Developing research into equine soft tissue damage and biomarker identification could help veterinarians and trainers identify or prevent these injuries. While research is still ongoing, there have been important discoveries about Serum Amyloid A (SAA), a protein released from the liver at the early stage of inflammation. Currently, this is more of a method to ensure that a horse is training within its capabilities. Further research is ongoing to develop a biomarker test.
Source: The Paulick Report, March 17, 2016.
Since it’s become a useful tool in the world of organ inflammation, some researchers wondered whether SAA could provide information about athletic injuries. A study released in October in the open-access journal Plos One presented data from researchers at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences that suggests that it can.