Clinicopathologic and gastrointestinal effects of administration of prednisone, prednisone with omeprazole, or prednisone with probiotics to dogs: A double‐blind randomized trial

Abstract Background The efffect of administering of probiotics or twice‐daily omeprazole on glucocorticoid‐induced gastric bleeding in dogs is unknown. Hypothesis Compare gastrointestinal bleeding among dogs administered placebo, prednisone (2 mg/kg q24h), prednisone with omeprazole (1 mg/kg q12h),...

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Main Authors: Mariola B. Rak, Tamberlyn D. Moyers, Joshua M. Price, Jacqueline C. Whittemore
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Published: Wiley 2023-03-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16672
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author Mariola B. Rak
Tamberlyn D. Moyers
Joshua M. Price
Jacqueline C. Whittemore
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description Abstract Background The efffect of administering of probiotics or twice‐daily omeprazole on glucocorticoid‐induced gastric bleeding in dogs is unknown. Hypothesis Compare gastrointestinal bleeding among dogs administered placebo, prednisone (2 mg/kg q24h), prednisone with omeprazole (1 mg/kg q12h), or prednisone with probiotics (Visbiome, 11.2‐22.5 billion CFU/kg q24h) for 28 days. Animals Twenty‐four healthy research dogs. Methods Double‐blinded, placebo‐controlled randomized trial. Clinical signs and endoscopic gastrointestinal mucosal lesion scores at baseline (t1), day 14 (t2), and day 28 (t3) were compared using split‐plot repeated‐measures mixed‐model ANOVAs. Results Fecal score differed by treatment‐by‐time (F[6,40] = 2.65, P < .03), with higher scores in groups receiving prednisone at t3 than t1. Nineteen of thirty‐three episodes of diarrhea occurred in the prednisone with omeprazole group. Gastric mucosal lesion scores differed by treatment‐by‐time (F[6,60] = 2.86, P = .05), among treatment groups (F[3,60] = 4.9, P = .004), and over time (F[2,60] = 16.5, P < .001). Post hoc analysis revealed lesion scores increased over time for all groups receiving prednisone. At t3, scores for the prednisone (8.7 ± 4.9) and prednisone with probiotics (8.7 ± 4.9) groups differed significantly from placebo (1.8 ± 1.8; P ≤ .04), whereas scores for the prednisone with omeprazole (6.5 ± 5.5) group did not differ from placebo (P = .7). Ulcers occurred only in dogs receiving prednisone. Conclusions and Clinical Importance Prednisone‐induced gastric bleeding. Co‐administration of omeprazole partially mitigated bleeding, but a similar protective benefit was not demonstrated by co‐administration of the evaluated probiotic.
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spelling doaj.art-39b48dd815ba40a5b6a5899b4aada55a2023-03-30T07:47:05ZengWileyJournal of Veterinary Internal Medicine0891-66401939-16762023-03-0137246547510.1111/jvim.16672Clinicopathologic and gastrointestinal effects of administration of prednisone, prednisone with omeprazole, or prednisone with probiotics to dogs: A double‐blind randomized trialMariola B. Rak0Tamberlyn D. Moyers1Joshua M. Price2Jacqueline C. Whittemore3Small Animal Clinical Sciences University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine Knoxville Tennessee USASmall Animal Clinical Sciences University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine Knoxville Tennessee USAThe Office of Information Technology University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine Knoxville Tennessee USASmall Animal Clinical Sciences University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine Knoxville Tennessee USAAbstract Background The efffect of administering of probiotics or twice‐daily omeprazole on glucocorticoid‐induced gastric bleeding in dogs is unknown. Hypothesis Compare gastrointestinal bleeding among dogs administered placebo, prednisone (2 mg/kg q24h), prednisone with omeprazole (1 mg/kg q12h), or prednisone with probiotics (Visbiome, 11.2‐22.5 billion CFU/kg q24h) for 28 days. Animals Twenty‐four healthy research dogs. Methods Double‐blinded, placebo‐controlled randomized trial. Clinical signs and endoscopic gastrointestinal mucosal lesion scores at baseline (t1), day 14 (t2), and day 28 (t3) were compared using split‐plot repeated‐measures mixed‐model ANOVAs. Results Fecal score differed by treatment‐by‐time (F[6,40] = 2.65, P < .03), with higher scores in groups receiving prednisone at t3 than t1. Nineteen of thirty‐three episodes of diarrhea occurred in the prednisone with omeprazole group. Gastric mucosal lesion scores differed by treatment‐by‐time (F[6,60] = 2.86, P = .05), among treatment groups (F[3,60] = 4.9, P = .004), and over time (F[2,60] = 16.5, P < .001). Post hoc analysis revealed lesion scores increased over time for all groups receiving prednisone. At t3, scores for the prednisone (8.7 ± 4.9) and prednisone with probiotics (8.7 ± 4.9) groups differed significantly from placebo (1.8 ± 1.8; P ≤ .04), whereas scores for the prednisone with omeprazole (6.5 ± 5.5) group did not differ from placebo (P = .7). Ulcers occurred only in dogs receiving prednisone. Conclusions and Clinical Importance Prednisone‐induced gastric bleeding. Co‐administration of omeprazole partially mitigated bleeding, but a similar protective benefit was not demonstrated by co‐administration of the evaluated probiotic.https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16672corticosteroidgastrointestinal bleedingglucocorticoidmicrobiomeulcer
spellingShingle Mariola B. Rak
Tamberlyn D. Moyers
Joshua M. Price
Jacqueline C. Whittemore
Clinicopathologic and gastrointestinal effects of administration of prednisone, prednisone with omeprazole, or prednisone with probiotics to dogs: A double‐blind randomized trial
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
corticosteroid
gastrointestinal bleeding
glucocorticoid
microbiome
ulcer
title Clinicopathologic and gastrointestinal effects of administration of prednisone, prednisone with omeprazole, or prednisone with probiotics to dogs: A double‐blind randomized trial
title_full Clinicopathologic and gastrointestinal effects of administration of prednisone, prednisone with omeprazole, or prednisone with probiotics to dogs: A double‐blind randomized trial
title_fullStr Clinicopathologic and gastrointestinal effects of administration of prednisone, prednisone with omeprazole, or prednisone with probiotics to dogs: A double‐blind randomized trial
title_full_unstemmed Clinicopathologic and gastrointestinal effects of administration of prednisone, prednisone with omeprazole, or prednisone with probiotics to dogs: A double‐blind randomized trial
title_short Clinicopathologic and gastrointestinal effects of administration of prednisone, prednisone with omeprazole, or prednisone with probiotics to dogs: A double‐blind randomized trial
title_sort clinicopathologic and gastrointestinal effects of administration of prednisone prednisone with omeprazole or prednisone with probiotics to dogs a double blind randomized trial
topic corticosteroid
gastrointestinal bleeding
glucocorticoid
microbiome
ulcer
url https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16672
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