Effects of Elizabethan Collar and Wound Protection Corset on Pain and Discomfort Levels in Cats Undergoing Ovariohysterectomy.

Objective: To compare the impacts of Elizabethan collar (EC) and wound protection corset (WPC) on pain and discomfort levels in cats following ovariohysterectomy.

Study Design: Prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial.

Animals: Twenty-six healthy female cats.

Effects of gabapentin on intraocular pressure, tear production and horizontal pupil diameter in New Zealand White rabbits.

Background: This study aimed to investigate the effects of gabapentin on various ocular parameters in New Zealand White rabbits.

Methods: A randomised, placebo-controlled crossover study design was employed. Eight New Zealand White rabbits were randomly assigned to receive either oral gabapentin at a dosage of 15 mg/kg or an oral placebo, with a 1-week washout period between treatments.

Fractalkine: an inflammatory chemokine elevated in subjects with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Purpose: Fractalkine (FKN) is an inflammatory chemokine related to reproductive system and glucose metabolism. There is a link between FKN and steroidogenesis as FKN induces progesterone synthesis. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common reproductive and metabolic disorder associated with low progesterone production and insulin resistance.

Association of decreased C1q/tumor necrosis factor-related protein-5 levels with metabolic and hormonal disturbance in polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: C1q/tumor necrosis factor-related protein-5 (CTRP5) is a novel peptide hormone involved in the metabolism of energy regulation. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which is a reproductive and metabolic disorder, is associated with insulin resistance. The aim of the current study was to compare circulating levels of CTRP5 in women with and without PCOS and to investigate possible associations between CTRP5 and metabolic-hormonal parameters.

Circulating insulin-like peptide 5 levels and its association with metabolic and hormonal parameters in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Purpose: Insulin-like peptide 5 (INSL5) is a gut peptide hormone that is a member of relaxin/insulin superfamily. Growing evidence implicates the crucial role of the peptide in some metabolisms including food intake, glucose homeostasis and reproductive system. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is involved in both reproductive and metabolic issues.