Activities of NADPH-dependent reductases and sorbitol dehydrogenase in canine and feline lenses |
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| Authors: | Salgado D Forrer R S Spiess B M |
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| Institution: | Department of Veterinary Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland. |
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| Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: To measure activities of NADPH-dependent reductases and sorbitol dehydrogenase in lenses from healthy dogs and cats. SAMPLE POPULATION: Lenses from 37 dogs and 23 cats. All animals were healthy and had serum glucose concentrations within reference limits. PROCEDURE: Lenses were homogenized, and activities of NADPH-dependent reductases and sorbitol dehydrogenase were measured spectrophotometrically. RESULTS: Activities of NADPH-dependent reductases and sorbitol dehydrogenase were significantly lower in lenses from cats than in lenses from dogs. However, the ratio of NADPH-dependent reductases activity-to-sorbitol dehydrogenase activity was significantly higher in lenses from cats than in lenses from dogs. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Results indicate that during periods of hyperglycemia, sorbitol would accumulate at a faster rate in the lenses of cats than in the lenses of dogs. Thus, the higher incidence of diabetic cataracts in dogs, compared with cats, is likely not attributable to a difference in the ratio of NADPH-dependent reductases activity-to-sorbitol dehydrogenase activity. |
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