Double-blind pilot study on the effects of ketoconazole on intradermal skin test and leukotriene C4 concentration in the skin of atopic dogs

The effects of ketoconazole on intradermal skin test results and on leukotriene C4 (LTC4) concentration in the skin of atopic dogs were evaluated in a pilot study. Twelve atopic dogs without a detectable Malassezia dermatitis were selected. All dogs had positive immedíate reaction to intradermal inj...

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Veröffentlicht in:Veterinary dermatology 1997-03, Vol.8 (1), p.3-10
Hauptverfasser: MARSELLA, ROSANNA, KUNKLE, GAIL A., VAUGHN, DANA M., MACDONALD, JOHN
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Zusammenfassung:The effects of ketoconazole on intradermal skin test results and on leukotriene C4 (LTC4) concentration in the skin of atopic dogs were evaluated in a pilot study. Twelve atopic dogs without a detectable Malassezia dermatitis were selected. All dogs had positive immedíate reaction to intradermal injection of house dust mite (HDM) at 25 PNU mL‐1. Six dogs received a control sugar tablet and six dogs received ketoconazole at 5 mg kg‐1 PO b.i.d. for 3 weeks. On days 0 and 21, intradermal injections of saline, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and house dust mite (HDM) were performed and biopsies of the injection sites were taken at 90 min postinjection to measure the concentration of LTC4 in the skin. Intradermal skin test results were not affected by ketoconazole therapy. Ketoconazole significantly decreased the concentration of LTC4 that could be elicited by the intradermal injection of saline and LPS. Ketoconazole also decreased the HDM‐induced LTC4 but differences between the prevalues and postvalues were not statistically significant. The mean decrease of LTC4 concentration in the ketoconazole group was 37% for the saline injection, 42% for the LPS injection and 26% for HDM injection. In the control group no significant changes in the LTC4 concentrations were found over the 3‐week time of the study. This pilot study showed that ketoconazole has anti‐inflammatory properties and suggests that this drug may be effective in decreasing the skin concentrations of LTC4 in atopic dogs. Résumé— Les effets de kétoconazole sur les résultats des tests intradermiques et la concentration en leucotriène C4 (LTC4) dans la peau de chiens atopiques ont étéévalués dans une étude en double aveugle. Douze chiens atopiques sans dermite à Malassezia ont été selectionnés. Tous les chiens ont des tests intradermiques positifs aux acariens de la poussière de maison à 25 PNU mL‐1à 20 minutes. Six chiens ont reçu des comprimés de sucre, six autres ont reçu du kétoconazole à 5 mg kg‐1, 2 fois par jour par voie orale pendant 3 semaines. Aux jours 0 et 21, des injections intradermiques de liposaccharides (LPS), d'eau salée et d'aeariens de la poussière de maison sont réalisées et des biopsies des points d'injections sont effectuées 90 minutes après l'injection afin de mesurer la concentration en LTC4 dans la peau. Les résultats des tests intradermiques ne sont pas modifies par la thérapeutique au kétoconazole. Par contre, le kétoconazole diminue significativement la concentration en LTC4 indui
ISSN:0959-4493
1365-3164
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-3164.1997.tb00257.x