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Plasma cortisol response to ketoconazole administration in dogs with hyperadrenocorticism.

Abstract
The effect of orally administered ketoconazole on plasma cortisol concentration in dogs with hyperadrenocorticism was evaluated. Every 30 minutes from 0800 hours through 1600 hours and again at 1800 hours, 2000 hours, and 0800 hours the following morning, 15 clinically normal dogs and 49 dogs with hyperadrenocorticism had plasma samples obtained and analyzed for cortisol concentration. The mean (+/- SD) plasma cortisol concentration for the initial 8-hour testing period was highest in 18 dogs with adrenocortical tumor (5.3 +/- 1.6 micrograms/dl), lowest in 15 control dogs (1.3 +/- 0.5 micrograms/dl), and intermediate in 31 dogs with pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism (PDH; 3.4 +/- 1.2 micrograms/dl). Results in each of the 2 groups of dogs with hyperadrenocorticism were significantly (P less than 0.05) different from results in control dogs, but not from each other. The same cortisol secretory experiment was performed, using 8 dogs with hyperadrenocorticism (5 with PDH; 3 with adrenocortical tumor) before and after administration at 0800 hours of 15 mg of ketoconazole/kg of body weight. Significant (P less than 0.05) decrease in the 8-hour mean plasma cortisol concentration (0.9 +/- 0.2 microgram/dl) was observed, with return to baseline plasma cortisol concentration 24 hours later. Twenty dogs with hyperadrenocorticism (11 with PDH, 9 with adrenocortical tumor) were treated with ketoconazole at a dosage of 15 mg/kg given every 12 hours for a half month to 12 months. The disease in 2 dogs with PDH failed to respond to treatment, but 18 dogs had complete resolution of clinical signs of hyperadrenocorticism and significant (P less than 0.05) reduction in plasma cortisol responsiveness to exogenous adrenocorticotropin (ACTH).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
AuthorsE C Feldman, D S Bruyette, R W Nelson, T B Farver
JournalJournal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (J Am Vet Med Assoc) Vol. 197 Issue 1 Pg. 71-8 (Jul 01 1990) ISSN: 0003-1488 [Print] United States
PMID2370223 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Ketoconazole
  • Hydrocortisone
Topics
  • Adenoma (complications, veterinary)
  • Administration, Oral
  • Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms (complications, veterinary)
  • Adrenocortical Hyperfunction (drug therapy, etiology, veterinary)
  • Animals
  • Carcinoma (complications, veterinary)
  • Dog Diseases (drug therapy)
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Hydrocortisone (blood)
  • Ketoconazole (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
  • Male
  • Pituitary Neoplasms (complications, veterinary)

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