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Nephrotoxic and ototoxic agents.

E M Walker1, M A Fazekas-May, W R Bowen

  • 1University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock.

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine
|June 1, 1990
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Many drugs cause kidney and inner ear damage. Similar cellular binding sites and calcium channel involvement may explain why nephrotoxic drugs are also ototoxic, but more research is needed.

Area of Science:

  • Pharmacology
  • Toxicology
  • Oto-nephrotoxicity

Background:

  • Aminoglycoside antibiotics and cisplatin cause nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity.
  • Mechanisms and predisposing factors for selective organ damage are not well understood.
  • Differences in vascular supply and drug entry regulation exist between the kidney and inner ear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the underlying mechanisms of drug-induced nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity.
  • To explore potential shared cellular mechanisms between kidney and inner ear drug toxicity.
  • To identify potential therapeutic targets for preventing ototoxicity.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on drug-induced organ toxicity.
  • Analysis of pharmacokinetic studies and cellular binding mechanisms.

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  • Examination of the role of calcium channels and cellular accumulation.

    • Main Results:

    • Radiolabeled gentamicin studies suggest similar binding sites on outer hair cells (inner ear) and renal proximal tubules.
    • Calcium channels are implicated in aminoglycoside-induced cochlear changes, and calcium channel blockers reduce nephrotoxicity.
    • Aminoglycosides and heavy metals show patterns of cellular accumulation in the kidney; similar patterns in the inner ear require investigation.

    Conclusions:

    • Shared receptor sites and calcium channel involvement may explain why nephrotoxic drugs are also ototoxic.
    • Further studies are needed to confirm cellular accumulation patterns in the inner ear and explore calcium channel blockers for ototoxicity prevention.