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  • Title: Calculation of maximal removal rate of indocyanine green to measure hepatic functional mass in dogs by use of the nine-hour method.
    Author: Furuhama K, Goi S, Kawarabayashi K, Maru C, Inage F.
    Journal: Am J Vet Res; 1996 Jun; 57(6):803-6. PubMed ID: 8725803.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To establish a versatile and reliable procedure for the determination of indocyanine green maximal removal rate (ICG Rmax) to measure hepatic functional mass in dogs within 9 hours (9-hour method). DESIGN: Relation between 9-hour and standard 3-day methods was examined. ANIMALS: 101 healthy dogs. PROCEDURE: On investigation of the optimal technical conditions allowing completion of all procedures in a day, the appropriate IV administered doses of ICG were 0.125, 0.5, and 2.0 mg/kg of body weight, and the best blood sample collection times for obtaining plasma half-life at these 3 doses were before and 3, 6, and 9 minutes after ICG administration. RESULTS: Comparison of the 9-hour with 3-day method yielded a correlation coefficient (r) of 0.84, indicating close (P < 0.01) correlation. In the 9-hour method, mean +/- SD of ICG Rmax in healthy dogs was 0.24 +/- 0.09 mg/kg/min in male (n = 62) and was 0.23 +/- 0.06 mg/kg/min in female (n = 21) Beagles, and was 0.21 +/- 0.10 mg/kg/min in male (n = 11) and 0.20 +/- 0.07 mg/kg/min in female (n = 7) mixed-breed dogs. In Beagles treated orally with carbon tetrachloride (0.1 ml/kg in gelatine capsules) thrice weekly during a 10-week period, plasma alanine transaminase activity plateaued at a high value (> 2,000 IU/L) on day 5, and remained at this value until the end of the study. The ICG Rmax changed accordingly: day 5, 0.17; day 10, 0.11; day 40, 0.05; and day 60, 0.06 mg/kg/min. CONCLUSION: The 9-hour method for determination of ICG Rmax correlates favorably with the 3-day method. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This procedure may be practically applied in veterinary clinics in terms of prediction of hepatic functional mass, and for diagnosis of hepatotoxicosis induced by certain compounds.
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