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The role of apoptosis in cisplatin-induced ototoxicity in rats / Papel da apoptose na ototoxicidade por cisplatina em ratos
Freitas, Marcos Rabelo De; Figueiredo, Aline Almeida; Brito, Gerly Anne de Castro; Leitao, Renata Ferreira de Carvalho; Carvalho Junior, Jose Valdir de; Gomes Junior, Raimundo Martins; Ribeiro, Ronaldo de Albuquerque.
  • Freitas, Marcos Rabelo De; Federal University of Ceará. Medical School. BR
  • Figueiredo, Aline Almeida; Federal University of Ceará. Medical School. BR
  • Brito, Gerly Anne de Castro; Federal University of Ceará. Medical School. Morphology Department. BR
  • Leitao, Renata Ferreira de Carvalho; Federal University of Ceará. Medical School. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology. BR
  • Carvalho Junior, Jose Valdir de; Federal University of Ceará. BR
  • Gomes Junior, Raimundo Martins; Federal University of Ceará. BR
  • Ribeiro, Ronaldo de Albuquerque; Federal University of Ceará. Medical School. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology. BR
Braz. j. otorhinolaryngol. (Impr.) ; 75(5): 745-752, Sept.-Oct. 2009. ilus
Article in English, Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-530101
ABSTRACT
Cisplatin is a chemotherapy agent frequently used to treat different types of neoplasia. Ototoxicity is one of the side-effects which cause significant morbidity and limits its use. This study aimed at assessing the role of apoptosis in cisplatin-induced ototoxicity.

DESIGN:

experimental study. MATERIALS AND

METHODS:

male Wistar rats were treated with intraperitoneal cisplatin, in the doses of 24 and 16 mg/kg. The animals were assessed by means of distortion product evoked otoacoustic emissions (DPEOAE) or brainstem evoked auditory potentials (BEAP) in the third (D3) and fourth (D4) days after drug infusion onset. Following that, their cochleas were removed for immunohistochemical studies of apoptosis - TUNEL method.

RESULTS:

the group treated with 24 mg/kg showed a significant reduction in DPEOAE amplitude, and such fact was not seen with the 16 mg/kg. Both doses caused an increase in BEAP electrophysiological threshold in D3 and D4. Apoptosis was the injury mechanism responsible for the cisplatin-induced ototoxicity - 16 mg/kg dose, when the animals were assessed on D3.

CONCLUSION:

apoptosis may be involved in the cisplatin-induced ototoxicity, depending on the dose and time of injury assessment.
RESUMO
Cisplatina é um agente quimioterápico frequentemente usado para o tratamento de várias linhagens de neoplasias. A ototoxicidade é um dos efeitos colaterais causadores de significativa morbidade e que limita sua utilização. Este estudo teve por objetivo avaliar o papel da apoptose na ototoxicidade por cisplatina. DESENHO DO ESTUDO Estudo experimental. MATERIAL E

MÉTODO:

Ratos Wistar machos foram tratados com cisplatina, via intraperitoneal, nas doses de 24 e 16 mg/kg. Os animais foram avaliados através de emissões otoacústicas evocadas produtos de distorção (EOAPD) ou potenciais auditivos evocados de tronco encefálico (PAETE) no terceiro (D3) e quarto (D4) dias após o início da infusão das drogas. Em seguida suas cócleas foram removidas para estudo de imunoistoquímica para apoptose, método TUNEL.

RESULTADOS:

O grupo tratado com 24 mg/kg mostrou diminuição significativa da amplitude das EOAPD, fato não observado com a dose de 16 mg/kg. Ambas as doses promoveram aumento do limiar eletrofisiológico pelo PAETE no D3 e D4. A apoptose foi o mecanismo de lesão responsável pela ototoxicidade da cisplatina, dose de 16 mg/kg, quando os animais foram avaliados no D3.

CONCLUSÃO:

Apoptose pode estar envolvida no mecanismo de ototoxicidade pela cisplatina, na dependência da dose e tempo de avaliação da lesão.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem / Cisplatin / Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous / Cochlea / Apoptosis / Antineoplastic Agents Limits: Animals Language: English / Portuguese Journal: Braz. j. otorhinolaryngol. (Impr.) Journal subject: Otolaryngology Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Federal University of Ceará/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem / Cisplatin / Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous / Cochlea / Apoptosis / Antineoplastic Agents Limits: Animals Language: English / Portuguese Journal: Braz. j. otorhinolaryngol. (Impr.) Journal subject: Otolaryngology Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Federal University of Ceará/BR