The Silicon Concentration in Cat Urine and Its Relationship with Other          Elements

Fumihito TAKAHASHI; Mariko MOCHIZUKI; Takuya YOGO; Katsumi ISHIOKA; Norio YUMOTO; Toshinori SAKO; Fukiko UEDA; Masahiro TAGAWA; Hiroyuki TAZAKI

doi:10.1292/jvms.13-0356

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The Silicon Concentration in Cat Urine and Its Relationship with Other Elements

Fumihito TAKAHASHI, Mariko MOCHIZUKI, Takuya YOGO, Katsumi ISHIOKA, Norio YUMOTO, Toshinori SAKO, Fukiko UEDA, Masahiro TAGAWA, Hiroyuki TAZAKI

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Fumihito TAKAHASHI
Department of Inorganic Analysis, Tama Laboratory, Japan Food Research Laboratories, 6–11–10 Nagayama, Tama, Tokyo 206–0025, Japan
Mariko MOCHIZUKI
Department of Applied Science, School of Veterinary Nursing and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1–7–1 Kyonancho, Musashino, Tokyo 180–8602, Japan
Takuya YOGO
Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1–7–1 Kyonancho, Musashino, Tokyo 180–8602, Japan
Katsumi ISHIOKA
Department of Veterinary Nursing, School of Veterinary Nursing and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1–7–1 Kyonancho, Musashino, Tokyo 180–8602, Japan
Norio YUMOTO
Department of Applied Science, School of Veterinary Nursing and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1–7–1 Kyonancho, Musashino, Tokyo 180–8602, Japan
Toshinori SAKO
Department of Veterinary Nursing, School of Veterinary Nursing and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1–7–1 Kyonancho, Musashino, Tokyo 180–8602, Japan
Fukiko UEDA
Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1–7–1 Kyonancho, Musashino, Tokyo 180–8602, Japan
Masahiro TAGAWA
Department of Animal Sciences, Teikyo University of Science, 2–2–1 Senjusakuragi, Adachi 120–0045, Japan
Hiroyuki TAZAKI
Laboratory of Structural Bioinformatics, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University,1–7–1 Kyonancho, Musashino, Tokyo 180–8602, Japan

Keywords: biomarker, feline, silicon, urine, urolithiasis

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2014 Volume 76 Issue 4 Pages 569-572

DOI https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.13-0356

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Abstract

To understand the effects of silicon (Si) in the urine with respect to the formation of urinary stones, the distribution of Si in urine was observed. Urine samples from cats with urolithiasis (n=10) and healthy cats (n=15) were used. The concentration of Si in the cats with urolithiasis was significantly higher (P<0.001). A significant correlation (P<0.05) was observed between the concentration of Si and those of other elements, such as calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and iron, only in the urine of the healthy cats. The distribution of elements in the urine differed between the cats with urolithiasis and the healthy cats. The Si concentration and its relationship with other elements were suggested to be useful biomarkers for urolithiasis in cats.

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