Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
STAR unit of Renal Biochemistry and Stone Disease, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
J Vet Intern Med. 2021 Sep;35(5):2263-2270. doi: 10.1111/jvim.16225. Epub 2021 Jul 28.
Polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) are associated with calcium oxalate (CaOx) nephrolithiasis in humans.
To investigate the association between VDR polymorphisms and susceptibility to CaOx urolithiasis in dogs.
Thirty-five dogs with CaOx urolithiasis were compared with 40 stone-free dogs.
This was a case-control study. Two VDR gene polymorphisms (rs851998024 and rs852900542) were detected by specific TaqMan real-time polymerase chain reaction assay, and their relationship with serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, serum and urinary electrolyte concentrations was evaluated.
The distribution of the rs852900542 polymorphism was significantly different between the case and the control dogs (x = 6.369, P = .04). Dogs with a CC or CT genotype had an increased risk of CaOx stones than those with the TT genotype (odds ratio = 3.82, 95% confidence interval 1.04-13.98). The CaOx dogs with the TT genotype had a significantly lower urinary calcium-to-creatinine ratio than the CT+CC genotypes. 1,25-(OH)2D concentrations did not differ between the cases and the controls (308.7 ± 217.4 vs 286.7 ± 185.1 pg/mL, P = .45).
This finding suggests that vitamin D metabolism might play a role in CaOx stone formation in dogs.
维生素 D 受体 (VDR) 的多态性与人类草酸钙 (CaOx) 肾结石有关。
研究 VDR 多态性与犬 CaOx 尿石症易感性的关系。
35 只患有 CaOx 尿石症的犬与 40 只无结石犬进行比较。
这是一项病例对照研究。通过特异性 TaqMan 实时聚合酶链反应检测 2 个 VDR 基因多态性 (rs851998024 和 rs852900542),并评估其与血清 1,25-二羟维生素 D、血清和尿电解质浓度的关系。
病例组和对照组犬 rs852900542 多态性的分布差异有统计学意义 (x ² = 6.369, P = 0.04)。CC 或 CT 基因型的犬发生 CaOx 结石的风险高于 TT 基因型 (比值比 3.82,95%置信区间 1.04-13.98)。TT 基因型的 CaOx 犬的尿钙/肌酐比值明显低于 CT+CC 基因型。病例组和对照组的 1,25-(OH)2D 浓度无差异 (308.7 ± 217.4 比 286.7 ± 185.1 pg/mL,P = 0.45)。
这一发现表明,维生素 D 代谢可能在犬 CaOx 结石形成中起作用。