Investigations of pancreas functions in dogs with chronic gastritis

The aim of the study was to determine whether pancreatitis develops in dogs with chronic gastritis. It was also aimed to investigate energy metabolism in dogs with chronic gastritis. Gastritis may occur primarily or secondarily due to diseases of surrounding organs and systems. Complications such as pancreatitis, hepatitis and nephritis may develop due to gastritis. In this study, gastroscopy was performed on dogs with suspected chronic gastritis and 20 dogs with gastric lesions were included in the study. In addition, 10 clinically healthy dogs with no gastroscopic lesions were used as the control group. Addionally, dogs with chronic gastritis were divided into two groups: hemorrhagic and non-hemorrhagic. Blood samples were collected from all dogs and serum samples were prepared and stored at -80oC until use. Canine specific amylase (AML), pancreatic lipase (cPL), insulin (INS), asprosin (ASP), glucose (GLU) and total cholesterol (total-C) values were measured in these serum samples. In the study, serum levels of cPL (p