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ReviewPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Assessment of Avermectins-Induced Toxicity in Animals.

Muhammad Salman, Rao Zahid Abbas, Khalid Mehmood, Riaz Hussain, Sehar Shah, Mehwish Faheem, Tean Zaheer, Asghar Abbas, Bernardo Morales, Ina Aneva and 1 more

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Review in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
12.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Muhammad SalmanDepartment of Parasitology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-0334-7320
Rao Zahid AbbasDepartment of Parasitology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
Khalid MehmoodDepartment of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-4720-8792
Riaz HussainDepartment of Pathology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan.
Sehar ShahDepartment of Parasitology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
Mehwish FaheemDepartment of Zoology, Government College University Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Tean ZaheerDepartment of Parasitology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-8248-6451
Asghar AbbasFaculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture Multan, Multan 59300, Pakistan.
Bernardo MoralesDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, University of Santiago de Chile, Estación Central, Santiago 9160000, Chile.
Ina AnevaInstitute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-6476-5438
José L MartínezVicerrectoria de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Estación Central, Santiago 9160000, Chile.
University of Faisalabad · PKIslamia University of Bahawalpur · PKUniversidad de Santiago de Chile · CLBulgarian Academy of Sciences · BGGovernment College University, Lahore · PKMuhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Macrocyclic lactones, particularly the avermectins, have completely revolutionized the approaches aimed at control of parasites. These avermectins are the most widely used anti-parasitic drugs in veterinary field with sales exceeding one billion US dollars annually. However, before clinical usage, their safety evaluation in the animals is a major critical factor that must be considered. Many studies have reported the negative effects of avermectins like ivermectin, abamectin, doramectin, and eprinomectin on the host animals. These harmful effects arise from avermectins targeting GABA and glutamate-gated chloride channels present both in the parasites and the host animals. In this review, various modes of avermectins action along with the negative effects on the host like nephrotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, neurotoxicity, reproductive toxicity, and endocrine disruption were discussed in detail. Furthermore, other important issues like ecotoxicity, drug resistance, and drug residues in milk associated with avermectins usage were also discussed, which need special attention.

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animalsavermectinsparasitesafetytoxicity

Identifiers

PMID35337129
PMCPMC8950826
OpenAlexW4221131859

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