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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-8-20
pubmed:abstractText
Cisplatin, an anti-cancer drug, is known to induce apoptosis. During apoptosis, double-stranded DNA is broken into single-stranded DNA by the action of caspases and caspase activated deoxyribonuclease (CAD). We immunohistochemically examined the cochlea of guinea pigs for signs of the apoptosis after the administration of cisplatin. Cisplatin (10 mg/kg b.w.) was intraperitoneally injected to guinea pigs and 3 days later, the animals were sacrificed by intracardiac perfusion of 4% paraformaldehyde. The temporal bones were then removed and immunohistochemically stained for CAD and caspase 3, using the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end-labelling method. CAD was observed in the stria vascularis and the spiral ligament. Caspase 3 was also detected in the stria vascularis, the spiral ligament and the supporting cells of the organ of Corti. These findings suggest that apoptosis is involved in the cochlear damage observed in cancer patients treated with cisplatin.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0385-8146
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
219-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Expression of caspase-activated deoxyribonuclease (CAD) and caspase 3 (CPP32) in the cochlea of cisplatin (CDDP)-treated guinea pigs.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Kawasaki, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan. bxp02646@nifty.ne.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't