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Assessment of low-dose cisplatin as a model of nausea and emesis in beagle dogs, potential for repeated administration

Kenward, H; Pelligand, L; Elliott, J

Authors

H Kenward

L Pelligand

J Elliott



Abstract

Cisplatin is a highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy agent, which is often used to induce nausea and emesis in animal models. The cytotoxic properties of cisplatin also cause adverse events that negatively impact on animal welfare preventing repeated administration of cisplatin. In this study, we assessed whether a low (subclinical) dose of cisplatin could be utilized as a model of nausea and emesis in the dog while decreasing the severity of adverse events to allow repeated administration. The emetic, nausea-like behavior and potential biomarker response to both the clinical dose (70 mg/m2) and low dose (15 mg/m2) of cisplatin was assessed. Plasma creatinine concentrations and granulocyte counts were used to assess adverse effects on the kidneys and bone marrow, respectively. Nausea-like behavior and emesis was induced by both doses of cisplatin, but the latency to onset was greater in the low-dose group. No significant change in plasma creatinine was detected for either dose groups. Granulocytes were significantly reduced compared with baseline (P = 0.000) following the clinical, but not the low-dose cisplatin group. Tolerability of repeated administration was assessed with 4 administrations of an 18 mg/m2 dose cisplatin. Plasma creatinine did not change significantly. Cumulative effects on the granulocytes occurred, they were significantly decreased (P = 0.03) from baseline at 3 weeks following cisplatin for the 4th administration only. Our results suggest that subclinical doses (15 and 18 mg/m2) of cisplatin induce nausea-like behavior and emesis but have reduced adverse effects compared with the clinical dose allowing for repeated administration in crossover studies.

Citation

Kenward, H., Pelligand, L., & Elliott, J. (2014). Assessment of low-dose cisplatin as a model of nausea and emesis in beagle dogs, potential for repeated administration. Experimental Brain Research, 232(8), 2685-2697. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-014-3961-6

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Apr 10, 2014
Publication Date May 4, 2014
Deposit Date Nov 11, 2014
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Experimental Brain Research
Print ISSN 0014-4819
Publisher Springer
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 232
Issue 8
Pages 2685-2697
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-014-3961-6
Public URL https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1405559