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Acute Phase Responses of Different Positions of High-Goal (Elite) Polo Ponies

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Author(s):
Gondin, Milena R. [1] ; Foz, Natalia S. B. [1] ; Pereira, Marsel C. [1] ; Flagliari, Jose J. [2] ; Orozco, Cesar A. G. [1] ; D'Angelis, Flora H. F. [1] ; Queiroz-Neto, Antonio [1] ; Ferraz, Guilherme C. [1]
Total Authors: 8
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet, Lab Farmacol & Fisiol Exercicio Equino LAFEQ, UNESP, Dept Morfol & Fisiol Anim, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet, Dept Clin & Cirurgia Vet, UNESP, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Journal of Equine Veterinary Science; v. 33, n. 11, p. 956-961, NOV 2013.
Web of Science Citations: 11
Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the acute phase response (APR) in 15 horses by quantifying physiological venous blood variables and serum acute phase proteins (APP) at 5 minutes and 6 and 12 hours after a training match of high-goal polo. The horses were divided into three experimental groups based on their team positions, including defense (n = 6), midfield (n = 5), and attack (n = 4). Serum proteinograms were obtained by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Data were evaluated using analysis of variance for repeated measures. The match represented a high-intensity stimulus for all positions. Defenders appeared to use the anaerobic pathway more than the other positions, as shown by their lower pH and greater lactatemia. Alterations in muscle membrane permeability were observed in all horses, as seen by the increase in serum creatine kinase activity without a correlation with APR. Significant elevations in total serum protein, albumin, ceruloplasmin, haptoglobin, alpha-1 antitrypsin, and 23-kDa protein were seen only during the course of the physical exertion of the match, although there were no differences in these values among positions of the team. After 6 hours of the match, the concentration of transferrin declined, whereas that of alpha-1 acid glycoprotein remained unaltered at all assessed times. These results demonstrated that the defenders required the most use of the anaerobic pathway during the match, and that equestrian polo exercise triggers an acute phase response of relatively short duration; this APR is characterized as noninflammatory, as APR appears to be a physiological alteration related to the stress inherent in physical exercise. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 09/09349-0 - Determination of acute-phase proteins in polo horses
Grantee:Milena Romano Gondin
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation