Agnès Barnabé, Benoit Loup, Adam Cawley, Vivian Delcourt, Patrice Garcia, Marie-Agnès Popot, John Keledjian, Ludovic Bailly-Chouriberry
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Abstract
Despite the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) regulation associated with heavy sanctions, the abuse of prohibited substances must be identified and deterred throughout horses' athletic careers, such as the administration of recombinant growth hormone (rGH). GH is naturally produced in mammal organisms to stimulate growth. Thus, rGH administration can enhance the performance of horses by expanding some physical abilities. As measuring endogenous GH levels is complex, an indirect strategy is to monitor GH-associated biomarkers in plasma as insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels. To prevent these misuses, the Equine Biological Passport (EBP) has been designed in France (GIE LCH) and Australia (ARFL-Racing NSW) to profile specific biological and chemical parameters in selected racehorses. In this study, we investigated individual limits as a complementary tool to a single limit to supervise the stability of IGF-1 profile over a racing season. The aim is to design custom limits based on the horse's history to detect any deviation below the single limit. The method was assessed using experimental data and then tested on EBP data from three thoroughbreds and three French trotters. Finally, individual limits have been added to the French EBP for IGF-1 monitoring.
期刊介绍:
As the incidence of drugs escalates in 21st century living, their detection and analysis have become increasingly important. Sport, the workplace, crime investigation, homeland security, the pharmaceutical industry and the environment are just some of the high profile arenas in which analytical testing has provided an important investigative tool for uncovering the presence of extraneous substances.
In addition to the usual publishing fare of primary research articles, case reports and letters, Drug Testing and Analysis offers a unique combination of; ‘How to’ material such as ‘Tutorials’ and ‘Reviews’, Speculative pieces (‘Commentaries’ and ‘Perspectives'', providing a broader scientific and social context to the aspects of analytical testing), ‘Annual banned substance reviews’ (delivering a critical evaluation of the methods used in the characterization of established and newly outlawed compounds).
Rather than focus on the application of a single technique, Drug Testing and Analysis employs a unique multidisciplinary approach to the field of controversial compound determination. Papers discussing chromatography, mass spectrometry, immunological approaches, 1D/2D gel electrophoresis, to name just a few select methods, are welcomed where their application is related to any of the six key topics listed below.