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Trial reportBMC veterinary research2018

Tiludronate and clodronate do not affect bone structure or remodeling kinetics over a 60 day randomized trial.

Heather A Richbourg, Colin F Mitchell, Ashley N Gillett, Margaret A McNulty

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC veterinary research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Heather A RichbourgDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Colin F MitchellDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA. cmitchel@lsu.edu.
Ashley N GillettDepartment of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Margaret A McNultyDepartment of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Louisiana State University · USIndiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · US

Funding

EHSP/Cusimano 166080121-2636 (2016)EHSP/Cusimano Grant 166080121-2636 (2015)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTiludronate and clodronate are FDA-approved bisphosphonate drug therapies for navicular disease in horses. Although clinical studies have determined their ability to reduce lameness associated with skeletal disorders in horses, data regarding the effect on bone structure and remodeling is lacking. Additionally, due to off-label use of these drugs in young performance horses, effects on bone in young horses need to be investigated. Therefore, the purpose of this randomized, experimental pilot study was to determine the effect of tiludronate and clodronate on normal bone cells, structure and remodeling after 60 days in clinically normal, young horses. Additionally, the effect of clodronate on bone healing 60 days after an induced defect was investigated.

resultsAll horses tolerated surgery well, with no post-surgery lameness and all acquired biopsies being adequate for analyses. Overall, tiludronate and clodronate did not significantly alter any bone structure or remodeling parameters, as evaluated by microCT and dynamic histomorphometry. Tiludronate did not extensively impact bone formation or resorption parameters as evaluated by static histomorphometry. Similarly, clodronate did not affect bone formation or resorption after 60 days. Sixty days post-defect, healing was minimally affected by clodronate.

conclusionsTiludronate and clodronate do not appear to significantly impact bone tissue on a structural or cellular level using standard dose and administration schedules.

Indexed as

AnimalsBiopsyBone and BonesBone Density Conservation AgentsBone RemodelingClodronic AcidDiphosphonatesHorse DiseasesHorsesLameness, AnimalOsteogenesisPilot ProjectsBone Density Conservation AgentsClodronic AcidDiphosphonatestiludronic acidBiopsyBisphosphonateBoneClodronateHistomorphometryHorseMicro-computed tomographyTiludronate

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PMID29554967
PMCPMC5859757
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