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Adaptation to nephrotoxic chemicals.

M B Jennings1, M M Reidenberg

  • 1Department of Pharmacology, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021.

Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (New York, N.Y.)
|December 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

Rats develop resistance to gentamicin

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Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Pharmacology
  • Toxicology

Background:

  • Gentamicin is a common antibiotic with known nephrotoxic effects.
  • Understanding the mechanisms of kidney adaptation to drug toxicity is crucial for patient safety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the development of resistance to gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats.
  • To explore whether prior exposure to other substances can induce cross-resistance to gentamicin.

Main Methods:

  • Rats were administered gentamicin at escalating doses.
  • Separate groups received spermine or gossypol before gentamicin challenge.
  • Urine N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase (NAG) and serum creatinine levels were monitored.

Main Results:

  • Rats pre-treated with gentamicin, spermine, or gossypol showed no significant increase in urine NAG or serum creatinine upon gentamicin challenge.
  • Control rats (pre-treated with saline) exhibited a 20-fold increase in urine NAG.

Conclusions:

  • Chronic exposure to gentamicin induces resistance to its own nephrotoxic effects.
  • Spermine and gossypol can induce cross-resistance to gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats.

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