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ArticleClinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology2012

Are systemic voriconazole and caspofungin ototoxic? An experimental study with rats.

Emine Aydın, Filiz Aydoğan, Eren Taştan, Ayşe Iriz, Gökhan Karaca, Ilknur Haberal Can

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Article in Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Emine AydınDepartment of Otolaryngology, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Filiz Aydoğan
Eren Taştan
Ayşe Iriz
Gökhan Karaca
Ilknur Haberal Can
Ministry of Health · TRAcıbadem University · TRAnkara Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TR

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Abstract

objectivesTo determine whether systemic administration of voriconazole and caspofungin causes ototoxicity.

methodsThis study was conducted on 32 healthy male Wistar albino rats. The baseline auditory brainstem response (ABR) thresholds of all animals were obtained under general anesthesia. Then, the rats were randomly divided into 4 groups (groups I-IV), each group consisting of 8 rats. Rats in group I were injected intraperitoneally with voriconazole 10 mg/kg/day for 7 days, and the rats in the group II were injected intraperitoneally with caspofungin 5 mg/kg/day for 7 days. Group III received 120 mg/kg/day gentamicin for 7 days. Group IV received saline for 7 days. The animals were then observed for 7 days, and on 14th day of the trial, posttreatment ABRs of both ears were recorded.

resultsWe did not find any significant differences between pretreatment and posttreatment median ABR thresholds in the voriconazole, caspofungin, or saline groups. In the gentamicin group, there was a statistically significant difference between pretreatment and posttreatment ABR thresholds.

conclusionCaspofungin and voriconazole did not change ABR thresholds in speech frequencies after a 7-day-period of their administration. We believe that further animal studies must be performed after administration of these agents for a longer time period, and these findings must be consolidated with histopathological investigations.

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Auditory brainstem responsesCaspofunginOtologyOtotoxicityVoriconazole

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