Filho Roberto Rodrigues da Rosa, Brito Maíra Morales, Faustino Thaís Gomes, Almeida Leticia Lima de, Gardés Thayná Pantoja, Leite Roberta Ferreira, Vannucchi Camila Infantosi
Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-270, Brazil.
Animals (Basel). 2020 Oct 31;10(11):2011. doi: 10.3390/ani10112011.
Cystic endometrial hyperplasia-pyometra complex is a canine endometrial disorder, considered the most common and important among uterine diseases. The treatment of choice is ovariohysterectomy, but medical treatments have become an alternative. However, no studies have been performed in order to evaluate uterine hemodynamic changes during medical treatment for pyometra bitches. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two medical protocols by means of clinical (heart rate, respiratory rate and body temperature), medullar response (complete blood count (CBC)) and uterine hemodynamic evaluation in pyometra bitches. For such purpose, 10 bitches with pyometra were assigned to two groups: Aglepristone Group (n = 5) and Associative Group (aglepristone + prostaglandin; n = 5). The Associative Group had altered respiratory rate and decreased body temperature. The Aglepristone Group had decreased plasma protein, however, leukocyte count reduced over time for both therapeutic protocols. Uterine area and vascularization score decreased throughout treatment. There was a significant reduction in uterine perimeter, area and vascularization score. The Associative Group had lower final diastolic velocity and higher systole:diastole ratio (S/D), pulsatility index (PI) and resistance index (RI). In conclusion, both medical treatments are effective in reversing clinical and CBC changes of pyometra, especially aglepristone, however they cannot fully restore local uterine changes in a short-term evaluation. Conversely, associative therapy was more effective in decreasing uterine vascularization and modulating uterine blood flow.
囊性子宫内膜增生 - 积脓综合征是一种犬类子宫内膜疾病,被认为是子宫疾病中最常见且最重要的一种。首选治疗方法是卵巢子宫切除术,但药物治疗已成为一种替代方案。然而,尚未进行研究以评估治疗子宫积脓母犬期间的子宫血流动力学变化。因此,本研究的目的是通过临床指标(心率、呼吸频率和体温)、骨髓反应(全血细胞计数(CBC))以及子宫血流动力学评估,比较两种药物治疗方案对子宫积脓母犬的疗效。为此,将10只患有子宫积脓的母犬分为两组:阿孕瑞林组(n = 5)和联合组(阿孕瑞林 + 前列腺素;n = 5)。联合组呼吸频率改变且体温下降。阿孕瑞林组血浆蛋白降低,然而,两种治疗方案的白细胞计数均随时间减少。整个治疗过程中子宫面积和血管化评分下降。子宫周长、面积和血管化评分显著降低。联合组的最终舒张末期速度较低,收缩期与舒张期比值(S/D)、搏动指数(PI)和阻力指数(RI)较高。总之,两种药物治疗在逆转子宫积脓的临床和CBC变化方面均有效,尤其是阿孕瑞林,但在短期评估中它们无法完全恢复子宫局部变化。相反,联合治疗在减少子宫血管化和调节子宫血流方面更有效。