Postpartum Uterine Involution in Martina Franca Jennies
This study investigated the postpartum (PP) uterine involution in nine multiparous Martina Franca jennies with at term, normal, and singleton foaling. Transrectal ultrasonography performed at Days 1, 3, 7, 14, 21, and 28 showed that the uterine tip diameters did not differ between the post-pregnant...
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| author | Ippolito De Amicis Jasmine Fusi Giuseppe Marruchella Maria T. Zedda Andrea Mazzatenta Domenico Robbe Augusto Carluccio |
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| description | This study investigated the postpartum (PP) uterine involution in nine multiparous Martina Franca jennies with at term, normal, and singleton foaling. Transrectal ultrasonography performed at Days 1, 3, 7, 14, 21, and 28 showed that the uterine tip diameters did not differ between the post-pregnant (PPH) and non-post-pregnant uterine horns (NPPH), whereas the diameter of the middle PPH was larger than the NPPH until Day 7 (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The diameter of the corpora-cornual junction resulted larger in the PPH than NPPH at Day 7 (<i>p</i> < 0.05). At Day 3, the microcaruncolae were not detected. Endometrial glands (GL) number increased, with the highest value on Day 28. Endometrial GL area and perimeter decreased (<i>p</i> < 0.001) from Day 1 to Day 28. Epithelial thickness increased from Days 1–3 to Day 7 (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and concurrently with the foal heat to Day 14 (<i>p</i> < 0.001), with a decrease at Days 21–28. A marked neutrophils reduction on Day 7 and eosinophil increase from the first three days to Days 7–14 was observed. The results suggest that, in Martina Franca jennies with normal foaling, the PP uterine involution can be considered complete on Day 14. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-53409fda33b14001a746fed06e786c1a2023-11-22T17:08:41ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152021-09-011110276210.3390/ani11102762Postpartum Uterine Involution in Martina Franca JenniesIppolito De Amicis0Jasmine Fusi1Giuseppe Marruchella2Maria T. Zedda3Andrea Mazzatenta4Domenico Robbe5Augusto Carluccio6Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Teramo, Località Piano D’Accio, 64100 Teramo, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via dell’Università, 6, 26900 Lodi, ItalyFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Teramo, Località Piano D’Accio, 64100 Teramo, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Via Vienna, 2, 07100 Sassari, ItalyDepartment of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, Università "d’Annunzio" di Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini, 31, 66100 Chieti Scalo, ItalyFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Teramo, Località Piano D’Accio, 64100 Teramo, ItalyFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Teramo, Località Piano D’Accio, 64100 Teramo, ItalyThis study investigated the postpartum (PP) uterine involution in nine multiparous Martina Franca jennies with at term, normal, and singleton foaling. Transrectal ultrasonography performed at Days 1, 3, 7, 14, 21, and 28 showed that the uterine tip diameters did not differ between the post-pregnant (PPH) and non-post-pregnant uterine horns (NPPH), whereas the diameter of the middle PPH was larger than the NPPH until Day 7 (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The diameter of the corpora-cornual junction resulted larger in the PPH than NPPH at Day 7 (<i>p</i> < 0.05). At Day 3, the microcaruncolae were not detected. Endometrial glands (GL) number increased, with the highest value on Day 28. Endometrial GL area and perimeter decreased (<i>p</i> < 0.001) from Day 1 to Day 28. Epithelial thickness increased from Days 1–3 to Day 7 (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and concurrently with the foal heat to Day 14 (<i>p</i> < 0.001), with a decrease at Days 21–28. A marked neutrophils reduction on Day 7 and eosinophil increase from the first three days to Days 7–14 was observed. The results suggest that, in Martina Franca jennies with normal foaling, the PP uterine involution can be considered complete on Day 14.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/10/2762donkeypostpartumuterine involutionultrasoundhistologycytology |
| spellingShingle | Ippolito De Amicis Jasmine Fusi Giuseppe Marruchella Maria T. Zedda Andrea Mazzatenta Domenico Robbe Augusto Carluccio Postpartum Uterine Involution in Martina Franca Jennies Animals donkey postpartum uterine involution ultrasound histology cytology |
| title | Postpartum Uterine Involution in Martina Franca Jennies |
| title_full | Postpartum Uterine Involution in Martina Franca Jennies |
| title_fullStr | Postpartum Uterine Involution in Martina Franca Jennies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Postpartum Uterine Involution in Martina Franca Jennies |
| title_short | Postpartum Uterine Involution in Martina Franca Jennies |
| title_sort | postpartum uterine involution in martina franca jennies |
| topic | donkey postpartum uterine involution ultrasound histology cytology |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/10/2762 |
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