Endocrine Abstracts

Laminitis, an inflammatory condition of the sensitive and specialised architecture (the laminae) in the equine hoof, can be induced by over-ingestion of non-structural carbohydrates (NSC) from spring/summer pasture. Some equids that are predisposed to laminitis appear to share characteristics described in human patients with metabolic syndrome, such as vascular dysfunction, obesity, development of an inflammatory profile and insulin resistance. We investigated whether adipose ...

Laminitis, an inflammatory condition of the sensitive and specialised architecture (the laminae) in the equine hoof, can be induced by over-ingestion of non-structural carbohydrates (NSC) from spring/summer pasture. Some equids that are predisposed to laminitis appear to share characteristics described in human patients with metabolic syndrome. We investigated if adipose tissue from laminitis prone equids (LP) functions differently from non-laminitis prone equids (NL), by exam...