N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonists limit aminoglycoside antibiotic-induced hearing loss
N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonists limit aminoglycoside antibiotic-induced hearing loss
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DOI:
10.1038/nm1296-1338
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发表时间:
1996-12-01
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82.9
通讯作者:
Skolnick, P
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作者:
Basile, AS;Huang, JM;Skolnick, P
The use of aminoglycoside antibiotics is limited by ototoxicity that can produce permanent hearing loss. We report that concurrent administration of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonists markedly attenuates both the hearing loss and destruction of cochlear hair cells in guinea pigs treated with aminoglycoside antibiotics. These findings indicate that aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss is mediated, in part, through an excitotoxic process. The high correlation (Spearman correlation coefficient: 0.928; P < 0.01) obtained between the relative cochleotoxicities of a series of aminoglycosides in humans and the potencies of these compounds to produce a polyamine-like enhancement of [H-3]dizocilpine binding to NMDA receptors is consistent with this hypothesis, and provides a simple in vitro assay that can predict this aspect of aminoglycoside-induced ototoxicity.