The acute effects of single-dose orally administered doramectin, eprinomectin and selamectin on natural infections of Syphacia muris in rats

Exp Parasitol. 2009 Jul;122(3):177-81. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2009.03.008. Epub 2009 Mar 24.

Abstract

This study was designed to determine the acute effects of a single-dose of orally administered doramectin, eprinomectin and selamectin on Syphacia muris infection in rats. Rats, naturally infected with S. muris, were divided into four groups: three different treatment groups (n=7) and one positive control (n=7). Cellophane tape preparations were obtained from the treated rats on day 0 pre-treatment and on days 2, 4 and 6 post-treatment. Syphacia sp. eggs were counted. Eprinomectin was found to be 100% effective in eliminating eggs on two post-treatment. However when egg counts on day 6 post-treatment were compared with pre-treatment egg counts, doramectin and selamectin were found to be 99.32 and 98.77% effective in eliminating eggs, respectively. On day 7 post-treatment, blood samples were obtained from all groups, and then the rats were necropsied. Doramectin, eprinomectin and selamectin were found to be 100% effective in eliminating adult S. muris, when compared with the positive control group.

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Animals
  • Animals, Laboratory
  • Anthelmintics / administration & dosage
  • Anthelmintics / pharmacology
  • Anthelmintics / therapeutic use*
  • Hematologic Tests / veterinary
  • Ivermectin / administration & dosage
  • Ivermectin / analogs & derivatives
  • Ivermectin / pharmacology
  • Ivermectin / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Oxyuriasis / drug therapy
  • Oxyuriasis / parasitology
  • Oxyuriasis / veterinary*
  • Oxyuroidea / drug effects*
  • Parasite Egg Count / veterinary
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley / parasitology*
  • Rodent Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Rodent Diseases / parasitology

Substances

  • Anthelmintics
  • Ivermectin
  • eprinomectin
  • selamectin
  • doramectin