title: Pharmacokinetics of meglumine antimoniate after administration of a multiple dose in dogs experimentally infected with Leishmania infantum.
abstract: Pharmacokinetics of meglumine antimoniate in dogs with experimentally induced leishmaniosis has been investigated. After infection, dogs received a dose of 75 mg kg-1 of meglumine antimoniate twice daily by subcutaneous injection for 10 days. Blood samples were collected throughout the treatment. No statistical differences were found in the kinetic behaviour of the drug administered as a single dose to healthy dogs and that administered as a multiple dose to infected animals. However, peak plasma concentrations (Cmax) of 30.8 +/- 12.8 micrograms ml-1 found after this dosage regimen were higher than those observed after the single dose administration of 100 mg kg-1 24 h-1. Furthermore, sustained antimony concentrations of 1.14 +/- 0.52 micrograms Sb ml-1 were detected throughout the treatment. No signs of toxicity were found in the animals treated indicating that this regimen would be very appropriate to treat canine leishmaniosis.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Farmacologia i Terapèutica, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain. ivft0@cc.uab.es
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Valladares
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Riera
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alberola
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gállego
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Portús
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cristòfol
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Franquelo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arboix
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004283:Dog Diseases; D004285:Dogs; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D018314:Leishmania infantum; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008536:Meglumine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D008536:Meglumine; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate