Artículo
Measurement of ivermectin concentrations in target worms and host gastrointestinal tissues: Influence of the route of administration on the activity against resistant Haemonchus contortus in lambs
Lloberas, Maria Mercedes; Alvarez, Luis Ignacio
; Entrocasso, Carlos; Virkel, Guillermo Leon
; Lanusse, Carlos Edmundo
; Lifschitz, Adrian Luis
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Fecha de publicación:
07/2012
Editorial:
Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science
Revista:
Experimental Parasitology
ISSN:
0014-4894
Idioma:
Inglés
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Artículo publicado
Resumen
The influence of the administration route on the relationship between efficacy and ivermectin concentration profiles achieved in the bloodstream, the gastrointestinal mucosal tissues/fluid contents and within a target abomasal parasite (Haemonchus contortus) was evaluated in lambs. Twenty-six (26) parasitized lambs were assigned into three experimental groups: untreated (control) and ivermectin treated by the subcutaneous and intraruminal route at 0.2. mg/kg. Blood samples were collected between 0 and 15. days post-treatment (plasma disposition study). Four animals from each group were sacrificed at day 3 post-treatment. Mucosa and content samples from abomasum and small intestine and adult specimens of H. contortus were collected. Drug concentrations were measured by HPLC. Individual fecal egg counts were evaluated at -1, 3 and 15. days post treatment. Post-mortem examination was done at day 15 post-treatment. Adult nematodes recovered from the digestive tract were counted and identified by species. Ivermectin plasma availability was higher (P< 0.05) after the subcutaneous administration (129. ng.d/ml) compared to the intraruminal treatment (58.4. ng.d/ml). However, ivermectin concentrations measured in the gastrointestinal contents were higher in lambs treated by the intraruminal route. The mean ivermectin concentrations achieved (3. days post-treatment) in the abomasal content were 143. ng/g (intraruminal) and 2.53. ng/g (subcutaneous). Ivermectin concentrations were 15-fold higher in H. contortus recovered from intraruminally treated lambs. Whereas the subcutaneous administration reduced the number of adult nematodes from 4376 to 1300, the number of adult nematodes after the treatment with ivermectin given by the intraruminal route was 206 (P< 0.05). The higher ivermectin concentrations achieved in the digestive tract shortly after the intraruminal treatment may account for the observed enhanced efficacy compared to the parenteral administration against parasites of reduced susceptibility.
Palabras clave:
Administration Routes
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Ivermectin
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Resistant Parasites
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Sheep
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Articulos(CIVETAN)
Articulos de CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION VETERINARIA DE TANDIL
Articulos de CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION VETERINARIA DE TANDIL
Citación
Lloberas, Maria Mercedes; Alvarez, Luis Ignacio; Entrocasso, Carlos; Virkel, Guillermo Leon; Lanusse, Carlos Edmundo; et al.; Measurement of ivermectin concentrations in target worms and host gastrointestinal tissues: Influence of the route of administration on the activity against resistant Haemonchus contortus in lambs; Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science; Experimental Parasitology; 131; 3; 7-2012; 304-309
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