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Introducing a noninvasive, non-surgical, and reversible animal model for fecal incontinence using abobotulinumtoxinA in dogs

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Mohammad Yasan Bangash 1
Mir Sepehr Pedram 1
Valiollah Mehrabi 2
Mohammad Mehdi Dehghan 1
Koorosh Mansoori 3
Sarang Soroori 1
Sanaz Banifazl 4
Forough Dadgar 5
Mohammad Reza Mokhber Dezfouli 6

1 Department of Surgery and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Medical Center, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran

3 Neuromusculoskeletal Research Center, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

5 Department of Medicine, International University of the Health Sciences, Winnipeg, Canada

6 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30466/vrf.2021.134713.3019
Abstract
The aim of this study was to introduce a new animal model of fecal incontinence (FI) by injecting abobotulinumtoxinA in the external anal sphincter (EAS) muscle of dogs which replaces models based on anal sphincter destructions that are invasive, mostly require surgical procedures, expensive, permanent, and painful to the animals. 4 healthy mongrel dogs were used in this study. First, they were received NaCl 0.09% (as control) injections in EAS muscle and effects were assessed by means of Electromyography (EMG) and clinically evaluated by sphincter pinch test and presence of leakage of feces for 2 weeks. Then, they received abobotulinumtoxinA in EAS muscle and reevaluated for 6 weeks to see short-term and medium-term effects of abobotulinumtoxinA injection. Saline had no significant changes in results obtained from EMG, however, there were significant decreases in amplitudes of action potentials after receiving abobotulinumtoxinA in comparison with no injection or saline injection in EAS muscle. Pinch tests were normal after saline injection assessment period, however, then started to be negative, ranging from two days after abobotulinumtoxinA injection to seven days after receiving abobotulinumtoxinA. Animals also had significant presentations of fecal incontinence (leakage of feces and cage contamination with feces) from the 1st week after receiving abobotulinumtoxinA until the 6th week after receiving abobotulinumtoxinA. AbobotulinumtoxinA caused paralysis in the EAS and producd FI conditions in dogs. This animal model was an appropriate substitute to the various invasive, expensive and also complicated procedures with an easy, feasible, noninvasive and non-painful single-stage abobotulinumtoxinA injection.

Keywords

AbobotulinumtoxinA
Dog
Electromyography
External anal sphincter
Fecal incontinence
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Veterinary Research Forum
Volume 13, Issue 2
Spring 2022
Pages 215-221

  • Receive Date 11 August 2020
  • Revise Date 23 December 2020
  • Accept Date 10 January 2021

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