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How many lobes of the pituitary are there?

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3: pars intermedia, anterior pituitary, and posterior pituitary

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Where does dopamine usually come from?

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  • Hypothalamus
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Normal pituitary function

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  • see slide
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Normal HPA axis with ACTH and cortisol

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  • SEE the slide
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What stimulates pars intermedia hormone release generally?

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  • Stimulated by thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH)
  • Robust seasonal rhythm with increase output as day length shortens
  • Other factors may be involved and just haven’t been revealed
  • Dopamine inhibits pars intermedia hormone release
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What is the primary dysfunction in horses with PPID?

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  • Do not have enough dopamine

- Not regulated by negative feedback of cortisol

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Pars intermedia melanotrope production

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  • Proopiomelanocortin

- Cleaved by prohormone convertase 1 to ACTH

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Products of ACTH

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  • alpha-MSH
  • Beta endorphins
  • CLIP
  • Prohormone convertase 2
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Alpha-MSH

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  • Product of POMC
  • Extra biologic effects via interaction with G protein coupled melanocortin receptors
  • Role in metabolism and obesity
  • Potent anti-inflammatory hormone
  • Powerful anti-pyretic
  • 25,000x more potent than acetaminophen in reducing fever
  • decreases inflammatory cytokines and chemokines (can’t find infections as well)
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Corticotropin-like Intermediate Lobe Peptide (CLIP)

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  • Beta endorphin opioid agonist

- Functions in analgesia and reduction of pain associated inflammation

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When are ACTH and alpha-MSH highest normally?

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  • Autumn (July-November)

- Helps prepare for metabolic and nutritional pressures of winter

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When is ACTH and alpha-MSH lowest (nadir)?

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  • June

- Summer solstice

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Epidemiology of PPID

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  • Common endocrinopathy of aged horses and ponies
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Disease prevalence of PPID

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  • 15-30% in aged horses
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How common are hair coat abnormalities in aged horses with PPID?

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  • 14-30%
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What’s the most important risk factor for PPID?

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  • Age
  • Most clinical signs between 18-20 years
  • Questions in any horse over 14 years old, but tends to be older
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Sex predilection of horses with PPID

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  • None
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Breed predilection of horses with PPID

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  • Conflicting results
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Geographic location of horses with PPID

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  • Not studied…yay
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Changes often seen in pars intermedia

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  • Hyperplasia
  • Single adenoma or multiple adenomas
  • neurodegenerative disease
  • Loss of dopaminergic inhibitory input to melanotropes
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Timing of PPID

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  • Slowly progressive disease
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Oxidative stress in horses with PPID

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  • Oxidative stress (histology shows 16x increase in levels of oxidative stress marker 3-nitrotyrosine compared to healthy adult horses)
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Early changes in horses with PPID

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  • Decreased athletic performance
  • change in attitude/lethargy
  • Delayed hair coat shedding
  • Change in body conformation
  • Regional adiposity
  • Laminitis
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Late changes in horses with PPID

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  • Lethargy
  • Generalized hypertrichosis
  • Loss of seasonal shedding
  • Skeletal muscle atrophy
  • Abnormal sweating
  • PU/PD
  • Regional adiposity
  • Recurrent infections
  • Repro issues
  • Laminitis
  • Hyperglycemia
  • Neuro deficits
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Hirsutism/Hypertrichosis
- development of abnormal hair coat - Lightening of coat color - 5x more likely to have positive PPID test than aged horses with normal coats - Unknown mechanism
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Laminitis in PPID
- Endocrine disease is the most common cause of laminitis - Both PPID and EMS are associated with increased risk - Hyperinsulinemia has been implicated
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PU/PD in PPID
- 30% of horses - Loss of ADH due to compression of pars nervosa - Increased thirst due to actions of hypercortisolemia - Osmotic diuresis because of hyperglycemia and glucosuria - Some horses have marked hyperglycemia without incrase in water intake - Osmotic diuresis less likely at least in some cases of PPID
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Abnormal fat distribution in PPID
- 15-30% of horses - Fat pads usually located above the eyes in the supraorbital fossa - Along the crest of the neck - Over the tail head - In sheath and mammary region - Unclear if it results from PPID or is a predisposing factor for PPID
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Insulin resistance in PPID
- 60% of horses with PPID have insulin resistance - Increased fasting insulin levels - Adiposity and insulin resistance cause chronic inflammation and mitochondrial impairment resulting in chronic stress - May have a role in development of PPID - Need some other studies to determine this
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Which infections are common in PPID?
- Dermatophilus (gram positive bacteria) - Primary sinus infection - Pneumonia - Hoof abscesses - All of the above
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How common are secondary infections in horses with PPID?
- Very - 35% of horses approximately
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Why are secondary infections so common in horses with PPID?
- More likely to have occult infections likely lack of inflammatory response to pathogens - Necropsy results show pathologic evidence of chronic pneumonia without history of clinical disease
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Fecal strongyle egg counts in horses with PPID
Higher fecal strongyle egg counts
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Which immunosuppressive hormones are increased in PPID?
- Higher serum cortisol concentration - Also alpha-MSH, Beta-endorphin, and ACTH - Alter immune response and create a pathogen permissive environment
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Aging and immunosuppression in general
- Aging without disease associated with changes in immune function - Loss in the ability to respond appropriately to challenges - Baseline inflammatory state - PPID horses have a leukocyte pro-inflammatory cytokine profile typical of adult horses, not aged horses
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Behavioral abnormalities seen with PPID
- Becoming lethargic or docile
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Why could animals with PPID be lethargic?
- Insulin resistance - Concurrent disease - High plasma Beta-endorphin concentrations
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What should be on the dfdx list of aged mares that fail to conceive or have abnormal estrous cycles?
- PPID
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What can contribute to infertility of mares with PPID?
- Decreased dopaminergic regulation of hormonal output and chronic uterine infections may contribute to infertility in mares with PPID
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Pergolide and fertility
- Pergolide may restore reproductive function and normal cycling
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Safety of pergolide in pregnant mares
- Appears to be safe | - Must stop before parturition if you want them to produce milk
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When should you discontinue pergolide in the pregnancy to avoid agalactia?
- A month before foaling
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Neurologic disease in horses with PPID
- Ataxia, blindness, seizures, and narcolepsy in 6% to 50% of PPID - In a herd of 37 aged horses, neurologic dysfunction was noted in horses with PPID (27%) than in normal aged horses
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Routine blood work in PPID results
- Not diagnostic - May provide information regarding general health and PPID associated secondary infections - Hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, Hypertriglyceridemia - Relative neutrophilia and lymphopenia - Many are clinically normal - May include increased liver enzymes (indicating steroid induced hepatopathy)
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Hepatophy in horses with PPID
- Seen in 73% of horses with PPID - May include increased liver enzymes - Histopathology shows swollen vacuolated hepatocytes
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Dexamethasone suppression test for diagnosis of PPID
- NO LONGER RECOMMENDED
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Recommended tests for early PPID
- TRH stimulation test using ACTH (NOT CORTISOL) | - Resting endogenous ACTH concentrations
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Recommended tests for obvious clinical signs with moderate to advanced PPID
- Resting endogenous ACTH concentrations
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Normal resting Endogenous ACTH and positive for PPID
- Negative: <30 - Equivocal: 30-50 (do a TRH) - Positive: >50
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Normal resting Endogenous ACTH and positive for PPID in Fall months (MId-July to Mid November)
- Negative: <50 - Equivocal: 50-100 - Positive: >100
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TRH stim Test time period
- December to June
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TRH stim test protocol
- Administer 1 mg thyrotropin releasing hormone - Blood samples collected in EDTA tubes at 0 (preTRH) and exactly 10 minutes after TRH administration - Submit plasma for measurement of ACTH concentrations
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TRH Stim Test Interpretation for December to June reference intervals 0 minutes
- Negative: <35 - Equivocal: 30-50 - Positive: >50
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TRH Stim Test Interpretation for December to June reference intervals 10 minutes post
- <110 - 100-200 - >200
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Moderately recommended tests
- Overnight Dexamethasone suppression test | - MRI imaging of pituitary (only macroadenomas
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Not recommended tests for PPID diagnosis
- ACTH stim - Resting cortisol - Diurnal cortisol - TRH stim test with cortisol - Urinary cortisol - Salivary cortisol - Oral domperidone challnege - etc.
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Fasting Insulin Concentration
- Glucose measure as well - Easily performed - can be combined with endogenous ACTH measurement
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Limitation of Fasting INsulin Concentration
- Lower sensitivity when compared to oral sugar test
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Results of fasting insulin concentrations for PPID
- Hyperinsulinemia if fasting >50 - Persistent hyperglycemia would indicate diabetes mellitus (insulin normal or increased) - High insulin is significant, but a normal insulin is not diagnostically meaningful - Can be found in normal horses and in PPID horses
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Treatment for PPID
- FDA approve Pergolide | - Once a day oral medication
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Monitoring before and after starting Pergolide
- Perform a baseline test prior to starting and recheck in a month
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Improvement in the first 30 days with PPID
- improved attitude - Improvement of PU/PD - Increased activity - Control of hyperglycemia
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Improvement in the first 10-12 months with PPID
- Improvement of hair coat abnormalities - Less pronounced round abdomen - Decrease infections - Increased skeletal mass - Fewer/milder laminitis episode
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How should you assess PPID response to treatment and when should you assess it?
- Test used to diagnose PPID should be rechecked at 30 days | - Period of two months rquired before conclusions drawn about change in clinical signs
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If adequate lab response...
- Dose of Prascend held constant - 6 month recheck schedule with one appointment between August and October - Allows assessment of patient during seasonal increase in ACTH - Ensures treatment adequate during this time
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If inadequate lab response with good clinical response
- Positive test results at 30 days - Patient doing well - Dosage could be held or increased - Veterinary preference
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Inadequate lab response with poor clinical response
- Positive at 30 days and not responding well clinically - Increase dosage - Recheck again in 30 days
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Other treatment strategies for horses not responding to treatment
- Increase dosage | - Add cyproheptadine
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What is the best test for diagnosis of early disease for PPID?
- TRH
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