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Moreira F, Carmo H, Guedes de Pinho P, Bastos MDL. Doping detection in animals: A review of analytical methodologies published from 1990 to 2019. Drug Test Anal 2021; 13:474-504. [PMID: 33440053 DOI: 10.1002/dta.2999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Despite the impressive innate physical abilities of horses, camels, greyhounds, or pigeons, doping agents might be administered to these animals to improve their performance. To control these illegal practices, anti-doping analytical methodologies have been developed. This review compiles the analytical methods that have been published for the detection of prohibited substances administered to animals involved in sports over 30 years. Relevant papers meeting the search criteria that discussed analytical methods aiming to detect and/or quantify doping substances in animal biological matrices published from 1990 to 2019 were considered. A total of 317 studies were included, of which 298 were related to horses, demonstrating significant advances toward the development of doping detection methods for equine sports. However, analytical methods for the detection of doping agents in sports involving other species are lacking. Due to enhanced accuracy and specificity, chromatographic analysis coupled to mass spectrometry detection is preferred over immunoassays. Regarding biological matrices, blood and urine remain the first choice, although alternative biological matrices, such as hair and feces, have been considered. With the increasing number and type of drugs used as doping agents, the analytes addressed in the published papers are diverse. It is very important to continue to detect and quantify these drugs, recognizing those that are most frequently used, in order to punish the abusers, protect animals' health, and ensure a healthier and genuine competition.
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- Fernando Moreira
- UCIBIO/REQUIMTE, Laboratório de Toxicologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Departamento de Medicina Legal e Ciências Forenses, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Área Técnico-Científica de Farmácia, Escola Superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- UCIBIO/REQUIMTE, Laboratório de Toxicologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- UCIBIO/REQUIMTE, Laboratório de Toxicologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- UCIBIO/REQUIMTE, Laboratório de Toxicologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Knych HK, Wilson WD, Vale A, Kass PH, Steffey EP, Jones JH, Arthur RM. Physiologic effects of furosemide in combination with water restriction when administered at 4 and 24 hours prior to high-intensity treadmill training. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 2020; 43:565-576. [PMID: 32483865 DOI: 10.1111/jvp.12881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2019] [Revised: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Although controversial, due to its reported effectiveness in attenuating bleeding associated with exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH), furosemide is currently a permitted race day medication in most North American racing jurisdictions. The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of furosemide in reducing the presence and severity of EIPH when administered 24 hr prior to strenuous treadmill exercise. Eight exercised Thoroughbred horses received saline or 250 mg of furosemide either 4 or 24 hr prior to high-speed treadmill exercise in a balanced 3-way cross-over design. Blood samples were collected for determination of furosemide, lactate, hemoglobin, blood gas, and electrolyte concentrations. Heart rate and pulmonary arterial pressure were measured throughout the run and endoscopic examination and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) performed. Horses were assigned an EIPH score and the number of red blood cells in BAL fluid determined. Although not significantly different, endoscopic EIPH scores were lower in the 4-hr versus the 24-hr and saline groups. RBC counts were not significantly different between the treatment groups. Pulmonary arterial pressures were significantly increased at higher speeds; however, there were no significant differences between dose groups when controlling for speed. A small sample size and unknown bleeding history warrant a larger-scale study.
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- Heather K Knych
- K.L. Maddy Equine Analytical Pharmacology Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA.,Department of Veterinary Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Private Practitioner, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgical & Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgical & Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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Pritchard A, Nielsen BD, Robison C, Spooner H. Furosemide administration results in a transient alteration in calcium balance in mature horses. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2020; 104:946-953. [PMID: 32187741 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.13348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Revised: 01/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Previous research documented that furosemide negatively impacted calcium balance for 3 days but did not determine when calcium balance returned to baseline. This study hypothesized that furosemide's impact on calcium would return to control values before 7 days post-administration. Ten mature geldings were assigned to either control (CON, n = 5) or treatment (FUR, n = 5) for the first of two 8-day total collections in crossover design. Treatment horses received one administration of furosemide (1 mg/kg, IV). A 10% sample of pooled faeces and urine from each day was kept. Calcium concentrations in hay, faeces and urine were determined by an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Data were analysed using mixed-model-repeated measures ANOVA to determine influence of day and treatment. For urine output, FUR urinated twice as much during the 24 hr after administration than CON (p < .001). Horses in FUR excreted more urinary calcium 24-hr post-administration as compared to CON (9.3 ± 1.0 and 4.2 ± 1.0 g, respectively; p < .001). Calcium balance in FUR was more negative on day 1 than day 3 (p < .05). Faecal calcium concentrations remained the same from day 1 to day 7 in CON (6.3 ± 1.3 and 5.5 ± 1.3 g/kg, respectively; p > .10) but were lower in FUR on day 7 as compared to day 1 (4.8 ± 1.3 and 7.3 ± 1.3 g/kg, respectively; p < .001), indicating a potential mechanism to restore calcium balance. These findings corroborate previous studies on furosemide and calcium balance and provide evidence for a possible mechanism to recover net calcium losses after furosemide administration. Since calcium balance returns to baseline in 3 days and previous results have examined frequent, long-term use, furosemide may not negatively impact bone mineral content even if used over long periods.
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- Abby Pritchard
- Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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- Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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- Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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- Department of Horse Science, Middle Tennessee University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Warlick L, Lopez C, Sides R, Bayly W. Racetrack exercise vs treadmill exercise with respect to exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage (EIPH): implications for studies of putative treatments of EIPH. COMPARATIVE EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.3920/cep190057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Multiple treadmill-based studies using low numbers of horses have evaluated potential prophylactic treatments for exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage (EIPH) and found no effect. However, the relevance of these findings to racing is unclear. Because severity of EIPH incurred on treadmills has not been compared to that following high-speed racetrack exercise in the same horses, we retrospectively performed this comparison using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid red cell numbers (BALFRBC) due to the relative insensitivity of tracheobronchoscopy. Six race-fit Thoroughbreds with recent tracheobronchoscopic EIPH scores ≥2 were exercised to fatigue on a treadmill at 115% V̇O2max (5% incline, 12.3-14.2 m/s), and maximally on a racetrack over 800 m and 1,100 m with average speeds ranging from 16.4-16.7 and 15.5-16.6 m/s, respectively. Run order varied but was not randomised. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed blindly using Bivona tubes 45-60 mins post-exercise. BALFRBC were determined using a haemocytometer. Data were expressed as median and interquartile range, and analysed using RM ANOVA with significance set at P<0.05. BALFRBC were greater after both racetrack runs than after treadmill exercise (P<0.05; treadmill: 10,305/μl (3,871-26,079); 800m: 25,000/μl (17,175-73,400); 1,100m: 19,500/μl (8,962-800,600). Treadmill exercise resulted in lower numbers and a narrower range in BALFRBC than racetrack exercise. Thus, when a small number of horses is used to study EIPH treatments on a treadmill, a lower BALFRBC would be anticipated following the baseline run than with a similar study using racetrack exercise, and might reduce the likelihood of demonstrating significant treatment effects. Results of this retrospective study raise concern regarding the advisability of extrapolating conclusions regarding efficacy of EIPH treatments from treadmill studies to racetrack scenarios.
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- L.M. Warlick
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center, Los Olivos, CA, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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Bayly W, Lopez C, Sides R, Bergsma G, Bergsma J, Gold J, Sellon D. Effect of different protocols on the mitigation of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage in horses when administered 24 hours before strenuous exercise. J Vet Intern Med 2019; 33:2319-2326. [PMID: 31397944 PMCID: PMC6766505 DOI: 10.1111/jvim.15574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Public pressure exists in the United States to eliminate race-day furosemide administration despite its efficacy in decreasing the severity of equine exercise pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH). No effective alternative prophylaxis strategies have been identified. OBJECTIVE To investigate alternative protocols to race-day furosemide that might mitigate EIPH. ANIMALS Seven fit Thoroughbreds with recent EIPH. METHODS Double-blinded placebo-controlled Latin square crossover using a treadmill followed by a blinded placebo-controlled crossover study at a racetrack. First, horses exercised supramaximally to fatigue 24 hours after initiating 5 EIPH prophylaxis protocols: 0.5 and 1.0 mg/kg furosemide IV 24 hours pre-exercise with and without controlled access to water, and 24 hour controlled access to water. Effects were compared to those measured after giving a placebo 24 hours pre-exercise, and 0.5 mg/kg furosemide IV 4 hours pre-exercise. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) erythrocyte count was determined 45-60 minutes postexercise after endoscopy to assign an EIPH score. Data were analyzed using linear mixed effects models. The most promising protocol from the treadmill study was further evaluated in 6 horses using endoscopy and BAL after 1100 m simulated races. RESULTS Intravenous furosemide (0.5 mg/kg) administered 24 hours pre-exercise combined with controlled access to water decreased the severity of EIPH on the treadmill and at the racetrack. CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE Administering 0.5 mg/kg furosemide 24 hours pre-racing combined with controlling water intake may be a strategy to replace race-day furosemide administration for the management of EIPH. A larger study is indicated to further evaluate whether this protocol significantly mitigates EIPH severity.
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- Warwick Bayly
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
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