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Rehbein S, Papadopoulos E, Arsenopoulos K, Kirkova Z, Iliev P, Rauh R, Fankhauser B. Efficacy of eprinomectin 5 mg/mL topical solution administered pour on at 1 mg per kg body weight against Oestrus ovis myiasis in sheep and goats. Vet Parasitol 2024; 327:110144. [PMID: 38354457 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2024.110144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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The larvae of the nasal bot, Oestrus ovis, mainly parasitize sheep and goats and some species of wild Caprinae but other mammals and humans are also vulnerable to infestation. Eprinomectin 5 mg/mL topical solution (EPRINEX® Multi, Boehringer Ingelheim) administered at 1 mg eprinomectin per kg body weight pour on was recently authorized as an anthelmintic for sheep and goats with zero hours milk withdrawal in several countries in Europe. As the product in cattle has claims against a broad range of parasites including insect parasites and activity against O. ovis has previously been reported following extra-label use in sheep, its therapeutic efficacy against ovine and caprine O. ovis myiasis was evaluated in three regulatory compliant, masked clinical studies. Pre-study recovery of O. ovis larvae from five or six of six randomly selected animals per study site (Bulgaria, one site, sheep; Greece, two sites, sheep or goats) supported the inclusion of the animals from those sites into the studies. The study animals (34 animals per study) were ranked based on bodyweight and allocated randomly to remain untreated (control) or to be treated with eprinomectin 5 mg/mL topical solution at 1 mL per 5 kg body weight pour on. Treatment efficacy was determined based on O. ovis larval counts of eprinomectin 5 mg/mL topical solution-treated vs. untreated animals three weeks after treatment administration. Live O. ovis larvae, including all three instars in each study, were recovered from 13 or 16 of the 17 control animals in the sheep studies (range, 1 to 14 or 5 to 18 larvae, respectively) and from all 17 controls in the goat study (range, 7 to 18 larvae). In each study, eprinomectin 5 mg/mL topical solution-treated animals had significantly (p < 0.001) fewer live O. ovis larvae than the controls. Efficacy of the treatment was 100% and 91.3% against the combined parasitic O. ovis larval stages in sheep and in goats, respectively. The treatment was well accepted by all animals and no health problems were observed throughout the studies. The results of these studies demonstrated eprinomectin 5 mg/mL topical solution administered pour on at 1 mL per 5 kg body weight to be an efficacious and safe treatment of ovine and caprine oestrosis.
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- Steffen Rehbein
- Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Walchenseestr. 8-12, 83101 Rohrdorf, Germany.
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- Aristotle University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Aristotle University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Trakia University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Student Campus, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
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- Trakia University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Student Campus, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Walchenseestr. 8-12, 83101 Rohrdorf, Germany
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA, Inc., 1730 Olympic Drive, Athens, GA 30601, USA
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Hamel D, Richard-Mazet A, Voisin F, Böhne I, Fraisse F, Rauh R, Huang R, Kellermann M, Letendre L, Dumont P, Rehbein S. Gamithromycin in swine: Pharmacokinetics and clinical evaluation against swine respiratory disease. Vet Med Sci 2020; 7:455-464. [PMID: 33058489 PMCID: PMC8025653 DOI: 10.1002/vms3.375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The pharmacokinetics of gamithromycin were evaluated in 26 male castrated and female crossbred swine administered gamithromycin 15% w/v (Zactran®, Boehringer Ingelheim) intravenously at 6 mg/kg bodyweight or intramuscularly at 3, 6 or 12 mg/kg bodyweight. Blood samples were collected up to Day 10 to establish the plasma profile of gamithromycin, bioavailability and dose proportionality. When administered by intramuscular injection at 6 mg/kg BWT, pharmacokinetic parameters were as follows: area under the curve until last quantifiable plasma concentration, 5.13 ± 0.957 µg*hours/ml; maximum plasma concentration, 960 ± 153 ng/ml at 5 to 15 min; terminal half-life of 94.1 ± 20.4 hr. Absolute bioavailability was 92.2%. Increase in systemic exposure was proportional to the gamithromycin dose level over the range 3-12 mg/kg BWT. No gender-related statistically significant difference in exposure was observed. For clinical evaluation of Zactran® against swine respiratory disease, 305 pigs from six commercial farms in three countries in Europe with signs associated with Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and/or Haemophilus parasuis and/or Pasteurella multocida and/or Bordetella bronchiseptica were used. At each site, animals were treated once in a 1:1 ratio with a single intramuscular dose of Zactran® (6 mg gamithromycin/kg bodyweight) or Zuprevo® (4% w/v tildipirosin at 4 mg/kg bodyweight; MSD Animal Health) at the recommended dose respectively. Animals were observed and scored daily for 10 consecutive days for signs of swine respiratory disease (depression, respiration and rectal temperature), and animals presenting signs of clinical swine respiratory disease (Depression Score 3 and/or Respiratory Score 3 associated with Rectal Temperature > 40.0°C) were removed from the study and considered as treatment failure. Animals which remained in the study were individually assessed for 'treatment success' or 'treatment failure' (Depression Score ≥ 1 and Rectal Temperature > 40.0°C or Respiratory Score ≥ 1 and Rectal Temperature > 40.0°C). Using a non-inferiority hypothesis test (non-inferiority margin = 0.10), the proportion of treatment successes in the Zactran® group (97%) was equivalent to or better than that in the Zuprevo® group (93%).
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- Dietmar Hamel
- Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH, Rohrdorf, Germany
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- Tierartzpraxis Böhne, Melle-Wellingholzhausen, Germany.,Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA, Inc., North Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH, Rohrdorf, Germany
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- Tierartzpraxis Böhne, Melle-Wellingholzhausen, Germany.,Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA, Inc., North Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Tierartzpraxis Böhne, Melle-Wellingholzhausen, Germany.,Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA, Inc., North Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health France, Lyon, France
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Howson ELA, Armson B, Lyons NA, Chepkwony E, Kasanga CJ, Kandusi S, Ndusilo N, Yamazaki W, Gizaw D, Cleaveland S, Lembo T, Rauh R, Nelson WM, Wood BA, Mioulet V, King DP, Fowler VL. Direct detection and characterization of foot-and-mouth disease virus in East Africa using a field-ready real-time PCR platform. Transbound Emerg Dis 2018; 65:221-231. [PMID: 28758346 PMCID: PMC5811823 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Effective control and monitoring of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) relies upon rapid and accurate disease confirmation. Currently, clinical samples are usually tested in reference laboratories using standardized assays recommended by The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). However, the requirements for prompt and serotype-specific diagnosis during FMD outbreaks, and the need to establish robust laboratory testing capacity in FMD-endemic countries have motivated the development of simple diagnostic platforms to support local decision-making. Using a portable thermocycler, the T-COR™ 8, this study describes the laboratory and field evaluation of a commercially available, lyophilized pan-serotype-specific real-time RT-PCR (rRT-PCR) assay and a newly available FMD virus (FMDV) typing assay (East Africa-specific for serotypes: O, A, Southern African Territories [SAT] 1 and 2). Analytical sensitivity, diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of the pan-serotype-specific lyophilized assay were comparable to that of an OIE-recommended laboratory-based rRT-PCR (determined using a panel of 57 FMDV-positive samples and six non-FMDV vesicular disease samples for differential diagnosis). The FMDV-typing assay was able to correctly identify the serotype of 33/36 FMDV-positive samples (no cross-reactivity between serotypes was evident). Furthermore, the assays were able to accurately detect and type FMDV RNA in multiple sample types, including epithelial tissue suspensions, serum, oesophageal-pharyngeal (OP) fluid and oral swabs, both with and without the use of nucleic acid extraction. When deployed in laboratory and field settings in Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia, both assays reliably detected and serotyped FMDV RNA in samples (n = 144) collected from pre-clinical, clinical and clinically recovered cattle. These data support the use of field-ready rRT-PCR platforms in endemic settings for simple, highly sensitive and rapid detection and/or characterization of FMDV.
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- E. L. A. Howson
- The Pirbright InstitutePirbrightSurreyUK
- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative MedicineCollege of Medical Veterinary & Life SciencesUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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- The Pirbright InstitutePirbrightSurreyUK
- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative MedicineCollege of Medical Veterinary & Life SciencesUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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- The Pirbright InstitutePirbrightSurreyUK
- European Commission for the Control of Foot‐and‐Mouth Disease (EuFMD)Animal Production and Health DivisionFAORomeItaly
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- Foot‐and‐Mouth Disease Laboratory, EmbakasiMinistry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Blue EconomyNairobiKenya
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and BiotechnologyCollege of Veterinary and Medical SciencesSokoine University of Agriculture, Chuo KikuuMorogoroTanzania
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and BiotechnologyCollege of Veterinary and Medical SciencesSokoine University of Agriculture, Chuo KikuuMorogoroTanzania
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and BiotechnologyCollege of Veterinary and Medical SciencesSokoine University of Agriculture, Chuo KikuuMorogoroTanzania
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- Department of Veterinary ScienceFaculty of AgricultureUniversity of MiyazakiMiyazakiJapan
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- National Animal Health Diagnostic & Investigation CentreSebetaOromiaEthiopia
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- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative MedicineCollege of Medical Veterinary & Life SciencesUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative MedicineCollege of Medical Veterinary & Life SciencesUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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- The Pirbright InstitutePirbrightSurreyUK
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- The Pirbright InstitutePirbrightSurreyUK
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- The Pirbright InstitutePirbrightSurreyUK
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Hamel D, Bosco A, Rinaldi L, Cringoli G, Kaulfuß KH, Kellermann M, Fischer J, Wang H, Kley K, Mayr S, Rauh R, Visser M, Wiefel T, Fankhauser B, Rehbein S. Eprinomectin pour-on (EPRINEX® Pour-on, Merial): efficacy against gastrointestinal and pulmonary nematodes and pharmacokinetics in sheep. BMC Vet Res 2017; 13:148. [PMID: 28558828 PMCID: PMC5450133 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-017-1075-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background The anthelmintic efficacy of the 0.5% w/v topical formulation of eprinomectin (EPN), EPRINEX® Pour-on (Merial) when administered at 1 mg/kg body weight was evaluated in sheep in two dose confirmation laboratory studies and one multicenter field study. In addition, the pharmacokinetics of EPN when administered at that dosage to adult sheep was determined. Results In the two dose confirmation studies, which included 10 sheep each, sheep treated with topical EPN had significantly (p < 0.05) fewer of the following nematodes than the untreated sheep with overall reduction of nematode counts by >99%: adult Dictyocaulus filaria, Haemonchus contortus, Teladorsagia circumcincta(pinnata/trifurcata), Trichostrongylus axei, T. colubriformis, T. vitrinus, Cooperia curticei, Nematodirus battus, Strongyloides papillosus, Chabertia ovina and Oesophagostomum venulosum, and inhibited fourth-stage Teladorsagia larvae. A total of 196 sheep harboring naturally acquired gastrointestinal nematode infections were included in the field efficacy study at two sites each in Germany (48 Merino x Ile de France lambs, 52 adult Merino females) and in Italy (adult male and female Bagnolese, Lacaune, Lacaune x Bagnolese, Bagnolese x Sarda sheep; 48 animals per site). Animals were blocked on pre-treatment body weight and within each block, one animal was randomly assigned to the control (untreated) group and three animals were randomly assigned to be treated with topical EPN. Examination of feces 14 days after treatment demonstrated that, relative to the controls, topical EPN-treated sheep had significantly (p < 0.0001) lower strongylid egg counts. Reduction was ≥97% at each site and 98.6% across all sites. Pharmacokinetics of EPN following single treatment with topical EPN were determined in eight ~4.5 year old female Merino cross sheep based on the analysis of plasma samples which were collected from two hours to 21 days following treatment. The main pharmacokinetic parameters were: Cmax 6.20 ± 1.71 ng/mL, AUClast 48.8 ± 19.2 day*ng/mL, Tmax 3.13 ± 2.99 days and T1/2 6.40 ± 2.95 days. No treatment-related health problems or adverse drug events were observed in any study. Conclusion These studies demonstrated 0.5% w/v EPN administered topically at 1 mg/kg body weight to be highly efficacious against a broad range of ovine gastrointestinal nematodes and D. filaria lungworms and well tolerated by sheep of different ages, breeds, gender and physiological status.
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- Dietmar Hamel
- Merial GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Walchenseestr. 8-12, 83101, Rohrdorf, Germany.
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, Via della Veterinaria, 1, 80137, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, Via della Veterinaria, 1, 80137, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, Via della Veterinaria, 1, 80137, Naples, Italy
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- Tierarztpraxis Hoffmann, Untere Schulstraße 8, 38875, Elbingerode, Germany
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- Merial GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Walchenseestr. 8-12, 83101, Rohrdorf, Germany
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- Merial, Inc., North Brunswick Research Center, 631 Route 1 South, North Brunswick, NJ, 08902, USA
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- Merial, Inc., 3239 Satellite Blvd., Duluth, GA, 30096-4640, USA
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- Merial GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Walchenseestr. 8-12, 83101, Rohrdorf, Germany
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- Merial GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Walchenseestr. 8-12, 83101, Rohrdorf, Germany
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- Merial GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Walchenseestr. 8-12, 83101, Rohrdorf, Germany
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- Merial GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Walchenseestr. 8-12, 83101, Rohrdorf, Germany
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- Merial GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Walchenseestr. 8-12, 83101, Rohrdorf, Germany
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- Merial GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Walchenseestr. 8-12, 83101, Rohrdorf, Germany
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Rehbein S, Knaus M, Visser M, Rauh R, Yoon S. Control of parasitic infection with ivermectin long-acting injection (IVOMEC® GOLD) and production benefit in first-season grazing cattle facing a high-level larval challenge in Germany. Parasitol Res 2016; 115:4639-4648. [PMID: 27630102 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-016-5256-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Gastrointestinal and pulmonary nematode infections are affecting the health and productivity of grazing cattle worldwide. To evaluate the effects of a single treatment with ivermectin long-acting injection (IVM LAI; IVOMEC® GOLD, Merial; 3.15 % ivermectin w/v) in first-grazing season cattle, two studies were conducted under continued stocking conditions for 84 or 100 days in Bavaria, Germany. Each study involved 68 naturally infected, approximately 4- to 6-month-old Brown Swiss bull calves. Animals were blocked based on pretreatment body weights. Within each block of four animals, animals were randomly assigned to treatments: one to saline (control) and three to IVM LAI. Treatments were injected at 1 mL/50 kg body weight subcutaneously in front of the shoulder. Animals in both studies were managed as one herd each grazing together. Cattle were weighed and fecal samples were collected pretreatment and at intervals thereafter for determination of weight gain and treatment efficacy, respectively. Fecal examination including composite fecal culture indicated the presence of nematodes of the genera Cooperia (dominating), Haemonchus, Nematodirus, Ostertagia, Strongyloides, Trichostrongylus, Trichuris, and Dictyocaulus, and Moniezia cestodes in the cattle. Following treatment, IVM LAI-treated cattle did not shed any Dictyocaulus larvae for 84 days while controls continued to pass larvae. Compared to the controls, IVM LAI-treated cattle had significantly (p < 0.01) lower strongylid egg counts at each occasion. Percentage reductions were ≥94 % up to 70 days after treatment and were ≥83.9 and 58.9 % at 84 and 100 days. Over the 84- or 100-day study periods, IVM LAI-treated cattle gained significantly more weight than the controls: 22.7 and 12.4 kg, respectively. The two studies demonstrated a high efficacy of IVM LAI against gastrointestinal and pulmonary nematode infections under field conditions in Germany which was associated with significant benefit as to weight gain.
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- Steffen Rehbein
- Merial GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Walchenseestr. 8-12, 83101, Rohrdorf, Germany.
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- Merial GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Walchenseestr. 8-12, 83101, Rohrdorf, Germany
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- Merial GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Walchenseestr. 8-12, 83101, Rohrdorf, Germany
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- Merial GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Walchenseestr. 8-12, 83101, Rohrdorf, Germany
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- Merial Inc., 3239 Satellite Blvd., Duluth, GA, 30096, USA
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Panyasing Y, Goodell C, Kittawornrat A, Wang C, Levis I, Desfresne L, Rauh R, Gauger PC, Zhang J, Lin X, Azeem S, Ghorbani-Nezami S, Yoon KJ, Zimmerman J. Influenza A Virus Surveillance Based on Pre-Weaning Piglet Oral Fluid Samples. Transbound Emerg Dis 2014; 63:e328-38. [DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Y. Panyasing
- Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine; College of Veterinary Medicine; Iowa State University; Ames IA USA
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- Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine; College of Veterinary Medicine; Iowa State University; Ames IA USA
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- Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine; College of Veterinary Medicine; Iowa State University; Ames IA USA
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- Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine; College of Veterinary Medicine; Iowa State University; Ames IA USA
- Department of Statistics; College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Iowa State University; Ames IA USA
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- Seaboard Farms, Inc.; Guymon OK USA
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- Tetracore , Inc.; Rockville MD USA
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- Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine; College of Veterinary Medicine; Iowa State University; Ames IA USA
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- Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine; College of Veterinary Medicine; Iowa State University; Ames IA USA
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- Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine; College of Veterinary Medicine; Iowa State University; Ames IA USA
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- Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine; College of Veterinary Medicine; Iowa State University; Ames IA USA
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- Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine; College of Veterinary Medicine; Iowa State University; Ames IA USA
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- Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine; College of Veterinary Medicine; Iowa State University; Ames IA USA
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- Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine; College of Veterinary Medicine; Iowa State University; Ames IA USA
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Jung N, Biscaldi M, Münchau A, Mainberger F, Rauh R, Bäumer T, Mall V. Impaired long term potentiation (LTP)-like plasticity in patients with high functiong autism and Asperger syndrome (HFA/AS). KLIN NEUROPHYSIOL 2010. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1250941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Azad A, Rauh R, Korbmacher J, Stanke F, Nuytten H, Tümmler B, De Boeck K, Dupont L, Fichou Y, Ferec C, Girodon E, Lebecque P, Skalicka V, des Georges M, Claustres M, Hjelte L, de Monestrol I, Stuhrmann M, Schwartz M, Pressler T, Castellani C, Schwarz M, Cassiman J, Korbmacher C, Cuppens H. ENaC mutations in patients with CF-like disease. J Cyst Fibros 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(08)60003-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Sildenafil is the first member of a new class of oral drugs effective for erectile dysfunction. However, approximately 20% of patients complain about nasal congestion after sildenafil administration. MATERIALS AND METHODS Because nasal airflow and olfaction are closely linked, the sense of smell was evaluated in 20 young, healthy volunteers after the administration of 50 and 100 mg sildenafil, and placebo in a double-blinded, crossover study. Olfactory function was evaluated using a standardized and validated test (Sniffin' Sticks). To investigate a possible impact of G-protein beta3 subunit C825T polymorphism on the effect of sildenafil on olfaction the genotype of all subjects was determined. RESULTS The effect of sildenafil on olfaction was only present at a dose of 100 mg but not at a dose of 50 mg sildenafil. The genotypes TT, CC and TC of the G-protein beta3 C825T polymorphism had no impact on the change in olfactory function. CONCLUSIONS Higher sildenafil doses may produce decreased olfactory sensitivity.
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- V Gudziol
- Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School, Dresden, Germany
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Fleischhaker C, Heiser P, Hennighausen K, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Holtkamp K, Mehler-Wex C, Rauh R, Remschmidt H, Schulz E, Warnke A. Weight gain associated with clozapine, olanzapine and risperidone in children and adolescents. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2006; 114:273-80. [PMID: 17109073 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-006-0602-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2005] [Accepted: 12/05/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The study was aimed at the evaluation of weight gain associated with atypical antipsychotics and its clinical risk factors in children and adolescents. Weight and body mass index (BMI) of initially hospitalised patients treated with clozapine (n = 15), olanzapine (n = 15), and risperidone (n = 15) were prospectively monitored on a weekly basis for the first 6 weeks. Different clinical risk factors were tested for their association with weight gain in the three groups. All three groups experienced significant weight gain between baseline and endpoint (p < 0.0001). For all weight measures, planned comparisons were all significant between olanzapine vs. clozapine and risperidone, respectively. Average weight gain was significantly higher for the olanzapine group (mean = 4.6 kg, SD = 1.9) than for the risperidone (mean = 2.8 kg, SD = 1.3) and clozapine (mean = 2.5 kg, SD = 2.9) groups. Olanzapine and risperidone, but not clozapine, caused a disproportionately higher weight gain in children and adolescents in comparison to adults.
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- C Fleischhaker
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Albert Ludwig University, Freiburg, Germany.
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Hiller MT, Schmidt S, Rauh R, Kessler M. Bestimmung des Oxygenierungsgrades im Gewebe durch Geweberemissionsspektrophotometrie mit dem EMPHO II SSK. Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol 2005. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-923181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Mück-Weymann M, Jacobs S, Rauh R. Validierung eines neu entwickelten PC-unabhängigen Geräts zur Bestimmung der Pulsfrequenzvariabilität. Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol 2004. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-822537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Mück-Weymann M, Jacobs S, Rauh R. Validierung eines neu entwickelten PC-unabhängigen Geräts zur Bestimmung der Pulsfrequenzvariabilität. Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol 2004. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-819842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Diabetic or other neuropathies can affect the autonomic innervations of vessels and heart. Using non-invasive and inexpensive autonomic tests, one can detect autonomic neuropathy. One of these tests is the inspiratory gasp response (IGR). It appears as a short reduction of skin blood volume (SBV) following deep inspiration (DI). Unfortunately, because of a high degree of variability of the study results, the clinical merits of this test have been questioned. However, there remains vagueness about underlying mechanisms or pitfalls. The aim of the study was to identify preceding vasoconstrictor episodes as putative pitfalls in assessing IGR. With regard to the hypothesis that a preceding vasoconstrictor episode may affect the amplitude of the following one, we investigated SBV in fingertips of 25 healthy test subjects (14 females, 11 males; mean age 24 years), using the photoplethysmographic technique. After adaptation to environmental conditions the subjects were instructed to perform five DI in various time lags (90, 30, 20 and 180 s). We found that the shorter the time interval to a preceding IGR, the lower the amplitude of the following IGR. After an interval of 180 s, the amplitude increased again. We conclude that this newly observed phenomenon might explain the contradictory results of the IGR test found in some earlier studies. We suppose that reduced IGR may depend on alterations in peripheral norepinephrinergic transmission processes (e.g. emptying of norepinephrine reservoirs). In clinical studies it should be ruled out that a diagnostically assessed IGR is influenced by a preceding vasoconstrictor episode.
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- M Mueck-Weymann
- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany.
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Rauh R, Kessler M, Ochsmann E, Mueck-Weymann M. Inspiratory-induced vasoconstrictive episodes in healthy skin described by simultaneous measurement of blood flow and oxygen saturation. Microvasc Res 2001; 62:208-10. [PMID: 11516251 DOI: 10.1006/mvre.2001.2320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- R Rauh
- Institute of Physiology and Cardiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, D-91054, Germany
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To investigate the influence of pneumoperitoneum (PP) and posture on respiratory compliance and ventilation pressures. DESIGN Prospective, single blind trial. PATIENTS 10 female ASA physical status I and II patients scheduled for elective gynecologic laparoscopy. SETTING University medical center. INTERVENTIONS Anesthesia was performed as total IV anesthesia (TIVA) with propofol, alfentanil, and atracurium. After induction of anesthesia and orotracheal intubation, the lungs were ventilated to maintain partial pressure of CO(2) (P(ET)CO(2)) of 30 +/- 3 mmHg. Ventilation was kept constant. As gas mixture oxygen and air 1:1 was used without positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). MEASUREMENTS Measurements were taken before and after creation of pneumoperitoneum with an intraabdominal pressure (IAP) of 10 mmHg, of 15 mmHg in 20 degrees head-down tilt, then in 20 degrees head-up tilt, and after deflation of PP. We determined peak inspiratory pressure (PIP), mean airway pressure (mPaw), P(ET)CO(2), expiratory minute volume (V(E)), heart rate (HR), and systolic (SBP), diastolic (DBP), and mean arterial pressure (MAP). Respiratory system compliance (C(eff rs)) was calculated as quotient of tidal volume (V(T)) and PIP. MAIN RESULTS After creation of PP (IAP 10 mmHg), there was a significant increase of median PIP (3 cmH(2)O), mPaw (1 cm H(2)O) and arterial pressure (BP), (MAP by 7 mmHg), C(eff rs) decreased by 6 mL. cm H(2)O(-1). Increase of IAP to 15 mmHg led to a further increase of PIP (2 cm H(2)O) and mPaw (1 cm H(2)O), and a further decrease of C(eff rs) by 5 mL cm H(2)O(-1); BP decreased (MAP by 5.5 mmHg). Head-up or head down positions showed no significant hemodynamic or pulmonary changes. P(ET)CO(2)increased from 29.5 to 36 mmHg at an IAP of 15 mmHg, but then no further changes were noticed. Five minutes after deflation of pneumoperitoneum all values returned to baseline levels. CONCLUSIONS Creation of PP at an IAP of 15 mmHg reduced respiratory system compliance, and increased peak inspiratory and mean airway pressures, which quickly returned to normal values after deflation. Head-down or head-up position did not further alter those parameters.
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- R Rauh
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany
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Rist M, Hemmerling TM, Rauh R, Siebzehnrübl E, Jacobi KE. Influence of pneumoperitoneum and patient positioning on preload and splanchnic blood volume in laparoscopic surgery of the lower abdomen. J Clin Anesth 2001; 13:244-9. [PMID: 11435046 DOI: 10.1016/s0952-8180(01)00242-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine the hemodynamic effects of pneumoperitoneum and patient positioning during laparoscopic surgery of the lower abdomen. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING University-affiliated medical center. PATIENTS 10 ASA physical I and II female patients scheduled for laparoscopic surgery of the lower abdomen. INTERVENTIONS Patients were anesthetized with propofol and an alfentanil infusion, then intubated, and normoventilated. MEASUREMENTS After intubation, a transesophageal multiplane probe for measurements of right (RVESA) and left (LVESA) ventricular end-systolic and end-diastolic areas (RVEDA and LVEDA) and ejection fraction area (RVEFa, LVEFa) was introduced; heart rate (HR) and noninvasive blood pressure (BP) were recorded every minute. Ventilation was not changed during the measurements. A transvaginal ultrasound probe was inserted to measure the diameter of the common iliac vein. Measurements were performed 15 minutes after induction of anesthesia and while patients were in the supine position (P 0), 10 minutes after CO(2) insufflation to 10 mmHg IA pressure (P 10), 10 minutes after a further increase to 15 mmHg (P 15), 10 minutes after 20 degrees Trendelenburg (P 15 T), and 20 degrees reverse Trendelenburg positions (P 15 RT). Data are shown as medians, 25th to 75th percentiles, and comparisons between P 0, P 10, P 15, and P15 T were made with the Friedman test, followed by Wilcoxon test, when significant. Data at P 15 T, P 15 RT, and P 15 were compared using the Wilcoxon test, with a p-value < 0.05 regarded as significant. MAIN RESULTS Pneumoperitoneum at 10 mmHg abdominal pressure caused a significant increase of LVESA by 78% (RVESA: 61%) and LVEDA by 48.5% (RVEDA: 45%). The diameter of the common iliac vein was decreased by 6%. A further increase of abdominal pressure to 15 mmHg led to an additional increase of 20% (LVESA) and 17% (LVEDA). Mean arterial pressure increased by a significant 7% at P 10, decreasing subsequently by 5% at P 15. The Trendelenburg position did not alter any hemodynamic findings. Reverse Trendelenburg position, however, caused a significant LVEDA-and RVEDA-decrease by 18% and 27%, respectively, and an increase in the diameter of the common iliac vein by 22%. The LVEFa and RVEFa decreased significantly after abdominal CO(2) insufflation by 18% each (P 10) without further change. CONCLUSIONS The lithotomy position and subsequent pneumoperitoneum increased preload, probably as a result of blood shifting from the abdomen to the thorax by compression of splanchnic vessels caused by the pneumoperitoneum. Careful fluid management, maintaining low abdominal pressure, and use of the reverse Trendelenburg position are favored to prevent adverse hemodynamic effects in laparoscopic surgery.
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- M Rist
- Department of Anesthesiology, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Krankenhausstrasse 12, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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AIM OF STUDY The study investigates the haemodynamic effects of the varying intraabdominal pressures and patient positions during gynecological procedures employing pneumoperitoneum in lithotomy positions. METHODS TEE was used to determine end-diastolic and end-systolic left ventricular surface areas and ejection fractions were calculated from these data. To evaluate intraabdominal volume shifts the diameter of the internal iliac vein was measured by mean of vaginal ultrasound. RESULTS In the horizontal lithotomy position both LVEDA and LVESA increased when intraabdominal pressure increased by 10 and 15 mmHg, respectively. LVAEF significantly decreased when intraabdominal pressure increased by 15 mmHg. Also DVII decreased. In Trendelenburg position there was no change in LVEDA, LVESA, LVAEF and DVII. In Anti-Trendelenburg position LVEDA and LVESA decreased. However, LVAEF remained constant and DVII increased. CONCLUSION The increase of the intraabdominal pressure in the lithotomy position results in an increase in intrathoracic volume and an decrease in LVAEF via elevation of the the lower extremities and compression of the splanchnic vessels. There are no changes in Trendelenburg position. However, in Anti-Trendelenburg position, gravity results in a decrease in intrathoracic blood volume. In the decreased, dilatated heart the increase in intrathoracic volume may increase myocardial wall tension and hence oxygen demand, ultimately leading to an acute heart failure. As a result laparoscopic procedures in horizontal lithotomy position should be avoided in patients with dilatative cardiomyopathy.
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- M Rist
- Klinik für Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinik Erlangen-Nürnberg
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Identification of cardioembolic stroke is often limited by the difficulties involved in the detection of thrombi or the risk factors for thrombus formation. Patients in sinus rhythm with nondiagnostic transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) and without carotid artery stenosis represent a subset in whom diagnostic recommendations are lacking. The aim of this study was to determine the value of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) for diagnosis and therapy in this population. METHODS Thirty patients with the characteristics described above were studied prospectively with the use of blood analysis, TTE, TEE, and Holter monitoring (in patients with atrial thrombus). RESULTS TTE was abnormal in 16 of 30 patients, but no embolic source was identified. TEE disclosed left atrial appendage thrombus in 3 of 30 patients, atrial septal aneurysm in 2 of 30 patients, patent foramen ovale in 7 of 30 patients, and aortic plaques in 19 of 30 patients. The Tee resulted in a change of therapy in 3 of the 30 patients studied. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates that TEE is a helpful diagnostic tool in delineating the risk of cardioembolic stroke and demonstrates significant pathology even in a subset of patients deemed to be at low risk. This additional new information led to a substantial change in therapy in 3 of 30 patients.
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- R Rauh
- Medizinische Poliklinik, München, Germany
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