Selenium (Se), Silicon (Si), Strontium (Sr), Titanium (Ti), Yttrium (Y), and Zinc (Zn).
- The samples are taken from both groups of horses: those with first- and second-degree AV-block (the affected group) and those without any electrocardiographic abnormalities (the control group).
Results
- The study reveals that the hair of horses with first- and second-degree AV-block contains significantly higher levels of Bromine (Br), Calcium (Ca), Strontium (Sr), and Zinc (Zn) compared to that of horses that show no evidence of heart abnormalities.
- Interestingly, the research does not find any significant differences in the elemental content of the serum of both groups of horses.
Conclusion and Implications
- The findings suggest that the PIXE method of analysis of a horse’s mane hair can indicate the presence of an ionic imbalance that could predispose the horse to heart disease.
- The research suggests that this method could potentially be used as a preventive diagnostic tool, helping to identify horses at risk of heart disease long before any symptoms appear.
Cite This Article
APA
Asano K, Suzuki K, Chiba M, Sera K, Matsumoto T, Asano R, Sakai T.
(2005).
Correlation between 25 element contents in mane hair in riding horses and atrioventricular block.
Biol Trace Elem Res, 108(1-3), 127-136.
https://doi.org/10.1385/BTER:108:1-3:127 Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan.
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Female
- Hair / chemistry
- Hair / enzymology
- Heart Block / metabolism
- Horses / metabolism
- Male
- Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission / methods
- Trace Elements / analysis
- Trace Elements / metabolism
Citations
This article has been cited 2 times.- Cygan-Szczegielniak D, Stasiak K. Concentration of Selected Essential and Toxic Trace Elements in Horse Hair as an Important Tool for the Monitoring of Animal Exposure and Health. Animals (Basel) 2022 Oct 4;12(19).
- Fukuda T, Tsukano K, Otsuka M, Murakami Y, Kitade Y, Nakatsuji H, Sera K, Suzuki K. Relationship between postnatal days, serum Cu concentration and plasma diamine oxidase activity in Japanese Black calves. J Vet Med Sci 2020 Oct 20;82(10):1488-1491.
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