The effects of Mannheimia haemolytica and albendazole on marbofloxacin pharmacokinetics in lambs

Trop Anim Health Prod. 2019 Nov;51(8):2603-2610. doi: 10.1007/s11250-019-01980-5. Epub 2019 Jun 23.

Abstract

The study aimed to define the effects of M. haemolytica and a single oral dose of albendazole on the single-dose pharmacokinetics of marbofloxacin in lambs. The pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic integration of marbofloxacin was applied to describe a 3 mg/kg intramuscular dose in lambs. The 6 healthy and 12 naturally infected with M. haemolytica lambs (Akkaraman, males weighing 10-15 kg and aged 2-3 months) were used in this study. In the marbofloxacin group, 6 healthy lambs received marbofloxacin. In the albendazole group after 2 weeks washout period, the same animals received marbofloxacin on 1 h after albendazole. In the diseased marbofloxacin group, 6 lambs naturally infected with M. haemolytica received marbofloxacin. In the diseased albendazole group, 6 lambs naturally infected with M. haemolytica received marbofloxacin on 1 h after albendazole. The marbofloxacin and albendazole were administered each as a single dose of 3 mg/kg intramuscular and 7.5 mg/kg oral, respectively, in the respective groups. Plasma concentration of marbofloxacin was measured with HPLC-UV and pharmacokinetic parameters were analyzed by non-compartmental model. Albendazole did not change the pharmacokinetic profiles of marbofloxacin in healthy and diseased lambs. However, M. haemolytica affected the pharmacokinetics of marbofloxacin in diseased lambs, AUC0-24/MIC90 ratio was not found to be higher than 125, but Cmax/MIC90 ratios was found to be higher than 10 for an MIC value of 0.25 μg/mL in all groups. The marbofloxacin dose described in this study may not be effective for the treatment of infections due to M. haemolytica in lambs, with MIC ≤ 0.25 μg/mL.

Keywords: Albendazole; Lamb; Mannheimia haemolytica; Marbofloxacin; Pharmacokinetics.

MeSH terms

  • Albendazole / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Anthelmintics / pharmacology*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacokinetics*
  • Fluoroquinolones / pharmacokinetics*
  • Injections, Intramuscular / veterinary
  • Male
  • Mannheimia haemolytica / physiology*
  • Pasteurellosis, Pneumonic / drug therapy*
  • Pasteurellosis, Pneumonic / microbiology
  • Sheep
  • Sheep Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Sheep Diseases / microbiology
  • Turkey

Substances

  • Anthelmintics
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Fluoroquinolones
  • marbofloxacin
  • Albendazole