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Joerger FB, Wieser ML, Steblaj B, Niemann L, Turunen H, Kutter AP. Evaluation of cardiovascular effects of intramuscular medetomidine and a medetomidine-vatinoxan combination in Beagle dogs: A randomized blinded crossover laboratory study. Vet Anaesth Analg 2023; 50:397-407. [PMID: 37481386 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaa.2023.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the cardiovascular effects of a combination of medetomidine and vatinoxan (MVX) versus medetomidine (MED) alone administered intramuscularly (IM) and to determine whether heart rate (HR) can be used as a surrogate for cardiac output (CO) after the use of medetomidine with or without vatinoxan. STUDY DESIGN A randomized, blinded, experimental, crossover study. ANIMALS A group of eight healthy Beagle dogs aged 4.6 (2.3-9.4) years and weighing 12.9 (9-14.7) kg, median (range). METHODS Each dog was injected with 1 mg m-2 medetomidine with or without 20 mg m-2 vatinoxan IM with a washout period of 7 days. Cardiovascular data and arterial and mixed venous blood gas samples were collected at baseline, 5, 10, 15, 20, 35, 45, 60, 90 and 120 minutes after treatment administration. CO was measured at all time points via thermodilution. Differences between treatments, period and sequence were evaluated with repeated measures analysis of covariance and the relationship between HR and CO was assessed with a repeated measures analysis of variance; p values < 0.05 were deemed significant. RESULTS The CO was 47-96% lower after MED than after MVX (p < 0.0001). Increases in systemic, pulmonary arterial and right atrial pressures and oxygen extraction ratio were significantly higher after MED than after MVX (all p < 0.0001). HR was significantly lower after MED and the linear relationship to CO was significant (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Overall, MED affected the cardiovascular system more negatively than MVX, and the difference in cardiovascular function between the treatments can be considered clinically relevant. HR was linearly related to CO, and decreases in HR reflected cardiac performance for dogs sedated with medetomidine with or without vatinoxan.
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- Fabiola Binia Joerger
- Section Anaesthesiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Section Anaesthesiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Section Anaesthesiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Section Anaesthesiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Section Anaesthesiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Effects of vatinoxan in dogs premedicated with medetomidine and butorphanol followed by sevoflurane anaesthesia: a randomized clinical study. Vet Anaesth Analg 2022; 49:563-571. [PMID: 36115767 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaa.2022.08.002] [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: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate effects of vatinoxan in dogs, when administered as intravenous (IV) premedication with medetomidine and butorphanol before anaesthesia for surgical castration. STUDY DESIGN A randomized, controlled, blinded, clinical trial. ANIMALS A total of 28 client-owned dogs. METHODS Dogs were premedicated with medetomidine (0.125 mg m-2) and butorphanol (0.2 mg kg-1) (group MB; n = 14), or medetomidine (0.25 mg m-2), butorphanol (0.2 mg kg-1) and vatinoxan (5 mg m-2) (group MB-VATI; n = 14). Anaesthesia was induced 15 minutes later with propofol and maintained with sevoflurane in oxygen (targeting 1.3%). Before surgical incision, lidocaine (2 mg kg-1) was injected intratesticularly. At the end of the procedure, meloxicam (0.2 mg kg-1) was administered IV. The level of sedation, the qualities of induction, intubation and recovery, and Glasgow Composite Pain Scale short form (GCPS-SF) were assessed. Heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (fR), mean arterial pressure (MAP), end-tidal concentration of sevoflurane (Fe'Sevo) and carbon dioxide (Pe'CO2) were recorded. Blood samples were collected at 10 and 30 minutes after premedication for plasma medetomidine and butorphanol concentrations. RESULTS At the beginning of surgery, HR was 61 ± 16 and 93 ± 23 beats minute-1 (p = 0.001), and MAP was 78 ± 7 and 56 ± 7 mmHg (p = 0.001) in MB and MB-VATI groups, respectively. No differences were detected in fR, Pe'CO2, Fe'Sevo, the level of sedation, the qualities of induction, intubation and recovery, or in GCPS-SF. Plasma medetomidine concentrations were higher in group MB-VATI than in MB at 10 minutes (p = 0.002) and 30 minutes (p = 0.0001). Plasma butorphanol concentrations were not different between groups. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE In group MB, HR was significantly lower than in group MB-VATI. Hypotension detected in group MB-VATI during sevoflurane anaesthesia was clinically the most significant difference between groups.
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Huuskonen V, Restitutti F, Raekallio M, Honkavaara J, Pesonen T, Vainio O. The cardiovascular effects of dobutamine, norepinephrine and phenylephrine in dexmedetomidine–vatinoxan treated isoflurane-anaesthetized dogs. Vet Anaesth Analg 2022; 49:546-555. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaa.2022.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Levionnois OL, Barbarossa A, Bardhi A, Siegenthaler J, Forss Pleyers T, Guidi M, Spadavecchia C, Raillard M. Enantiospecific pharmacokinetics of intravenous dexmedetomidine in beagles. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 2022; 45:366-372. [PMID: 35484944 PMCID: PMC9543782 DOI: 10.1111/jvp.13063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The goal of this study was to investigate the pharmacokinetic (PK) behaviour of dexmedetomidine in dogs administered as a pure enantiomer versus as part of a racemic mixture. Eight unmedicated intact purpose‐bread beagles were included. Two intravenous treatments of either medetomidine or dexmedetomidine were administered at 10‐ to 14‐day intervals. Atipamezole or saline solution was administered intramuscularly 45 min later. Venous blood samples were collected into EDTA collection tubes, and the quantification of dexmedetomidine and levomedetomidine was performed by chiral LC–MS/MS. All dogs appeared sedated after each treatment without complication. Plasma concentrations of levomedetomidine were measured only in the racemic group and were 51.4% (51.4%–56.1%) lower than dexmedetomidine. Non‐compartmental analysis (NCA) was performed for both drugs, while dexmedetomidine data were further described using a population pharmacokinetic approach. A standard two‐compartment mammillary model with linear elimination with combined additive and multiplicative error model for residual unexplained variability was established for dexmedetomidine. An exponential model was finally retained to describe inter‐individual variability on parameters of clearance (Cl1) and central and peripheral volumes of distribution (V1, V2). No effect of occurrence, levomedetomidine or atipamezole could be observed on dexmedetomidine PK parameters. Dexmedetomidine did not undergo significantly different PK when administered alone or as part of the racemic mixture in otherwise unmedicated dogs.
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- Olivier Louis Levionnois
- Section of Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy, Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Section of Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy, Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Section of Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy, Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Service of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Center for Research and Innovation in Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teaching and Research Department, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Section of Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy, Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Section of Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy, Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Concentrations of vatinoxan and xylazine in plasma, cerebrospinal fluid and brain tissue following intravenous administration in sheep. Vet Anaesth Analg 2021; 48:900-905. [PMID: 34561183 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaa.2021.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the extent of vatinoxan distribution into sheep brain, and whether vatinoxan influences brain concentrations of xylazine; and to examine the utility of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) as a surrogate of brain tissue concentrations for vatinoxan and xylazine. STUDY DESIGN Randomised, blinded, experimental study. ANIMALS A total of 14 adult female sheep. METHODS Sheep were randomly allocated into two equal groups and premedicated with either intravenous (IV) vatinoxan (750 μg kg-1, VX) or saline (SX) administered 10 minutes before IV xylazine (500 μg kg-1). Sedation was subjectively assessed at selected intervals before and after treatments. At 10 minutes after xylazine administration, a venous blood sample was collected and the sheep were immediately euthanised with IV pentobarbital (100 mg kg-1). Plasma, CSF and brain tissues were harvested, and concentrations of vatinoxan and xylazine were quantified using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Drug ratios were then calculated and the data were analysed as appropriate. RESULTS The brain-to-plasma and CSF-to-plasma ratios of vatinoxan were 0.06 ± 0.013 and 0.05 ± 0.01 (mean ± standard deviation), respectively. Xylazine brain concentrations were not significantly different (835 ± 262 versus 1029 ± 297 ng g-1 in groups VX and SX, respectively) and were approximately 15-fold higher than those in plasma. The CSF-to-brain ratio of vatinoxan was 0.8 ± 0.2, whereas xylazine concentrations in the brain were approximately 17-fold greater than those in CSF, with and without vatinoxan. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Vatinoxan did not significantly affect sedation with xylazine or the concentrations of xylazine in the brain. CSF is not a good predictor of xylazine concentrations in the brain, whereas vatinoxan concentrations were concordant between the brain and CSF, using the dosages in this study.
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Neudeck S, Twele L, Kopp V, Kästner S. Pharmacodynamics and plasma concentrations of dexmedetomidine with or without vatinoxan as a constant-rate infusion in horses anaesthetized with isoflurane-A pilot study. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 2021; 44:754-765. [PMID: 34159620 DOI: 10.1111/jvp.12992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Revised: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aim was to determine the effects of vatinoxan on dexmedetomidine plasma concentrations and effects on cardiovascular and intestinal tissue pharmacodynamics. In a prospective randomized study, six horses were premedicated intravenously with dexmedetomidine 3.5 µg kg-1 followed by a constant-rate infusion of 7 µg kg-1 h-1 (group DEX) and six horses with dexmedetomidine of the same dose (bolus and constant-rate infusion) combined with vatinoxan 130 µg kg-1 followed by 40 µg kg-1 h-1 (group VAT). Anaesthesia was induced with ketamine and diazepam and maintained with isoflurane. Venous blood samples were withdrawn before and at predefined points in time after drug application. During sedation and anaesthesia, cardiopulmonary variables, gastrointestinal tissue perfusion and oxygenation were recorded. Data were analysed using two-way-ANOVA, unpaired-t-test and Dunnett's-t-test (p < 0.05). Group VAT had significantly higher oxygen delivery and lower oxygen extraction ratio, venous admixture, alveolar dead space and alveolar-arterial-oxygen difference. Tissue perfusion of buccal mucosa was reduced during anaesthesia in group DEX. Plasma concentrations of dexmedetomidine in group VAT (n = 6) and group DEX (n = 5) were comparable between groups. In the present pilot study, co-administration of vatinoxan with dexmedetomidine did not alter plasma concentrations of dexmedetomidine but ameliorated tissue perfusion and global oxygenation variables.
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- Stephan Neudeck
- Clinic for Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Hannover, Germany
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- Clinic for Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Hannover, Germany
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- Clinic for Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Hannover, Germany
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- Clinic for Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Hannover, Germany.,Clinic for Small Animals, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Hannover, Germany
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Bardhi A, Zaghini A, Levionnois O, Barbarossa A. A quick approach for medetomidine enantiomer determination in dog plasma by chiral liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and application to a pharmacokinetic study. Drug Test Anal 2021; 13:1249-1255. [PMID: 33569906 DOI: 10.1002/dta.3015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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In the present study, a rapid, sensitive and high-throughput liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method for the determination of medetomidine enantiomers in dog plasma was developed and validated. The separation and individual quantification of chiral compounds can be a tricky task in LC. This is particularly true when target analytes have a relatively small mass, as is the case with medetomidine, a potent and highly specific α2-adrenoceptor agonist widely used in both human and veterinary medicine. The proposed approach is based on a quick liquid-liquid extraction with ethyl acetate and filtration prior to injection. The optimized mobile phase composition allowed to perfectly separate the two enantiomers of medetomidine in a short chromatographic run time, using a cellulose tris(4-methylbenzoate)-based chiral column. A lower limit of quantification of 0.1 ng/mL was reached for both analytes thanks to the high sensitivity and selectivity of MS/MS and the use of racemic medetomidine-d3 as internal standard prevented potential matrix effect. Linearity was satisfying (R2 > 0.99) over the range 0.1-25 ng/mL, as well as within- and between-session accuracy and precision, both always <15%. This method was also applied with success to a series of samples from a pharmacokinetic (PK) study aimed at comparing dex- and levomedetomidine behaviour after administration of the racemic mixture in dogs. The simple extraction procedure, which allows reduced solvent and time consumption without compromising analytical performances, makes this technique a useful tool for this kind of applications even when small animals are involved, due to the small amount of sample required.
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- Anisa Bardhi
- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Anaesthesiology and Pain therapy, Department for Clinical Veterinary Science, Faculty Vetsuisse, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Hector RC, Rezende ML, Mama KR, Steffey EP, Raekallio MR, Vainio OM. Combined effects of dexmedetomidine and vatinoxan infusions on minimum alveolar concentration and cardiopulmonary function in sevoflurane-anesthetized dogs. Vet Anaesth Analg 2021; 48:314-323. [PMID: 33678575 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaa.2020.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of combined infusions of vatinoxan and dexmedetomidine on inhalant anesthetic requirement and cardiopulmonary function in dogs. STUDY DESIGN Prospective experimental study. METHODS A total of six Beagle dogs were anesthetized to determine sevoflurane minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) prior to and after an intravenous (IV) dose (loading, then continuous infusion) of dexmedetomidine (4.5 μg kg-1 hour-1) and after two IV doses of vatinoxan in sequence (90 and 180 μg kg-1 hour-1). Blood was collected for plasma dexmedetomidine and vatinoxan concentrations. During a separate anesthesia, cardiac output (CO) was measured under equivalent MAC conditions of sevoflurane and dexmedetomidine, and then with each added dose of vatinoxan. For each treatment, cardiovascular variables were measured with spontaneous and controlled ventilation. Repeated measures analyses were performed for each response variable; for all analyses, p < 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS Dexmedetomidine reduced sevoflurane MAC by 67% (0.64 ± 0.1%), mean ± standard deviation in dogs. The addition of vatinoxan attenuated this to 57% (0.81 ± 0.1%) and 43% (1.1 ± 0.1%) with low and high doses, respectively, and caused a reduction in plasma dexmedetomidine concentrations. Heart rate and CO decreased while systemic vascular resistance increased with dexmedetomidine regardless of ventilation mode. The co-administration of vatinoxan dose-dependently modified these effects such that cardiovascular variables approached baseline. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE IV infusions of 90 and 180 μg kg-1 hour-1 of vatinoxan combined with 4.5 μg kg-1 hour-1 dexmedetomidine provide a meaningful reduction in sevoflurane requirement in dogs. Although sevoflurane MAC-sparing properties of dexmedetomidine in dogs are attenuated by vatinoxan, the cardiovascular function is improved. Doses of vatinoxan >180 μg kg-1 hour-1 might improve cardiovascular function further in combination with this dose of dexmedetomidine, but beneficial effects on anesthesia plane and recovery quality may be lost.
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- Rachel C Hector
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
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- Kenneth L Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Siegenthaler J, Pleyers T, Raillard M, Spadavecchia C, Levionnois OL. Effect of Medetomidine, Dexmedetomidine, and Their Reversal with Atipamezole on the Nociceptive Withdrawal Reflex in Beagles. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:E1240. [PMID: 32708294 PMCID: PMC7401557 DOI: 10.3390/ani10071240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The objectives were: (1) to compare the antinociceptive activity of dexmedetomidine and medetomidine, and (2) to investigate its modulation by atipamezole. This prospective, randomized, blinded experimental trial was carried out on eight beagles. During the first session, dogs received either medetomidine (MED) (0.02 mg kg-1 intravenously (IV)] or dexmedetomidine (DEX) [0.01 mg kg-1 IV), followed by either atipamezole (ATI) (0.1 mg kg-1) or an equivalent volume of saline (SAL) administered intramuscularly 45 min later. The opposite treatments were administered in a second session 10-14 days later. The nociceptive withdrawal reflex (NWR) threshold was determined using a continuous tracking approach. Sedation was scored (0 to 21) every 10 min. Both drugs (MED and DEX) increased the NWR thresholds significantly up to 5.0 (3.7-5.9) and 4.4 (3.9-4.8) times the baseline (p = 0.547), at seven (3-11) and six (4-9) minutes (p = 0.938), respectively. Sedation scores were not different between MED and DEX during the first 45 min (15 (12-17), p = 0.67). Atipamezole antagonized sedation within 25 (15-25) minutes (p = 0.008) and antinociception within five (3-6) minutes (p = 0.008). Following atipamezole, additional analgesics may be needed to maintain pain relief.
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- Joëlle Siegenthaler
- Section of Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy, Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Berne, 3012 Bern, Switzerland; (J.S.); (T.P.); (M.R.); (C.S.)
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- Section of Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy, Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Berne, 3012 Bern, Switzerland; (J.S.); (T.P.); (M.R.); (C.S.)
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- Section of Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy, Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Berne, 3012 Bern, Switzerland; (J.S.); (T.P.); (M.R.); (C.S.)
- University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia
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- Section of Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy, Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Berne, 3012 Bern, Switzerland; (J.S.); (T.P.); (M.R.); (C.S.)
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- Section of Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy, Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Berne, 3012 Bern, Switzerland; (J.S.); (T.P.); (M.R.); (C.S.)
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Huuskonen V, Restitutti F, Honkavaara JM, Raekallio MR, Männikkö S, Scheinin M, Vainio OM. Investigation of the effects of vatinoxan on somatic and visceral antinociceptive efficacy of medetomidine in dogs. Am J Vet Res 2020; 81:299-308. [PMID: 32228259 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.81.4.299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether concurrent vatinoxan administration affects the antinociceptive efficacy of medetomidine in dogs at doses that provide circulating dexmedetomidine concentrations similar to those produced by medetomidine alone. ANIMALS 8 healthy Beagles. PROCEDURES Dogs received 3 IV treatments in a randomized crossover-design trial with a 2-week washout period between experiments (medetomidine [20 μg/kg], medetomidine [20 μg/kg] and vatinoxan [400 μg/kg], and medetomidine [40 μg/kg] and vatinoxan [800 μg/kg]; M20, M20V400, and M40V800, respectively). Sedation, visceral and somatic nociception, and plasma drug concentrations were assessed. Somatic and visceral nociception measurements and sedation scores were compared among treatments and over time. Sedation, visceral antinociception, and somatic antinociception effects of M20V400 and M40V800 were analyzed for noninferiority to effects of M20, and plasma drug concentration data were assessed for equivalence between treatments. RESULTS Plasma dexmedetomidine concentrations after administration of M20 and M40V800 were equivalent. Sedation scores, visceral nociception measurements, and somatic nociception measurements did not differ significantly among treatments within time points. Overall sedative effects of M20V400 and M40V800 and visceral antinociceptive effects of M40V800 were noninferior to those produced by M20. Somatic antinociception effects of M20V400 at 10 minutes and M40V800 at 10 and 55 minutes after injection were noninferior to those produced by M20. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Results suggested coadministration with vatinoxan did not substantially diminish visceral antinociceptive effects of medetomidine when plasma dexmedetomidine concentrations were equivalent to those produced by medetomidine alone. For somatic antinociception, noninferiority of treatments was detected at some time points.
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Turunen H, Raekallio MR, Honkavaara JM, Restitutti F, Kallio-Kujala IJ, Adam M, Nevanperä K, Scheinin M, Männikkö SK, Hautajärvi HJ, Larenza Menzies P, Vainio OM. Cardiovascular and sedation reversal effects of intramuscular administration of atipamezole in dogs treated with medetomidine hydrochloride with or without the peripheral α 2-adrenoceptor antagonist vatinoxan hydrochloride. Am J Vet Res 2019; 80:912-922. [PMID: 31556714 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.80.10.912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the cardiovascular and sedation reversal effects of IM administration of atipamezole (AA) in dogs treated with medetomidine hydrochloride (MED) or MED and vatinoxan (MK-467). ANIMALS 8 purpose-bred, 2-year-old Beagles. PROCEDURES A randomized, blinded, crossover study was performed in which each dog received 2 IM treatments at a ≥ 2-week interval as follows: injection of MED (20 μg/kg) or MED mixed with 400 μg of vatinoxan/kg (MEDVAT) 30 minutes before AA (100 μg/kg). Sedation score, heart rate, mean arterial and central venous blood pressures, and cardiac output were recorded before and at various time points (up to 90 minutes) after AA. Cardiac and systemic vascular resistance indices were calculated. Venous blood samples were collected at intervals until 210 minutes after AA for drug concentration analysis. RESULTS Heart rate following MED administration was lower, compared with findings after MEDVAT administration, prior to and at ≥ 10 minutes after AA. Mean arterial blood pressure was lower with MEDVAT than with MED at 5 minutes after AA, when its nadir was detected. Overall, cardiac index was higher and systemic vascular resistance index lower, indicating better cardiovascular function, in MEDVAT-atipamezole-treated dogs. Plasma dexmedetomidine concentrations were lower and recoveries from sedation were faster and more complete after MEDVAT treatment with AA than after MED treatment with AA. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Atipamezole failed to restore heart rate and cardiac index in medetomidine-sedated dogs, and relapses into sedation were observed. Coadministration of vatinoxan with MED helped to maintain hemodynamic function and hastened the recovery from sedation after AA in dogs.
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Honkavaara JM, Raekallio MR, Syrja PM, Pypendop BH, Knych HK, Kallio-Kujala IJ, Vainio OM. Concentrations of medetomidine enantiomers and vatinoxan, an α 2-adrenoceptor antagonist, in plasma and central nervous tissue after intravenous coadministration in dogs. Vet Anaesth Analg 2019; 47:47-52. [PMID: 31761600 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaa.2019.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To quantify the peripheral selectivity of vatinoxan (L-659,066, MK-467) in dogs by comparing the concentrations of vatinoxan, dexmedetomidine and levomedetomidine in plasma and central nervous system (CNS) tissue after intravenous (IV) coadministration of vatinoxan and medetomidine. STUDY DESIGN Experimental, observational study. ANIMALS A group of six healthy, purpose-bred Beagle dogs (four females and two males) aged 6.5 ± 0.1 years (mean ± standard deviation). METHODS All dogs were administered a combination of medetomidine (40 μg kg-1) and vatinoxan (800 μg kg-1) as IV bolus. After 20 minutes, the dogs were euthanized with an IV overdose of pentobarbital (140 mg kg-1) and both venous plasma and CNS tissues (brain, cervical and lumbar spinal cord) were harvested. Concentrations of dexmedetomidine, levomedetomidine and vatinoxan in all samples were quantified by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and data were analyzed with nonparametric tests with post hoc corrections where appropriate. RESULTS All dogs became deeply sedated after the treatment. The CNS-to-plasma ratio of vatinoxan concentration was approximately 1:50, whereas the concentrations of dexmedetomidine and levomedetomidine in the CNS were three- to seven-fold of those in plasma. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE With the doses studied, these results confirm the peripheral selectivity of vatinoxan in dogs, when coadministered IV with medetomidine. Thus, it is likely that vatinoxan preferentially antagonizes α2-adrenoceptors outside the CNS.
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- Juhana M Honkavaara
- Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Radiological and Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Kallio-Kujala I, Bennett R, Raekallio M, Yatkin E, Meierjohann A, Savontaus E, Scheinin M, Spillmann T, Vainio O. Effects of dexmedetomidine and MK-467 on plasma glucose, insulin and glucagon in a glibenclamide-induced canine hypoglycaemia model. Vet J 2018; 242:33-38. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2017] [Revised: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Peripheral α 2 -adrenoceptor antagonism affects the absorption of intramuscularly coadministered drugs. Vet Anaesth Analg 2018; 45:405-413. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaa.2018.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Revised: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 01/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Salla KM, Tuns CI, Bennett RC, Raekallio MR, Scheinin M, Kuusela E, Vainio OM. Cardiovascular effects of premedication with medetomidine alone and in combination with MK-467 or glycopyrrolate in dogs subsequently anesthetized with isoflurane. Am J Vet Res 2018; 78:1245-1254. [PMID: 29076369 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.78.11.1245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare cardiovascular effects of premedication with medetomidine alone and with each of 3 doses of MK-467 or after glycopyrrolate in dogs subsequently anesthetized with isoflurane. ANIMALS 8 healthy purpose-bred 5-year-old Beagles. PROCEDURES In a randomized crossover study, each dog received 5 premedication protocols (medetomidine [10 μg/kg, IV] alone [MED] and in combination with MK-467 at doses of 50 [MMK50], 100 [MMK100], and 150 [MMK150] μg/kg and 15 minutes after glycopyrrolate [10 μg/kg, SC; MGP]), with at least 14 days between treatments. Twenty minutes after medetomidine administration, anesthesia was induced with ketamine (0.5 mg/kg, IV) and midazolam (0.1 mg/kg, IV) increments given to effect and maintained with isoflurane (1.2%) for 50 minutes. Cardiovascular variables were recorded, and blood samples for determination of plasma dexmedetomidine, levomedetomidine, and MK-467 concentrations were collected at predetermined times. Variables were compared among the 5 treatments. RESULTS The mean arterial pressure and systemic vascular resistance index increased following the MED treatment, and those increases were augmented and obtunded following the MGP and MMK150 treatments, respectively. Mean cardiac index for the MMK100 and MMK150 treatments was significantly greater than that for the MGP treatment. The area under the time-concentration curve to the last sampling point for dexmedetomidine for the MMK150 treatment was significantly lower than that for the MED treatment. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Results indicated concurrent administration of MK-467 with medetomidine alleviated medetomidine-induced hemodynamic changes in a dose-dependent manner prior to isoflurane anesthesia. Following MK-467 administration to healthy dogs, mean arterial pressure was sustained at acceptable levels during isoflurane anesthesia.
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Adam M, Raekallio MR, Keskitalo T, Honkavaara JM, Scheinin M, Kajula M, Mölsä S, Vainio OM. The impact of MK-467 on plasma drug concentrations, sedation and cardiopulmonary changes in sheep treated with intramuscular medetomidine and atipamezole for reversal. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 2018; 41:447-456. [DOI: 10.1111/jvp.12486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- M. Adam
- Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; University of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
- Pharmacology Department; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Beni-Suef University; Beni-Suef Egypt
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- Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; University of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; University of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; University of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Pharmacology; Drug Development and Therapeutics; University of Turku; Turku Finland
- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology; Turku University Hospital; Turku Finland
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- Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; University of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; University of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
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Effects of constant rate infusions of dexmedetomidine or MK-467 on the minimum alveolar concentration of sevoflurane in dogs. Vet Anaesth Analg 2017; 44:755-765. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaa.2016.12.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Revised: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 12/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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