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Monepantel (MNP) is a novel anthelmintic compound launched into the veterinary pharmaceutical market. MNP is not licenced for use in dairy animals due to the prolonged elimination of its metabolite monepantel sulphone (MNPSO2 ) into milk. The goal of this study was to evaluate the presence of potential in vivo drug-drug interactions affecting the pattern of milk excretion after the coadministration of the anthelmintics MNP and oxfendazole (OFZ) to lactating dairy cows. The concentrations of both parent drugs and their metabolites were measured in plasma and milk samples by HPLC. MNPSO2 was the main metabolite recovered from plasma and milk after oral administration of MNP. A high distribution of MNPSO2 into milk was observed. The milk-to-plasma ratio (M/P ratio) for this metabolite was equal to 6.75. Conversely, the M/P ratio of OFZ was 1.26. Plasma concentration profiles of MNP and MNPSO2 were not modified in the presence of OFZ. The pattern of MNPSO2 excretion into milk was also unchanged in animals receiving MNP plus OFZ. The percentage of the total administered dose recovered from milk was 0.09 ± 0.04% (MNP) and 2.79 ± 1.54% (MNPSO2 ) after the administration of MNP alone and 0.06 ± 0.04% (MNP) and 2.34 ± 1.38% (MNPSO2 ) after the combined treatment. The presence of MNP did not alter the plasma and milk disposition kinetics of OFZ. The concentrations of the metabolite fenbendazole sulphone tended to be slightly higher in the coadministered group. Although from a pharmacodynamic point of view the coadministration of MNP and OFZ may be a useful tool, the presence of OFZ did not modify the in vivo pharmacokinetic behaviour of MNP and therefore did not result in reduced milk concentrations of MNPSO2 .
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Aminoacetonitrila/análogos & derivados , Anti-Helmínticos/farmacocinética , Benzimidazóis/farmacocinética , Aminoacetonitrila/administração & dosagem , Aminoacetonitrila/análise , Aminoacetonitrila/sangue , Aminoacetonitrila/farmacocinética , Animais , Anti-Helmínticos/administração & dosagem , Benzimidazóis/administração & dosagem , Benzimidazóis/análise , Benzimidazóis/sangue , Bovinos , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão/veterinária , Interações Medicamentosas , Quimioterapia Combinada/veterinária , Feminino , Leite/químicaRESUMO
Closantel (CLS) is currently used in programs for the strategic control of gastrointestinal nematodes. CLS is extralabel used in different dairy goat production systems. From available data in dairy cows, it can be concluded that residues of CLS persist in milk. The current work evaluated the concentration profiles of CLS in plasma and milk from lactating orally treated dairy goats to assess the residues pattern in dairy products such as cheese and ricotta. Six (6) female Saanen dairy goats were treated orally with CLS administered at 10 mg/kg. Blood and milk samples were collected between 0 and 36 days post-treatment. The whole milk production was collected at 1, 4, 7, and 10 days post-treatment to produce soft cheese and ricotta. CLS concentrations in plasma, milk, cheese, whey, and ricotta were determined by HPLC. The concentrations of CLS measured in plasma were higher than those measured in milk at all sampling times. However, the calculated withdrawal time for CLS in milk was between 39 and 43 days postadministration to dairy goats. CLS residual concentrations in cheese (between 0.93 and 1.8 µg/g) were higher than those measured in the milk used for its production. CLS concentrations in ricotta were sixfold higher than those in the milk and 20-fold higher than those in the whey used for its production. The persistent and high residual concentrations of CLS in the milk and in the cheese and ricotta should be seriously considered before issuing any recommendation on the extralabel use of CLS in dairy goat farms.
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Antinematódeos/farmacocinética , Queijo/análise , Resíduos de Drogas/análise , Cabras/metabolismo , Leite/química , Salicilanilidas/farmacocinética , Animais , Antinematódeos/análise , Antinematódeos/sangue , Feminino , Doenças das Cabras/tratamento farmacológico , Doenças das Cabras/parasitologia , Doenças das Cabras/prevenção & controle , Salicilanilidas/análise , Salicilanilidas/sangueRESUMO
Topical formulations have achieved worldwide acceptance in veterinary medicine because their administration is an easy, less labor-intensive and nonstressing form. Any chemical compound that comes in contact with the skin has the potential to be locally and/or systemically absorbed. However, many factors related to the features of animal skin, composition of the topical formulation and to the drug itself can determine marked differences in the percutaneous absorption process. The aim of the current work was to characterize the pattern of in vitro percutaneous absorption for moxidectin (MXD) and doramectin (DRM), two of the most worldwide used topical macrocyclic lactone antiparasitic compounds in cattle. The work included the development of a simple and inexpensive in vitro assay useful to predict in vivo drug percutaneous absorption in cattle. Both drugs were administered as the commercial formulations intended for their topical administration to cattle. The in vitro studies were carried out using modified Franz-type vertical diffusion cells. Cattle skin slices of 500 µm thickness were prepared using a dermatome to separate the stratum corneum and upper epidermis from dermis and subcutaneous tissue. The receptor medium was sampled up to 72 h postadministration and drug concentrations were measured by HPLC. The parameters used to estimate the comparative in vitro skin permeation showed marked differences between DRM and MXD. A 5.29-fold longer lag time (T(lag)) was observed for DRM. Similarly, the flux (J) (2.93-fold) and the permeation coefficients (K(p) ) (2.95-fold) in cattle skin were significantly higher (P < 0.05) for DRM compared to those obtained for MXD. Additionally, the data obtained from the in vitro permeation studies was correlated with the plasma concentrations of both compounds achieved in vivo in cattle treated with the same topical formulations. Correlation coefficients between percentage of drug permeated in vitro vs. percentage of drug absorbed in vivo (up to 48 h post-treatment) were 0.856-0.887 (MXD) and 0.976-0.990 (DRM). However, the highest in vitro-in vivo correlations for both molecules were observed up to 24 h post-treatment A rapid screening method for testing different topical formulations can be achieved with the simple in vitro cattle skin permeation technique described here, which has been successfully adapted to test the comparative percutaneous absorption of MXD and DRM.
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Bovinos , Inseticidas/química , Ivermectina/análogos & derivados , Absorção Cutânea , Administração Tópica , Animais , Bioensaio , Ivermectina/química , Macrolídeos/química , PermeabilidadeRESUMO
Triclabendazole (TCBZ) is a flukicidal halogenated benzimidazole compound extensively used in veterinary medicine. Liver fluke control in lactating dairy cattle is difficult because treatment should be implemented only during the dry period to avoid milk residues. However, control in endemic areas is usually implemented as regular treatments three to four times a year, even during the lactating period. Thus, information on TCBZ milk excretion and the risk of the presence of drug residues in fluid milk and milk-derivate products is essential. The experimental aims were to evaluate the comparative disposition kinetics of TCBZ and its sulpho-metabolites in plasma and milk in lactating dairy cattle after the oral administration (12 mg kg(-1)) of TCBZ and to assess the pattern of residues in cheese made with milk from treated dairy cows. Both TCBZ sulphoxide and sulphone metabolites but not TCBZ were detected in milk (up to 36 and 144 h, respectively) and plasma (up to 144 h) after oral administration of TCBZ. Residual concentrations of TCBZ sulpho-metabolites were found in cheese made with milk from treated animals. The total average residual concentration in fresh cheese was 13.0-fold higher than that obtained in milk used for its elaboration. The high concentrations of TCBZ sulpho-metabolites recovered in fresh cheese should be seriously considered before milk from treated cows is used for making dairy products.
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Anti-Helmínticos/análise , Benzimidazóis/análise , Bovinos/metabolismo , Queijo/análise , Resíduos de Drogas/análise , Leite/química , Drogas Veterinárias/análise , Animais , Anti-Helmínticos/sangue , Anti-Helmínticos/farmacocinética , Benzimidazóis/sangue , Benzimidazóis/farmacocinética , Biotransformação , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão/veterinária , Feminino , Contaminação de Alimentos , Meia-Vida , Lactação , Limite de Detecção , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Sulfonas/análise , Sulfóxidos/análise , Distribuição Tecidual , Triclabendazol , Drogas Veterinárias/sangue , Drogas Veterinárias/farmacocinéticaRESUMO
The role of the drug efflux pump, known as P-glycoprotein, in the pharmacokinetic disposition (host) and resistance mechanisms (target parasites) of the macrocyclic lactone (ML) antiparasitic compounds has been demonstrated. To achieve a deeper comprehension on the relationship between their pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic behaviors, the aim of the current work was to assess the comparative effect of loperamide, a well-established P-glycoprotein modulator, on the ivermectin and moxidectin disposition kinetics and efficacy against resistant nematodes in cattle. Fifty (50) Aberdeen Angus male calves were divided into five (5) experimental groups. Group A remained as an untreated control. Animals in the other experimental Groups received ivermectin (Group B) and moxidectin (Group C) (200 microg/kg, subcutaneously) given alone or co-administered with loperamide (0.4 mg/kg, three times every 24 h) (Groups D and E). Blood samples were collected over 30 days post-treatment and drug plasma concentrations were measured by HPLC with fluorescence detection. Estimation of the anthelmintic efficacy for the different drug treatments was performed by the faecal egg count reduction test (FECRT). Nematode larvae were identified by pooled faecal cultures for each experimental group. Cooperia spp. and Ostertagia spp. were the largely predominant nematode larvae in pre-treatment cultures. A low nematodicidal efficacy (measured by the FECRT) was observed for both ivermectin (23%) and moxidectin (69%) in cattle, which agrees with a high degree of resistance to both molecules. Cooperia spp. was the most abundant nematode species recovered after the different drug treatments. The egg output reduction values increased from 23% to 50% (ivermectin) and from 69% to 87% (moxidectin) following their co-administration with loperamide. Enhanced systemic concentrations and an altered disposition of both ML in cattle, which correlates with a tendency to increased anthelmintic efficacy, were observed in the presence of loperamide. Overall, the in vivo modulation of P-glycoprotein activity modified the kinetic behavior and improved the efficacy of the ML against resistant nematodes in cattle. The work provides further evidence on the high degree of resistance to ML in cattle nematodes and, shows for the first time under field conditions, that modulation of P-glycoprotein may be a valid pharmacological approach to improve the activity and extend the lifespan of these antiparasitic molecules.
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Membro 1 da Subfamília B de Cassetes de Ligação de ATP/metabolismo , Antinematódeos/farmacologia , Ivermectina/farmacologia , Nematoides/efeitos dos fármacos , Membro 1 da Subfamília B de Cassetes de Ligação de ATP/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Antinematódeos/administração & dosagem , Antinematódeos/farmacocinética , Área Sob a Curva , Disponibilidade Biológica , Bovinos , Doenças dos Bovinos/tratamento farmacológico , Doenças dos Bovinos/metabolismo , Doenças dos Bovinos/parasitologia , Resistência a Medicamentos , Fezes/parasitologia , Injeções Subcutâneas/veterinária , Ivermectina/administração & dosagem , Ivermectina/farmacocinética , Loperamida/administração & dosagem , Loperamida/farmacologia , Macrolídeos/administração & dosagem , Macrolídeos/farmacocinética , Macrolídeos/farmacologia , Masculino , Nematoides/metabolismo , Infecções por Nematoides/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por Nematoides/parasitologia , Infecções por Nematoides/veterinária , Contagem de Ovos de Parasitas , Distribuição TecidualRESUMO
The chemical stability of residues of different antiparasitic macrocyclic lactone compounds in milk subjected to thermal treatment was assessed. Concentrations of ivermectin (IVM), moxidectin (MXD) and eprinomectin (EPM) in sheep milk, equivalent to those measured in vivo in milk excretion studies, were subjected to 65 degrees C over 30 min or to 75 degrees C for 15 s. Residue concentrations of IVM, MXD and EPM in milk were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) (fluorescence detection) before and after heat treatment of the drug-fortified milk samples. No evidence of chemical loss was obtained in either of the thermal treatments under evaluation. The stability of the parent compounds in milk was evidenced by the lack of bioconversion products (metabolites) after both thermal treatments. Only very minor changes on drug concentrations were observed at the end of the treatments, which fell within the limits of the variation of the validated analytical method. In conclusion, residue concentrations of macrocyclic lactones are unaffected by industrial-simulated milk thermal procedures. Based on the reported findings, it can be postulated that residue concentrations of IVM, MXD and EPM measured in raw sheep milk may be used to estimate consumer exposure and dietary intake for these veterinary drugs.
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Antiparasitários/análise , Resíduos de Drogas/análise , Contaminação de Alimentos/análise , Macrolídeos/análise , Leite/química , Animais , Antiparasitários/química , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão/métodos , Resíduos de Drogas/química , Estabilidade de Medicamentos , Análise de Alimentos/métodos , Manipulação de Alimentos/métodos , Temperatura Alta , Ivermectina/análogos & derivados , Ivermectina/análise , Ivermectina/química , Macrolídeos/química , OvinosRESUMO
Pour-on administration of the macrocyclic lactones anti-parasitic compounds in beef and dairy cattle is now worldwide accepted. However, the information available on their milk excretion pattern, after topical administration is rather limited. Additionally, the cattle licking behaviour has been proven to affect the kinetics of these anti-parasitic compounds. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of the natural licking behaviour on the plasma and milk disposition of moxidectin (MXD), topically administered (500 microg/kg) in lactating dairy cows. Ten lactating Holstein dairy cows (705 kg body weight) were allocated into two experimental groups (n = 5). The licking was prevented during 5 days postadministration in animals in group I, and the remaining cows (group II) were allowed to lick freely. MXD concentrations profiles were measured in plasma and milk over 15 days posttreatment. The licking restriction period caused marked changes in MXD disposition kinetics both in plasma and milk. Both plasma and milk MXD concentrations (partial AUC 0-5 days) were significantly lower (P < 0.05) in licking-restricted cows. After the 5-day of restriction period, the animals were allowed to lick freely, which permitted the oral ingestion of MXD, situation clearly reflected both in plasma profile and milk excretion pattern. Despite the enhanced MXD milk concentrations measured in free-licking cows, drug concentrations did not reach the maximum MXD residues limit.
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Comportamento Animal/fisiologia , Inseticidas/administração & dosagem , Inseticidas/farmacocinética , Leite/química , Administração Tópica , Animais , Área Sob a Curva , Bovinos , Indústria de Laticínios , Resíduos de Drogas , Feminino , Meia-Vida , Inseticidas/análise , Inseticidas/sangue , Macrolídeos/administração & dosagem , Macrolídeos/análise , Macrolídeos/sangue , Macrolídeos/farmacocinética , Masculino , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
The therapeutic efficacies of ivermectin (subcutaneous injection) and eprinomectin (topical treatment) given at two different dosage levels to goats naturally infested with Amblyomma parvum were assessed. Treatments included subcutaneous injection of ivermectin at 0.2 and 0.4mg/kg and extra-label pour-on administration of eprinomectin at 0.5 and 1mg/kgb.w. Ivermectin and eprinomectin failed to control Amblyomma parvum on goats. Treatment with ivermectin resulted in a low number of engorged female ticks in relation to untreated control goats and, at the highest dose rate (0.4mg/kg), the female engorgement weights were significantly lower and the pre-oviposition period significantly longer than those observed in ticks recovered from untreated control goats. The tick efficacy assessment was complemented in a separate group of tick-free goats with a pharmacokinetic characterization of eprinomectin (topically administered at 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5mg/kg) and ivermectin (subcutaneous treatment given at (0.2 and 0.4mg/kg) in goats. Heparinized blood samples were taken between 0 and 21 days post-treatment. Higher and more persistent drug plasma concentrations were recovered after the subcutaneous treatment with ivermectin compared to those obtained for eprinomectin topically administered. The understanding of the relationship among the pattern of drug absorption, the kinetic disposition and the resultant clinical efficacy is relevant to improve the poor performance observed for ivermectin and eprinomectin against A. parvum on goats.
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Doenças das Cabras/tratamento farmacológico , Inseticidas/uso terapêutico , Ivermectina/análogos & derivados , Ivermectina/uso terapêutico , Infestações por Carrapato/veterinária , Administração Tópica , Animais , Área Sob a Curva , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Feminino , Cabras , Meia-Vida , Injeções Subcutâneas , Inseticidas/administração & dosagem , Inseticidas/sangue , Inseticidas/farmacocinética , Ivermectina/administração & dosagem , Ivermectina/sangue , Ivermectina/farmacocinética , Ixodidae/efeitos dos fármacos , Infestações por Carrapato/tratamento farmacológicoRESUMO
Ivermectin (IVM) is a broad-spectrum antiparasitic drug extensively used in veterinary medicine. The composition of the pharmaceutical preparation affects IVM absorption and its systemic availability. After the introduction of the first approved IVM formulation (propylene glycol/glycerol formal 60:40) used at 200 microg/kg, different pharmaceutical modifications have been assayed to extend IVM persistent endectocide activity. Recently, IVM 3.15% long-acting (IVM-LA) preparations to be administered at 630 microg/kg to cattle were introduced into the veterinary pharmaceutical market. The work reported here was designed to evaluate the comparative IVM absorption pattern and plasma concentration profiles obtained after subcutaneous administration of the classic pioneer IVM formulation (1%) and two different commercially available IVM-LA preparations (3.15%) to cattle. Twenty-eight Holstein heifers were divided in four experimental groups (n=7) and treated subcutaneously as follows--Group A: IVM 1% given at 200 microg/kg, Group B: IVM 1% administered at 630 microg/kg, Group C: IVM-LA (A) injected at 630 microg/kg and Group D: IVM-LA (B) given at 630 microg/kg. Blood samples were taken between 0.5 and 90 days post-treatment and IVM plasma concentrations were determined by HPLC with fluorescence detection. There were no differences in the persistence of IVM plasma concentrations after the administration of IVM 1% formulation at the two used dose levels (200 and 630 microg/kg). Higher peak plasma concentration (C(max)) and shorter mean residence time (MRT) were obtained for IVM 1% given at 630 microg/kg (Group B) compared to the treatments with both IVM-LA preparations. The IVM-LA (A) formulation showed a more extended absorption process than IVM-LA (B) preparation, which accounted for a longer persistence of detectable IVM plasma concentrations. The parasitological implications of the observed differences in peak plasma concentrations (C(max) values) and in the IVM concentration levels measured from day 20, and afterwards until day 90 post-treatment, between the different preparations assayed need to be elucidated. The characterization of the absorption patterns and kinetic behaviour obtained after injection of these novel long-acting formulations used at three times the therapeutic dose recommended for the classic IVM preparation in cattle is a further contribution to the field.
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Anti-Helmínticos/administração & dosagem , Anti-Helmínticos/uso terapêutico , Ivermectina/administração & dosagem , Ivermectina/uso terapêutico , Absorção , Animais , Anti-Helmínticos/sangue , Anti-Helmínticos/farmacocinética , Área Sob a Curva , Bovinos , Preparações de Ação Retardada , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Ivermectina/sangue , Ivermectina/farmacocinéticaRESUMO
Endectocide compounds are extensively used for broad-spectrum parasite control and their topical administration to cattle is widespread in clinical practice. Pour-on formulations of moxidectin, ivermectin, eprinomectin and doramectin (DRM) are marketed internationally for use in cattle. However, variability in antiparasitic efficacy and pharmacokinetic profiles has been observed. Although the tissue distribution pattern for different endectocide molecules given subcutaneously to cattle has been described, only limited information on drug concentration profiles in tissues of parasite location after topical treatment is available. Understanding the plasma and target tissue kinetics for topically-administered endectocide compounds is relevant to optimise their therapeutic potential. The current work was designed to measure the plasma and gastrointestinal (GI) concentration profiles of DRM following its pour-on administration to calves. The influence of natural licking behaviour of cattle on DRM concentration in mucosal tissue and luminal content of different GI sections was evaluated. The trial was conducted in two experimental phases. In Phase I, the DRM plasma kinetics was comparatively characterised in free-licking and in 2-day licking-restricted (non-licking) calves. The pattern of distribution of topical DRM to mucosal and luminal contents from abomasum, duodenum, ileum, caecum and spiral colon was assessed in free-licking and non-licking calves restricted over 10 days post-administration (Phase II). The prevention of licking caused marked changes on the plasma and GI kinetics of DRM administered pour-on. In 2-day licking restricted calves, DRM systemic availability was significantly lower (29%) than in free licking animals during the first 9 days post-treatment. Following a 10-day long licking restriction period, DRM concentrations profiles in both mucosal tissue and luminal contents of the GI tract were markedly higher in animals allowed to lick freely. This enhancement in drug concentrations in free-licking compared to non-licking calves, was particularly pronounced in the abomasal (38-fold higher) and duodenal (six-fold higher) luminal content. As shown earlier for ivermectin, licking behaviour may facilitate the oral ingestion of topically-administered DRM in cattle. This would be consistent with the marked lower drug concentration profiles measured in the bloodstream and GI tract of the animals prevented from licking. The work reported here provides relevant information on the pattern of DRM distribution to the GI tract after pour-on treatment, and contributes to understand the variability observed in the antiparasitic persistence of topically-administered endectocides in cattle. The implications of natural licking in topical treatments are required to be seriously assessed to achieve optimal parasite control and to design parasitological and pharmacological studies within the drug approval process.