| 2026, Cilt 42, e0474 |
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| Determination of Embryotoxic Effects of Levofloxacin Exposure by the In Ovo Method |
| Rahmi Canbar1, Osman Dagar2, Tugba Melike Parlak3, Mehmet Tuzcu4, Enver Yazar3 |
| 1Aksaray University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Aksaray, Türkiye 2Aksaray University, Eskil Vocational School Department of Veterinary Medicine, Aksaray, Türkiye 3Selcuk University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Konya, Türkiye 4Selcuk University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathology, Konya, Türkiye |
| Keywords: Chicken egg, Embryotoxicity, In ovo method, Levofloxacin |
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Levofloxacin is a broad-spectrum antibacterial drug in the fluoroquinolone class
that is classified as category C during pregnancy. This study aimed to determine the
effects of levofloxacin administration on embryos at different developmental stages.
It examined 420 fertile chicken eggs, divided into two main groups-levofloxacin
treatment on days 7 and 14-each containing seven subgroups (n = 30 each): negative
control (no treatment), positive control (treated with saline), and five levofloxacin
doses (5000, 2500, 1250, 625, and 312.5 µg/kg). On day 21, all eggs were hatched,
the live-dead ratio was determined, and liver and kidney tissues were collected for
histopathological analysis. Administering levofloxacin to embryos at 7 and 14 days of
incubation had no lethal effect at doses up to 5000 µg/kg (p>0.05). Histopathological
evaluations revealed no significant or clinically meaningful histopathological
toxicity was observed of levofloxacin on liver and kidney development (p>0.05). In
conclusion, when administered directly, levofloxacin does not have adverse effects
on embryos at different developmental stages.
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