Why the study?
Does aspirin administration reduce urinary thromboxane metabolites in healthy dogs?
Population
20 healthy dogs
Comparison
Aspirin 1 mg/kg PO q 24 h for 7 consecutive… vs Baseline (prior to aspirin administration)
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
7 days (first phase) and single dose after 5-month washout
Key result
Aspirin at 1 mg/kg/d did not significantly decrease urinary 11-dehydroTXB(2) concentration in healthy dogs, suggesting this dosage may be insufficient for reliable platelet inhibition.
Authors
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Questions efficacy of 1 mg/kg/d aspirin for platelet inhibition in dogs; leaves open optimal dosing for clinical use.
Does aspirin administration reduce urinary thromboxane metabolites in healthy dogs?
Aspirin at 1 mg/kg/day may be insufficient for reliable platelet inhibition in healthy dogs based on urinary thromboxane metabolite levels.
Hoh et al. (2011) studied Healthy dogs (n=20). Aspirin vs. Baseline was evaluated on Urinary 11-dehydro-thromboxane B(2) and 2,3-dinorTXB(2) concentrations. Aspirin at 1 mg/kg/d did not significantly decrease urinary 11-dehydroTXB(2) concentration in healthy dogs, suggesting this dosage may be insufficient for reliable platelet inhibition.
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