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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-10-4
pubmed:abstractText
Carboplatin, a second-generation platinum-based antineoplastic drug, preferentially destroys inner hair cells (IHCs) in the chinchilla while sparing outer hair cells (OHCs). D-Methionine (D-Met), a sulfur-containing amino acid, has been shown to protect hair cells from cisplatin damage in rats, but its ability to protect IHCs from carboplatin damage has not yet been evaluated in the chinchilla. We tested whether D-Met would protect the hair cells in the chinchilla from carboplatin. Animals were divided into two groups: a control group that only received carboplatin (100 mg/kg, i.p.) and an experimental group that received 300 mg/kg D-Met (i.p.) 30 min before carboplatin treatment. Ototoxicity was assessed by measuring the amount of IHC and OHC loss. Average IHC loss in the group treated with D-Met was 62% compared with 84% in the untreated control group. Thus, D-Met causes a statistically significant reduction in IHC loss induced by carboplatin.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1420-3030
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2000 S. Karger AG, Basel
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
263-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
D-Methionine attenuates inner hair cell loss in carboplatin-treated chinchillas.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Hearing and Deafness, State University of New York at Buffalo, 14214, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article