Effect of synergists on ivermectin resistance in field populations of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus from Punjab districts, India

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
Rojesh KhangembamNirbhay Kumar Singh

Abstract

The status of ivermectin resistance in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus collected from various districts of the Punjab state, India was determined using larval immersion test (LIT). Regression graphs of probit mortality of larval ticks of various field isolates were plotted against log values of increasing concentrations of technical grade ivermectin for determination of slopes of mortality, lethal concentrations for 50% (LC50) and resistance factors (RF). Values for the coefficient of determination (R2) in LIT assay ranged from 0.82 to 0.98 indicating the model to be a good fit. The RF values against ivermectin ranged from 1.65 to 9.07 revealing resistance status in all the field isolates. Pre-exposure to a single pre-determined sub-lethal concentration of ATP-binding cassette transporter inhibitors (cyclosporin-A, MK571) and p-glycoprotein inhibitor (verapamil) lead to reduction in LC50 values of ivermectin in different field tick isolates. Among the various field isolates, the highest synergistic factor for MK571 and verapamil was recorded in the Moga isolate as 4.97 and 3.21, respectively whereas for cyclosporin-A, the highest value was recorded in the Mansa isolate as 2.81. Among the three synergists used in the current...Continue Reading

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