The aim of B. Sc. Thesis is to present the role of adipose tissue hormones and their concentration in plasma of canines diagnosed with obesity and to present the most important disease, diabetes type 2, which is the consequence of obesity. Obesity is the most common canine nutrition disorder. Even though it is the result of energy imbalance, it is also influenced by multiple genetic and environmental factors. Obesity occurs when increased food-generated energy is not depleted. The obesity level is important since it is connected with hormonal and metabolic changes in the body. Hormonal and metabolic dysfunctions are results of adipokines or other biologically active substances secreted from white fat-tissue. These substances are key factors in multiple diseases that are the result of obesity. The list of diseases linked with obesity is getting longer since new studies show a correlation between inflamed adipocytes and disease states such as osteoarthritis, diabetes, respiratory distress, hypertension, heat intolerance and some forms of cancer. The prevention and management of obesity is essential for keeping canines healthy because it presents a serious metabolic, hormonal and inflamed dysfunction.
|