Effects of meloxicam on hematologic and plasma biochemical analysis variables and results of histologic examination of tissue specimens of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
| Autor: | Kristin M. Sinclair, Molly E. Church, Thomas B Farver, Joanne R Paul-Murphy, Sean D. Owens, Linda J. Lowenstine |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment Thiazines Physiology Coturnix Meloxicam chemistry.chemical_compound Muscular Diseases biology.animal Internal medicine Biopsy Medicine Animals Aspartate Aminotransferases Adverse effect Muscle Skeletal Saline Creatine Kinase Poultry Diseases General Veterinary biology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Coturnix japonica Anti-Inflammatory Agents Non-Steroidal General Medicine biology.organism_classification Quail Uric Acid Thiazoles Endocrinology chemistry biology.protein Uric acid Creatine kinase Kidney Diseases business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | American journal of veterinary research. 73(11) |
| ISSN: | 1943-5681 |
| Popis: | Objective—To determine the effects of meloxicam on values of hematologic and plasma biochemical analysis variables and results of histologic examination of tissue specimens of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica). Animals—30 adult Japanese quail. Procedures—15 quail underwent laparoscopic examination of the left kidneys, and 15 quail underwent laparoscopic examination and biopsy of the left kidneys. Quail in each of these groups received meloxicam (2.0 mg/kg, IM, q 12 h; n = 10) or a saline (0.9% NaCl) solution (0.05 mL, IM, q 12 h; control birds; 5) for 14 days. A CBC and plasma biochemical analyses were performed at the start of the study and within 3 hours after the last treatment. Birds were euthanized and necropsies were performed. Results—No adverse effects of treatments were observed, and no significant changes in values of hematologic variables were detected during the study. Plasma uric acid concentrations and creatine kinase or aspartate aminotransferase activities were significantly different before versus after treatment for some groups of birds. Gross lesions identified during necropsy included lesions at renal biopsy sites and adjacent air sacs (attributed to the biopsy procedure) and pectoral muscle hemorrhage and discoloration (at sites of injection). Substantial histopathologic lesions were limited to pectoral muscle necrosis, and severity was greater for meloxicam-treated versus control birds. Conclusions and Clinical Relevance—Meloxicam (2.0 mg/kg, IM, q 12 h for 14 days) did not cause substantial alterations in function of or histopathologic findings for the kidneys of Japanese quail but did induce muscle necrosis; repeated IM administration of meloxicam to quail may be contraindicated. |
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