Feline idiopathic hepatic lipidosis.
Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract
; 25(2): 357-73, 1995 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-7785168
ABSTRACT
Feline IHL is a severe hepatopathy that can be treated by aggressive nutritional support. Until the underlying mechanisms of protein and lipid metabolism are understood in both healthy and ill cats, dietary therapy remains supportive. It is likely that the pathogenesis of IHL in cats is multifactorial, involving both increased fatty acid mobilization to the liver and a defect in oxidation of fatty acids or removal of VLDL. It is also possible that individual variation may play a role in the development of this disease in cats undergoing starvation. Continued studies will focus on the unique pathways of hepatic metabolism in the cat, and how these pathways are altered, leading to hepatic lipid accumulation and clinical disease. Hopefully, these studies can be applied to the prevention or treatment of IHL in cats.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças do Gato
/
Lipidoses
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Hepatopatias
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos