Members of the ODG have conducted and published key pharmacology studies in animals, especially pigs. These studies include determination of effective oxfendazole antiparasitic doses and dosing regimens, evaluation of oxfendazole effectiveness compared to the effectiveness of other antiparasitic drugs, and determination of oxfendazole pharmacokinetics (how much oxfendazole is absorbed by the body following its oral administration and how long oxfendazole remains present in the pig’s body). Below is a list of some of the publications resulting from this work:
Gonzalez AE, Codd EE, Horton J, Garcia HH, Gilman RH. Oxfendazole: a promising agent for the treatment and control of helminth infections in humans. Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy. 2019;17(1):51-56. https://doi.org/10.1080/14787210.2018.1555241
Vargas-Calla A, Gomez-Puerta LA, Calcina J, Gonzales-Viera O, Gavidia C, Lopez-Urbina MT, Garcia HH, Gonzalez AE Evaluation of activity of triclabendazole against Taenia solium metacestode in naturally infected pigs. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 2016 Jan;9(1):23-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjtm.2015.12.005
Gonzalez AE, Bustos JA, Garcia HH, Rodriguez S, Zimic M, Castillo Y, Praet N, Gabriël S, Gilman RH, Dorny P; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru. Successful Antiparasitic Treatment for Cysticercosis is Associated with a Fast and Marked Reduction of Circulating Antigen Levels in a Naturally Infected Pig Model. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2015;93:1305-10. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.15-0370
Gonzalez AE, Bustos JA, Jimenez JA, Rodriguez ML, Ramirez MG, Gilman RH, Garcia HH; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru. Efficacy of diverse antiparasitic treatments for cysticercosis in the pig model. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2012;87:292-6. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0371
Moreno L, Lopez-Urbina M, Farias C, Domingue G, Donadeu M, Dungu B, García H, Gomez-Puerta L, Lanusse C, González A. A high oxfendazole dose to control porcine cysticercosis: Pharmacokinetics and tissue residue profiles. Food and Chemical Toxicology 2012;50:3819-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2012.07.023
Gomez-Puerta LA, Gavidia C, Lopez-Urbina MT, Garcia HH, Gonzalez AE; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru. Efficacy of a single oral dose of oxfendazole against Fasciola hepatica in naturally infected sheep. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2012;86:486-8. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0476
Gavidia CM, Gonzalez AE, Lopera L, Jayashi C, Angelats R, Barron EA, Ninaquispe B, Villarreal L, Garcia HH, Verastegui MR, Gilman RH. Evaluation of nitazoxanide and oxfendazole efficacy against cystic echinococcosis in naturally infected sheep. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2009;80:367-72. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.367
Gonzalez AE, Gavidia C, Falcon N, Bernal T, Verastegui M, Garcia HH, Gilman RH, Tsang VC; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru. Protection of pigs with cysticercosis from further infections after treatment with oxfendazole. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2001;65:15-8. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2001.65.15
Gonzalez AE, Falcon N, Gavidia C, Garcia HH, Tsang VC, Bernal T, Romero M, Gilman RH. Time-response curve of oxfendazole in the treatment of swine cysticercosis. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1998;59:832-6. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.832
Gonzalez AE, Falcon N, Gavidia C, Garcia HH, Tsang VC, Bernal T, Romero M, Gilman RH. Treatment of porcine cysticercosis with oxfendazole: a dose-response trial. The Veterinary Record 1997;141:420-2. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/vr.141.16.420
Gonzales AE, Garcia HH, Gilman RH, Gavidia CM, Tsang VC, Bernal T, Falcon N, Romero M, Lopez-Urbina MT. Effective, single-dose treatment or porcine cysticercosis with oxfendazole. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1996;54:391-4. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1996.54.391
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