Assessment of a bone biopsy technique for measuring tiludronate in horses: a preliminary study.
Abstract: This study assessed the feasibility of measuring tiludronate in horses using a minimally invasive bone biopsy technique. Eight horses were treated with intravenous (IV) tiludronate [1 mg/kg bodyweight (BW)], either once (n = 4) or twice, 28 d apart (n = 4). The horses that were treated once were euthanized on days 1, 43, 57, or 92 and those that were treated twice, were euthanized on days 112, 154, 194, or 364. Bone samples were taken bilaterally from each horse at 4 sites: the third metacarpal bone (MCIII), the 13th rib (R13), the tuber coxae (TC), and the cuboid bone (CB). Test samples were taken with a 5-mm diameter dental drill, while larger reference samples were taken with an osteotome. The concentrations of tiludronate were measured by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with ultraviolet (UV) detection. The TC was the easiest site to sample, and no technical difficulties were encountered for extraction and measurement. Drill sampling at the MCIII was difficult. Moreover, both the extraction and measurement caused technical problems and results were unreliable in most cases (93%). Drill samples obtained from the R13 were very small and access to the CB required considerable dissection, which would not be feasible in vivo. Forty-six percent and 36% of the tiludronate measurements performed on the R13 and CB samples, respectively, were unreliable. The ratio of tiludronate concentrations ranged from 73% to 185% (median: 118%) in the TC, 65% to 208% (median: 81%) in the R13, and 26% to 110% (median: 57%) in the CB. In all but 1 horse, the highest concentrations of tiludronate were found in the TC. It was concluded that bone biopsies performed at the TC were adequate for measuring tiludronate in horses and should be considered in future for repeated measurements over time in living animals. Cette étude avait comme objectif d’évaluer la faisabilité de mesurer le tiludronate chez les chevaux en utilisant une technique minimalement invasive de biopsie osseuse. Huit chevaux ont été traités par injection intraveineuse (IV) de tiludronate [1 mg/kg de poids corporel (BW)], soit une ( = 4) ou deux fois à 28 j d’intervalle ( = 4). Les chevaux ayant été traités une fois ont été euthanasiés aux jours 1, 43, 57 ou 92 et ceux qui ont été traités deux fois, ont été euthanasiés aux jours 112, 154, 194 ou 364. Des échantillons d’os ont été prélevés bilatéralement de 4 sites sur chaque cheval : le 3 os métacarpien (MCIII), la 13 côte (R13), la tubérosité coccygienne (TC) et l’os cuboïde (CB). Les échantillons ont été pris avec une fraise dentaire de 5 mm de diamètre, alors que les échantillons de référence plus gros étaient pris avec un ostéotome. Les concentrations de tiludronate étaient mesurées par chromatographie en phase liquide à haute performance (HPLC) avec détection par rayons ultra-violets (UV). La TC était le site le plus facile à échantillonner, aucune difficulté technique n’ayant été rencontrée. Lors du fraisage de MCIII, l’extraction et le dosage se sont avérés techniquement difficiles à réaliser et les résultats étaient peu fiables dans la plupart des cas (93 %). Les échantillons obtenus par fraisage de R13 étaient très petits et l’accès à CB exigeait passablement de dissection, ce qui serait impossible Respectivement 46 % et 36 % des mesures de tiludronate effectuées sur les échantillons de R13 et CB étaient peu fiables. Le ratio des concentrations de tiludronate variait de 73 % à 185 % (médiane : 118 %) pour la TC, 65 % à 208 % (médiane 81 %) pour R13, et 26 % à 110 % (médiane 57 %) pour CB. Chez tous les chevaux sauf 1, les concentrations les plus élevées de tiludronate étaient retrouvées dans la TC. Il a été conclu que les biopsies osseuses effectuées au niveau de la TC étaient adéquates pour mesurer le tiludronate chez les chevaux et devraient être considérés dans le futur pour les mesures répétées dans le temps chez les animaux vivants. (Traduit par Docteur Serge Messier)
Publication Date: 2011-07-07 PubMed ID: 21731184PubMed Central: PMC3062923
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- Journal Article
- Research Support
- Non-U.S. Gov't
- Biopsy
- Bones
- Clinical Study
- Clinical Symptoms
- Diagnosis
- Diagnostic Technique
- Disease Diagnosis
- Disease Treatment
- Equine Diseases
- Equine Health
- High-performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
- Horses
- In Vivo
- Metacarpal Bone
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Pharmacokinetics
- Veterinary Medicine
- Veterinary Procedure
- Veterinary Research
Summary
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The researchers of this paper have conducted a preliminary investigation aimed at assessing the suitability of a minimally invasive bone biopsy method for measuring the levels of a drug called tiludronate in horses. In this study, they found that the most reliable location for bone biopsy was the tuber coxae (TC), suggesting this location for future studies involving repeated measurements in living animals.
Study Design
- Eight horses were used in this study, they were divided into two groups. The first group of four horses received one dose of intravenous tiludronate (1 mg/kg bodyweight), while the second group received two doses, 28 days apart.
- Following administration of the drug, the horses were euthanized at different time points to allow the collection of bone samples. The timing of euthanization was different for the two groups of horses to account for the administration of the second dose in the second group.
- Bone samples were taken from four different sites on each horse: the third metacarpal bone (MCIII), the 13th rib (R13), the tuber coxae (TC), and the cuboid bone (CB).
- They used a 5-mm diameter dental drill to take test samples and an osteotome to take larger reference samples.
- The tiludronate concentrations in these samples were then measured using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), a standard analytical chemistry technique, with ultraviolet (UV) detection.
Findings and Conclusions
- The TC was found to be the easiest site to obtain samples with no technical difficulties being encountered.
- Samples taken from the MCIII posed technical challenges during extraction and measurement, rendering the results unreliable in most cases (93%).
- R13 samples were small and collecting samples from the CB required significant dissection, making these methods less feasible for in vivo studies.
- 46% of the tiludronate measurements performed on the R13 samples and 36% performed on the CB samples were unreliable.
- The highest concentrations of tiludronate were found in the TC samples in all but one horse.
- The researchers concluded that the TC is the most reliable site for bone biopsy when measuring tiludronate in horses and recommended this location for future studies requiring repeated measurements in living animals.
Implications
- The study provides a useful baseline for formulating methods to measure the level of tiludronate in horses, which could be important in monitoring the therapeutic application and effects of this drug.
- By determining the feasibility and reliability of different biopsy sites, the study can help guide future experimental design, maximizing the likelihood of accurate and reliable measurements.
Cite This Article
APA
Delguste C, Doucet M, Gabriel A, Guyonnet J, Lepage OM, Amory H.
(2011).
Assessment of a bone biopsy technique for measuring tiludronate in horses: a preliminary study.
Can J Vet Res, 75(2), 128-133.
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Researcher Affiliations
- Département des Sciences Cliniques des Animaux de Compagnie et des Equidés, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Liège, Belgique. cdelguste@ulg.ac.be
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Biopsy / methods
- Biopsy / veterinary
- Bone Density Conservation Agents / administration & dosage
- Bone Density Conservation Agents / analysis
- Bone and Bones / chemistry
- Bone and Bones / pathology
- Diphosphonates / administration & dosage
- Diphosphonates / analysis
- Drug Administration Schedule / veterinary
- Feasibility Studies
- Horses
- Infusions, Intravenous / veterinary
- Male
- Metacarpal Bones / chemistry
- Metacarpal Bones / pathology
- Tarsal Bones / chemistry
- Tarsal Bones / pathology
- Time Factors
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This article has been cited 3 times.- Vergara-Hernandez FB, Nielsen BD, Colbath AC. Is the Use of Bisphosphonates Putting Horses at Risk? An Osteoclast Perspective.. Animals (Basel) 2022 Jul 3;12(13).
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