Table 6.
eCBs | FRE | ARE | IRE* | P-value | CE (non-PLE) | CE (PLE) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2-AG | 3.2 (1.9–22.2) | 11.2 (3.3–31.5) | 31.5 (3.9–220.6) | <0.001† | 7.3 (1.9–169.9) | 38.3 (9.0–222.6) | 0.033 |
AEA | 2.0 (1.0–4.1) | 1.6 (1.0–4.8) | 1.6 (0.9–2.7) | 0.581 | 1.9 (0.9–4.8) | 1.0 (0.9–2.5) | 0.035 |
PEA | 49.0 (29.3–120.3) | 38.3 (22.5–47.6) | 39.2 (8.0–85.1) | 0.068 | 41.7 (8.8–120.3) | 11.9 (8.0–55.4) | 0.016 |
OEA | 93.0 (32.8–167.0) | 67.0 (33.8–103.6) | 26.2 (2.8–102.8) | <0.01† | 67.3 (17.2–167.0) | 26.2 (2.8–49.8) | 0.023 |
Median values, with minimum and maximum in brackets, of plasma endocannabinoids (eCBs) in dogs with chronic enteropathy with (PLE, n = 5) and without Protein Losing Enteropathy (non-PLE, n = 28). CE, Chronic Enteropathy; 2-AG, 2-arachidonoylglycerol; AEA, N-arachidonoylethanolamine; PEA, palmitoylethanolamide; OEA, oleoylethanolamide.
IRE group includes five PLE dogs.
significant difference between IRE and FRE dogs. Italic denotes significance.