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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-10-24
pubmed:abstractText
Previous investigation has suggested that the ototoxicity of furosemide is related to penetration of the drug into the inner ear and that active drug transport out of the inner ear may be responsible for maintaining the serum-perilymph drug concentration gradient. We further tested this hypothesis by investigating the endocochlear potential (ototoxicity) and furosemide perilymph concentrations after furosemide administration to chinchillas pretreated with the organic anion transport inhibitor, probenecid. Probenecid pretreatment attenuated the fall in endocochlear potential seen after furosemide (25 mg/kg i.v.): untreated, 58.6 +/- 27.0 mV; probenecid pretreatment, 14.1 +/- 11.9 mV (P less than .01). Furosemide concentrations in perilymph were correspondingly lower after probenecid (P less than .003), although serum furosemide concentrations were not affected by probenecid pretreatment. Diuresis, measured over an 8-hr period after furosemide, was also uneffected by probenecid. These results confirm the proposed relationship between inner ear furosemide concentrations and the occurrence of ototoxicity due to this drug. However, the determinants of penetration of this drug into the inner ear are unclear. The observation that probenecid pretreatment attenuates the ototoxic effect of furosemide while the diuretic effect is preserved suggests this drug combination warrants further investigation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0022-3565
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
230
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
706-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Probenecid reduces cochlear effects and perilymph penetration of furosemide in chinchilla.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't