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The alkylphosphocholine oleylphosphocholine (OlPC) represents a potential new therapy for the treatment of canine leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of OlPC in a small cohort of dogs naturally infected with L. infantum and defined as clinically sick (LeishVet stages II and III). A total of eight dogs were included in the study and were treated orally with 4 mg/kg OlPC for 14 days. Dogs were assessed at the clinical and parasitological level at four time points during a total follow-up period of 90 days (before treatment and at 15, 30, and 90 days post-treatment onset). Ln-PCR, real-time quantitative PCR, antibody testing (IFAT), and culture of bone marrow aspirates were evaluated at the four time points. OlPC treatment induced a rapid and satisfactory clinical recovery in terms of clinical score reduction and weight gain, and treatment efficacy was found to be associated with a decrease in bone marrow parasitic load. Serological titers measured by IFAT were stable in any of the treated dogs at any time point after treatment. OlPC was well tolerated and no severe adverse events were noted in any of the treated dogs; even some dogs showed slight intestinal disorders. This proof-of-principle study is the first to show that short oral treatment with OlPC improves clinical signs of canine L. infantum leishmaniosis, highlighting the need to perform additional studies to optimize the dosing regimen and to assess long-term treatment efficacy of this drug.
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Antiprotozoários/uso terapêutico , Doenças do Cão/tratamento farmacológico , Cães/parasitologia , Leishmaniose Visceral/veterinária , Fosforilcolina/análogos & derivados , Animais , Medula Óssea/parasitologia , Doenças do Cão/diagnóstico , Doenças do Cão/parasitologia , Feminino , Leishmania infantum/genética , Leishmania infantum/imunologia , Leishmaniose Visceral/diagnóstico , Leishmaniose Visceral/tratamento farmacológico , Masculino , Carga Parasitária , Fosforilcolina/uso terapêutico , Projetos Piloto , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase/veterináriaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is recommended as a first-line drug in the management of pain and pyrexia in humans due to its minor gastrointestinal, renal and vascular side effects. OBJECTIVES: To explore the perceptions and use of paracetamol in dogs by UK veterinarians. METHODS: Veterinarians were invited to complete an online survey. Questions addressed career history, previous use, and personal perceptions of the use of paracetamol in dogs. RESULTS: A total of 450 veterinarians were included in the survey; 96% (n = 431) of whom worked in small animal practice only. The majority reported a frequency of use of 1-3 times a week (n = 197), with oral dosing being the most common route of administration (n = 440). Only 8 had never prescribed paracetamol. Paracetamol was more commonly used to provide analgesia (n = 431) than for the treatment of pyrexia (n = 292) and was predominantly used as an alternative to NSAIDs (n = 408) or as part of multimodal analgesia (n = 406). Hepatotoxic (n = 311) and gastrointestinal (n = 120) side effects were a common concern, although the majority perceived a low risk of side effects and felt they were likely to be mild if they did occur (n = 279). Only 5% (n = 24) of respondents reported having experienced side effects, with gastrointestinal signs (n = 14) and hepatotoxicity (n = 6) being the most common. CONCLUSIONS: Paracetamol is widely used by veterinarians working in the UK. Most veterinarians have changed their perception on the use of paracetamol over the last decade and consider it to be associated with fewer side effects and with more effective analgesic and antipyretic effects than they had previously believed.
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Acetaminofen , Analgesia , Humanos , Cães , Animais , Acetaminofen/uso terapêutico , Acetaminofen/efeitos adversos , Anti-Inflamatórios não Esteroides/uso terapêutico , Reino Unido , Analgesia/veterinária , Febre/veterináriaRESUMO
Nasal planum reconstruction is a surgical challenge, and several surgical techniques have been described. The objective of this study was to describe the rotation alar fold flap technique and to report clinical outcomes in a short case series. The feasibility of the technique was first assessed in a canine cadaveric model. The rotation alar fold flap was obtained by a single sharp horizontal incision of the dorsolateral nasal cartilage, preserving the caudal mucosal attachment to the ventral nasal concha. The flap was then rotated ventro-medially for the reconstruction of the ventral aspect of the nasal planum unilaterally or bilaterally. The rotation alar fold flap technique was used following a subtotal or partial planectomy for excision of a squamous cell carcinoma or mast cell tumors in three dogs. No intraoperative complications were recorded. Superficial surgical site infection was reported in two cases and minor dehiscence was reported in one case. However, survival of the flap was not affected. The cosmetic and functional outcomes were considered very satisfactory in all cases. The rotation alar fold flap technique offers a safe, valuable, feasible, functional and aesthetically satisfactory alternative surgical option for selected cases of localized tumor involving the central and ventral planum.
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BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to investigate peri-implant and intraconnection microflora of healthy implants restored with cemented and screwed superstructures. METHODS: Patients with two to three implants restored with cemented or screwed restorations and 5 years of follow-up were recruited. Samples were taken from peri-implant sulci, adjacent teeth, and the inner portion of connections. Prevalence of positive sites and bacterial loads for 10 microorganisms were obtained with quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Implant connection permeability to the studied microorganisms was estimated using a standardized bacterial contamination index. Statistical analysis was performed using a generalized estimating equations model, Wald χ(2) test, and the least significant difference test. RESULTS: The final sample consisted of 18 patients (55 implants) in the cemented group and 22 patients (46 implants) in the screw-retained group. Regarding prevalence of positive sites, significant differences between groups were only found for Tannerella forsythia, which was 8.7 times more frequent at peri-implant sulci of cemented than screw-retained prostheses. Bacterial loads of Porphyromonas gingivalis, T. forsythia, Parvimonas micra, and total bacterial load were significantly higher at peri-implant sulci for the cemented group; at the inner portion of connections, values were significantly higher for P. micra and Fusobacterium nucleatum for the screw-retained group. Contamination index values demonstrated higher permeability to most microbes in the cemented group. CONCLUSIONS: Internal implant surfaces were microbiologically contaminated for both cemented and screw-retained superstructures. Differences were found between the two methods of prosthetic retention: the cemented group presented significantly higher bacterial loads in the peri-implant sulcus but significantly lower bacterial loads at the inner portion of the implant connection.
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Carga Bacteriana , Implantes Dentários , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real , Estudos Transversais , Prótese Dentária Fixada por Implante , HumanosRESUMO
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