Retinol-Binding Protein in Serum and Urine of Hyperthyroid Cats before and after Treatment with Radioiodine

Abstract

The presence of urinary RBP in HT cats is a potential marker of tubular dysfunction that is correlated to thyroid status, although it is independent of circulating RBP concentrations. The decreased uRBP/c combined with the absence of changes in serum RBP after treatment suggests that the suspected tubular dysfunction was partly reversible with treatment of (131)I.