Measurement of catestatin and vasostatin in wild boar Sus scrofa captured in a corral trap

Sammanfattning

Objective
Our aim was to analyse the chromogranin A-derived peptides vasostatin and catestatin in serum from wild boar (Sus scrofa) captured in a corral trap. Acute capture-related stress quickly leads to a release of adrenalin and noradrenalin, but these hormones have a short half-life in blood and are difficult to measure. Chromogranin A (CgA), a glycoprotein which is co-released with noradrenalin and adrenalin, is relatively stable in circulation and the CgA-derived peptides catestatin and vasostatin have been measured in domestic species, but not yet in wildlife.

Results
Vasostatin and catestatin could be measured and the median (range) serum concentrations were 0.91 (0.54–2.86) and 0.65 (0.35–2.62) nmol/L, respectively. We conclude that the CgA-derived peptides vasostatin and catestatin can be measured in wild boar serum and may thus be useful as biomarkers of psychophysical stress.

Nyckelord

Animal welfare; Catestatin; CgA; Live-trap capture; Stress; Trapping; Vasostatin; 3Rs

Publicerad i

BMC Research Notes
2021, Volym: 14, nummer: 1, artikelnummer: 337

SLU författare

• Fahlman, Åsa

  • Institutionen för stad och land, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Lindsjö, Johan

  • Institutionen för tillämpad husdjursvetenskap och välfärd, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Alm Bergvall, Ulrika

  • Institutionen för ekologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Kjellander, Petter

  • Institutionen för ekologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Höglund, Odd

  • Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

Associerade SLU-program

SLU Centrum för biologisk mångfald, CBM


UKÄ forskningsämne

Patobiologi


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-021-05742-1

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/114691