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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-3-6
pubmed:abstractText
Cisplatin (CDDP) is a widely used chemotherapeutic agent. Unfortunately, CDDP is highly ototoxic. We tested D-methionine (D-Met), a sulfur containing compound, as an otoprotectant in male Wistar rats. Complete data sets were obtained for five groups of five animals each, including a treated control group (16 mg/kg CDDP), an untreated control group (administered an equivalent volume of saline) and three groups that received either 75, 150, or 300 mg/kg D-Met 30 min prior to the 16 mg/kg CDDP dosing. Auditory brainstem response (ABR) thresholds were obtained in response to clicks, and 1 kHz, 4 kHz, 8 kHz, and 14 kHz toneburst stimuli, before and 3 days after drug administration. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to examine the outer hair cells of the apical, middle and basal turns of the cochlea. Animal weight was measured on the first and final day. D-Met provided excellent otoprotection even at the lowest level with complete otoprotection obtained for the 300 mg/kg dosing as measured by both ABR and SEM. D-Met also markedly reduced weight loss and mortality. All animals receiving D-Met (15/15) survived to the end of the study period as opposed to only 5/10 of the treated controls.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0378-5955
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
102
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
90-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8951454-Acoustic Stimulation, pubmed-meshheading:8951454-Administration, Oral, pubmed-meshheading:8951454-Analysis of Variance, pubmed-meshheading:8951454-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8951454-Antineoplastic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:8951454-Auditory Threshold, pubmed-meshheading:8951454-Cisplatin, pubmed-meshheading:8951454-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:8951454-Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem, pubmed-meshheading:8951454-Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer, pubmed-meshheading:8951454-Male, pubmed-meshheading:8951454-Methionine, pubmed-meshheading:8951454-Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, pubmed-meshheading:8951454-Poisoning, pubmed-meshheading:8951454-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:8951454-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:8951454-Stereoisomerism, pubmed-meshheading:8951454-Tissue Fixation, pubmed-meshheading:8951454-Weight Loss
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
D-methionine provides excellent protection from cisplatin ototoxicity in the rat.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62794-1618, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't