Comparative pharmacokinetics of diminazene in noninfected Boran (Bos indicus) cattle and Boran cattle infected with Trypanosoma congolense.
AUTOR(ES)
Mamman, M
RESUMO
The pharmacokinetics of diminazene in five female Boran (Bos indicus) cattle before and then during acute and chronic phases of experimental infections with Trypanosoma congolense were investigated. A 7.0% (wt/vol) solution of diminazene aceturate (Berenil) was used in all three phases of the study and administered as a single intramuscular dose of 3.5 mg of diminazene base per kg of body weight. There were no significant differences between the values of pharmacokinetic parameters for the noninfected cattle and the values for cattle with a chronic T. congolense infection. However, the maximum concentration of the drug in plasma during the acute phase of infection (8.25 +/- 1.72 micrograms/ml) was significantly (P < 0.01) greater than that during chronic infection (5.04 +/- 0.26 micrograms/ml) and that in the noninfected state (4.76 +/- 0.76 micrograms/ml). Similarly, the time to maximum concentration of the drug in plasma when diminazene was administered during the acute phase of infection (18.00 +/- 6.71 min) was significantly (P < 0.02) shorter than that for noninfected cattle (36.00 +/- 8.22 min) and that during chronic infection (33.75 +/- 7.50 min). The volume of distribution at steady state during acute infection (1.01 +/- 0.31 liter/kg) was significantly (P < 0.01) smaller than that in the noninfected state (1.37 +/- 0.17 liter/kg) and that in chronic infection (1.51 +/- 0.24 liter/kg). Eight hours after the drug had been administered, the concentration-time data profiles for each of the three study phases were very similar. Mean concentrations of diminazene in plasma 48 h after administration of the drug were 0.43 +/- 0.07 microgram/ml in noninfected cattle, 0.43 +/- 0.11 microgram/ml during the acute phase of trypanosome infection, and 0.44 +/- 0.09 microgram/ml during the chronic phase of the infection. Results of the present study indicate that the area under the concentration-time curve for diminazene in trypanosome-infected cattle did not differ significantly for noninfected cattle. It, therefore, appears that the total amount of diminazene attained and maintained in the plasma of cattle is not significantly altered during infection with T. congolense.
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