The renal clearance of inulin, creatinine, trimethoprim and sulphadoxine in horses

The clearance of inulin and creatinine were almost identical in horses, indicating that creatinine clearance can be used for estimation of the glomerular filtration rate in horses. Trimethoprim (TMP) is excreted in urine by glomerular filtration, active tubular secretion and back-diffusion. The clearance of TMP is highly influenced by urine pH, but also by the plasma concentration of the drug and by the degree of diuresis. The results indicate self-depression of the active tubular secretion of TMP at plasma concentrations above 1–2 μg/ml. The renal excretion of sulphadoxine in horses involves glomerular filtration and a pronounced back-diffusion. The clearance of sulphadoxine is dependent on urine pH and increases with increasing pH. The clearance of N⁴-acetyl sulphadoxine was higher than the clearance of the parent compound. The renal excretion of N⁴-acetyl sulphadoxine was shown to involve glomerular filtration, active tubular secretion and back-diffusion.     

Mammary and renal excretion of chlorpromazine in goats

In experiments on goats it was found that the binding of chlorpromazine (Cpz) to the proteins in plasma and milk ranged between 91–99 and 91–97 %, respectively, and was independent of the drug concentration in the samples. The in vitro binding of chlorpromazine in whole milk (96%) was significantly higher (P<0.01) than the protein binding in skim milk (91%) because the drug was concentrated in the butterfat. The concentration of Cpz was always higher in the milk than in the corresponding plasma samples. The renal clearance of Cpz in goats with normal urine pH was very small (0.16 ml min^-1) due to the high degree of plasma protein binding and of back diffusion. The mechanisms involved during the renal excretion of Cpz in goats included glomerular filtration, probably active tubular secretion and pH dependent back diffusion.     

Comparison between the renal clearance of endogenous creatinine and inulin in the sheep

Simultaneous renal clearances of inulin and endogenous creatinine were determined during inulin infusions in sheep. The calculated regression of creatinine on inulin clearance differed significantly from the expected line. Discrepancies might be explained by absorption and secretion of creatinine under differing conditions, but it is suggested that lack of specificity of the method used for creatinine determination is an equally likely cause. As the difference between the two clearances was not great (within the range 14 to 48 ml min-1 it was not significant at P less than 0.05), creatinine clearance remains a useful indicator of glomerular filtration. For greatest accuracy, however, inulin clearance remains the method of choice.     

Monitoring the progression of renal failure in a horse with polycystic kidney disease: use of the reciprocal of serum creatinine concentration and sodium sulfanilate clearance half-time

Sequential reciprocals of serum creatinine concentration and sodium sulfanilate clearance half-times were used to monitor a horse with chronic renal failure. The horse was diagnosed as having polycystic kidney disease; at least one cyst was of distal tubular origin. Using the plots of the sequential data, a reasonably accurate prediction was made for complete renal decompensation to develop.     

Clinical evaluation of sodium sulfanilate clearance for the diagnosis of renal disease in dogs

Sodium sulfanilate (ss) clearance time was measured in 13 clinically normal dogs and in 24 dogs with suspected renal disease. The results were compared with those from more routine tests of renal function to assess whether measurement of ss clearance provided additional information about the degree of renal dysfunction. It was concluded that ss clearance is a more sensitive measure of renal dysfunction than is serum creatinine or blood urea nitrogen. Sodium sulfanilate half-life was increased before the complete loss of ability to concentrate urine; however, urine concentrating ability was impaired in some dogs with normal ss clearance. In dogs with glomerular disease, proteinuria developed before increased ss clearances. However, ss clearance was a more reliable method of monitoring the degree of renal dysfunction than was protein concentration in single urine samples.     

Mechanism of renal excretion of creatinine by the pony

Free-flow and stop-flow procedures conducted on 2 female and 2 testosterone-treated castrated male ponies indicated that [14C]inulin and exogenous creatinine clearance values were the same. These results indicated that creatinine was neither reabsorbed nor secreted by the renal tubules and that exogenous creatinine clearance was an accurate method for determining glomerular filtration rate. As in other species which have been studied, endogenous creatinine clearance probably underestimated glomerular filtration rate because of the presence of noncreatinine chromogens in plasma.     

Determination of creatinine excretion and evaluation of spot urine sampling in Holstein cattle

Four experiments were carried out to determine urinary creatinine excretion in Holstein growing bulls, lactating cows, and replacement heifers. In addition, we evaluated the use of spot sampling technique to estimate purine derivatives (PD) excretion. In Experiment I, 15 lactating cows were used in a randomized block design to compare creatinine excretion obtained in different time-spans of urine collection (during 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, and 24 h). In Experiment II, four bulls were allocated in a 4 × 4 Latin square to evaluate the effect of diet (levels of cottonseed hulls of 0, 10, 20, and 30% of the DM) on excretion of creatinine. In Experiment III, 15 lactating cows were used to evaluate the effect of milk production (ranging from 3.9 to 36.7 kg/d) on daily creatinine and PD excretions. In Experiment IV, 22 replacement heifers were utilized to evaluate the effect of body weight (BW, ranging from 107 to 545 kg) on daily creatinine and PD excretions. For all experiments, total urine collections were made over 24 h and daily creatinine and PD excretions were determined. Different time-spans for total urine collection had no effect (P = 0.70) on creatinine excretion compared to the 24-h collection period, indicating a constant excretion rate of creatinine. The roughage source did not influence (P = 0.64) creatinine excretion by bulls, averaging 0.248 ± 0.008 mmol/kg BW. Similarly, milk production did not affect (P = 0.82) creatinine excretion in cows, averaging 0.212 ± 0.004 mmol/kg BW. In contrast, the creatinine excretion (mmol/kg BW) decreased linearly (P < 0.001) as BW of heifers increased, suggesting that creatinine excretion might vary with the degree of maturity of growing animals. There were no differences (P > 0.14) between the 24-h total collection and spot sampling technique in estimating daily PD excretion. The spot sampling technique may be used to estimate the daily excretion of urinary PD in Holstein cattle under practical conditions.     

Investigations on renal excretion of sodium in dairy cattle

Serum and urine were taken from healthy dairy cattle from 22 different farms. 214 animals belonged to the Swiss Brown breed and 210 were crossbreds of Simmental-Red Holstein. The animals were given at least 70 g of sodium chloride with their daily feed ration. On 6 farms sodium chloride was offered ad libitum in form of licks, which was presumed to be sufficient for covering their needs. Concentrations of sodium (UR Na), potassium (UR K) and creatinine were analyzed from serum and urine and fractional excretion of Na and K was calculated. Concentrations of sodium and potassium in urine from all cows (mean +/- sd) was 60.9 +/- 44.7 mmol/l and 370.7 +/- 66.9 mmol/l respectively. The FE values were 0.954 +/- 0.939% for sodium and 173.1 +/- 54% for potassium. In 5.5% of the animals values for UR Na < 10 mmol/l were found. There were no significant differences, however, were found in sodium and potassium excretion among farms. Urine samples of at least 10 animals should be analyzed in order to have a reliable estimation of the supply with sodium chloride within a herd. Our results do not support the hypothesis that low sodium excretion would be a predisposing factor for Bovine Dilative Cardiomyopathy in Simmental-Red Holstein cattle.     

五苓注射液对家兔水钠和肌酐排泄及肾小球滤过率的影响

五苓散源于张仲景的《伤寒论》，此方由猪苓、泽泻、白术、茯苓、桂枝组成，主要用于治疗发热恶风、汗出、小便不利、少腹胀满、烦渴、水入即吐等证，现代多用于治疗水肿、胃肠炎、腹泻、传染性肝炎、泌尿系统感染等。本方原为散剂．现多作汤剂。但汤剂系采用自来水熬制，水中Ca^ 、Mg^ 会影响中药有效     

Pharmacokinetics, urinary and mammary excretion of ceftriaxone in lactating goats

The pharmacokinetic properties of ceftriaxone were investigated in 10 goats following a single intravenous (i.v.) and intramuscular (i.m.) administration of 20 mg kg(-1) body weight. After i.v. injection, ceftriaxone serum concentration-time curves were characteristic of a two-compartment open model. The distribution and elimination half-lives (t(1/2alpha), t(1/2beta)) were 0.12 and 1.44 h respectively. Following i.m. injection, peak serum concentration (C(max)) of 23.6 microg ml(-1) was attained at 0.70 h. The absorption and elimination half-lives (t(1/2ab), t(1/2el)) were 0.138 and 1.65 h respectively. The systemic bioavailability of the i.m. administration (F %) was 85%. Following i.v. and i.m. administration, the drug was excreted in high concentrations in urine for 24 h post-administration. The drug was detected at low concentrations in milk of lactating goats. A recommended dosage of 20 mg kg(-1) injected i.m. every 12 h could be expected to provide a therapeutic serum concentration exceeding the minimal inhibitory concentrations for different susceptible pathogens.     

Renal excretion of creatinine, electrolytes, protein, and enzymes in healthy sheep

Urinary indices of renal function and damage were measured in 6 healthy, mature ewes over a 48-hour period. Endogenous creatinine clearance, total and fractional electrolyte excretion rates, protein excretion, urine volume, and urine gamma-glutamyltransferase and beta-glucuronidase activities were measured. Significant variations in the excretion rates of creatinine, electrolytes, and protein were not found between intervals within the 48-hour urine collection period. Total urinary electrolyte excretion rates were significantly (P less than 0.001) correlated with fractional electrolyte excretion rates normalized for creatinine concentration; however, coefficient of determination was low.     

Plasma disappearance of creatinine as a renal function test in the dog

The serum concentration of creatinine at 120 minutes (SC120) after intravenous injection of 88 mg kg-1 of creatinine, the plasma half-life (t1/2) and the plasma clearance of creatinine (PCC) were evaluated as renal function tests in 30 healthy adult dogs and six adult dogs with known or suspected renal disease. The mean SC120 in the normal dog was 0.31 +/- 0.08 mmol litre-1 and in the clinical cases 0.71 +/- 0.19 mmol litre-1. The correlation coefficients between SC120 and renal creatinine clearance (RCC) for the normal dogs and the clinical cases were -0.76 and -0.69, respectively. At 120 minutes after injection, 95 per cent of normal dogs would be predicted to have a serum creatinine concentration below 0.46 mmol litre-1. The mean plasma t1/2 of creatinine for the normal dogs was 107.7 +/- 17.96 minutes, while the clinical cases had a wide range of values (148.8 to 620.1 minutes). Plasma t1/2 of creatinine was correlated with RCC for both the normal dogs and the clinical cases (r = -0.55, r = -0.91, respectively). The mean PCC for the normal dogs was 7.42 +/- 2.22 ml min-1 kg-1 (range 4.95 to 13.28 ml min-1 kg-1). There was a good correlation between RCC and PCC (r = 0.7). The PCC for the clinical cases ranged from 0.76 to 3.37 ml min-1 kg-1. The correlation between RCC and PCC was significant (r = 0.91). Thus SC120, t1/2 and PCC may be useful methods of assessing renal function in dogs with renal impairment insufficient to cause azotaemia.     

Sulfatroxazole: pharmacokinetics, metabolism and urinary excretion in goats and pigs

The disposition of sulfatroxazole (STZ) has been studied in goats and pigs after intravenous administration of a single dose. The percentage of protein-binding decreased with increasing plasma concentration in both species. At 100 micrograms/ml about 85% was bound to plasma proteins in goats, while the corresponding value was only 55% in pigs. Two metabolites of STZ were isolated from urine and identified as N4-acetyl-STZ and 3-sulfanilamido-4-methyl-5-hydroxy-methyl-isoxazole (5'-OH-STZ). The goats excreted about 80% of the dose in urine. The majority (64%) was excreted as unchanged STZ, while N4-acetyl-STZ and 5'-OH-STZ made up 19% and 18%, respectively. The pigs excreted 95% of the dose in urine. Unchanged STZ amounted to 30% and N4-acetyl-STZ to 70% of the urinary excretion in pigs, while there were only traces of 5'-OH-STZ.     

Calculation of urinary enzyme excretion, with renal structure and function in dogs with pyometra

The urinary enzyme markers of renal damage, alkaline phosphatase (AP), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) and N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase (NAG), glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and renal biopsies were studied to evaluate renal status in dogs with pyometra. After ovariohysterectomy, urinary enzymes were measured daily for 12 days in 55 dogs, and again at a later follow-up visit. Thirteen dogs had high levels of at least one enzyme at initial presentation. Seventeen dogs had a transient increase in urinary enzyme values between one and five days after surgery. Enzyme values usually declined to low activities within 12 post-operative days. Renal biopsies demonstrated tubular abnormalities in many dogs. Mean GFR was 2.4 and 2.0 ml min(-1) kg(-1), respectively on day 1 post-operatively and at the follow-up visit 1-4 months later. High urinary enzyme values often reflected extensive lesions in renal proximal tubular cells and sometimes reduced GFR.     

不同CO2气腹压对山羊肝、肾功能的影响

选择21只健康山羊随机均分为A、B、C 3组。分别用1.33、2.0、2.4kPa的气腹压值进行充气腹试验,以探讨不同CO2气腹压对山羊肝、肾功能的影响。结果表明:CO2气腹压可引起ALT、AST、ALP、Tbil、Crea升高和U-rea降低;在放气后1或2、3 d时,B、C 2组与A组相比较对肝、肾功能的影响差异显著;在放气后4d,A组肝、肾功能基本能恢复到气腹前水平,B、C 2组放气后4d尚未恢复到气腹前水平。当气腹压≥1.06 kPa时,均能够保证山羊的腹腔充分膨胀隆起。本试验确定了在山羊腹腔镜手术充气腹时,应选用1.06kPa≤PP≤1.33kPa气腹压值为宜,从而为今后开展山羊腹腔镜手术奠定了理论基础。