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Pharmacokinetics of Metformin in Combination With Sitagliptin in Adult Horses After Enteral Administration

dc.contributor.authorCárceles-Rodríguez, Carlos M.
dc.contributor.authorFernández-Varón, Emilio
dc.contributor.authorMartín-Gimenez, Tamara
dc.contributor.authorAguirre, Carla
dc.contributor.authorArion, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez, María J.
dc.contributor.authorAyala de la Peña, Ignacio
dc.contributor.departmentMedicina y Cirugía Animal
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-11T08:24:16Z
dc.date.available2024-09-11T08:24:16Z
dc.date.issued2019-01
dc.description© 2019. Elsevier. This document is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 This document is the accepted version of a published work that appeared in final form in Journal of Equine Veterinary Science (JEVS) To access the final work, see DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2018.10.017es
dc.description.abstractInsulin dysregulation (ID) is a common metabolic disorder in horses. Recently, incretin hormone release has been suggested to be involved in ID in horses. In human medicine, metformin and sitagliptin are commonly used in combination for metabolic syndrome. This combination could be useful in treating ID in horses. However, no pharmacokinetics data have been reported in this species. The objective of the present study was to establish the plasma concentration–time profile and to derive pharmacokinetics data for a combination of metformin and sitagliptin in horses after enteral administration. Six healthy adult Purebred Spanish horses were used. A metformin (15 mg/kg) plus sitagliptin (1.5 mg/kg) preparation was administered by intragastric route (IG) as an enteral solution. Blood samples were collected from 0 to 48 hours after IG drug administration. Plasma concentrations of metformin and sitagliptin were measured using HPLC methods. The t½λz for metformin was 2.9 hours and for sitagliptin 21 hours. The Cmax was 442 ± 84 mg/L within 0.9 hours for metformin and 94 ± 14 mg/L within 1.3 hours for sitagliptin. No adverse effects were observed, and the combination of metformin and sitagliptin was well tolerated. Therefore, these results suggest that metformin plus sitagliptin might be a combination to consider in horses with ID. Additional studies are needed to establish the effectiveness and tolerance in equids affected by endocrine disorders.es
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dc.identifier.citationJournal of Equine Veterinary Science. Volume 72, January 2019, Pages 84-88
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2018.10.017
dc.identifier.issnPrint: 0737-0806
dc.identifier.issnElectronic: 1542-7412
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10201/143861
dc.languageenges
dc.publisherElsevieres
dc.relationSin financiación externa a la Universidades
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0737080618301308?via%3Dihubes
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesses
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional*
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dc.subjectPharmacokineticses
dc.subjectMetformines
dc.subjectSitagliptines
dc.subjectAntihyperglycemices
dc.subjectTolerabilityes
dc.subjectInsulin dysregulationes
dc.titlePharmacokinetics of Metformin in Combination With Sitagliptin in Adult Horses After Enteral Administrationes
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