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      Discovery and mode of action of afoxolaner, a new isoxazoline parasiticide for dogs.

      Veterinary Parasitology
      Animals, Antiparasitic Agents, blood, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, therapeutic use, Chloride Channels, metabolism, Cockroaches, drug effects, Dog Diseases, drug therapy, physiopathology, Dogs, Drosophila melanogaster, Electrophysiological Phenomena, Female, Flea Infestations, prevention & control, veterinary, Isoxazoles, Male, Naphthalenes, Oocytes, Protein Binding, Random Allocation, Siphonaptera, Tick Infestations, Ticks, Xenopus laevis

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          Afoxolaner is an isoxazoline compound characterized by a good safety profile and extended effectiveness against fleas and ticks on dogs following a single oral administration. In vitro membrane feeding assay data and in vivo pharmacokinetic studies in dogs established an afoxolaner blood concentration of 0.1-0.2 μg/ml to be effective against both fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) and ticks (Dermacentor variabilis). Pharmacokinetic profiles in dogs following a 2.5mg/kg oral dosage demonstrated uniform and predictable afoxolaner plasma concentrations above threshold levels required for efficacy for more than one month. Dose ranging and a 5-month multi-dose experimental study in dogs, established that the 2.5mg/kg oral dosage was highly effective against fleas and ticks, and produced predictable and reproducible pharmacokinetics following repeated dosing. Mode of action studies showed that afoxolaner blocked native and expressed insect GABA-gated chloride channels with nanomolar potency. Afoxolaner has comparable potency between wild type channels and channels possessing the A302S (resistance-to-dieldrin) mutation. Lack of cyclodiene cross-resistance for afoxolaner was confirmed in comparative Drosophila toxicity studies, and it is concluded that afoxolaner blocked GABA-gated chloride channels via a site distinct from the cyclodienes. Copyright © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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