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Middle ear instillation of gentamicin and streptomycin in chinchillas: electrophysiological appraisal of selective ototoxicity. 2002

M Hilton, and J Chen, and A Kakigi, and H Hirakawa, and R J Mount, and R V Harrison
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, Canada. mhilton@doctors.org.uk

The purpose of this study was to investigate selective vestibular ototoxicity of gentamicin and streptomycin in the chinchilla model. In total, 10 chinchillas underwent left middle ear instillation of one of three agents: gentamicin, streptomycin and saline. Electrophysiological data (otoacoustic emissions (OAEs), auditory brainstem evoked response (ABRs), and ice-water electronystagmography were recorded before and after instillation. Animals were sacrificed for temporal bone studies using scanning electron microscopy. Morphological changes in the cochlear and vestibular neuroepithelia were correlated with electrophysiological changes. Widespread ipsilateral cochlear and vestibular neuroepithelial injuries were observed and correlated with loss of OAEs, ABRs and ice-water caloric response. This study provides no evidence of selective vestibular ototoxicity of gentamicin or streptomycin. Morphological damage correlates with, but precedes loss of electrophysiological parameters. Chinchillas, like other small mammals, may not be an ideal model for the study of human ototoxicity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007322 Instillation, Drug The administration of therapeutic agents drop by drop, as eye drops, ear drops, or nose drops. It is also administered into a body space or cavity through a catheter. It differs from THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION in that the irrigate is removed within minutes, but the instillate is left in place. Drug Instillation,Drug Instillations,Instillations, Drug
D008854 Microscopy, Electron Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen. Electron Microscopy
D002682 Chinchilla A genus of the family Chinchillidae which consists of three species: C. brevicaudata, C. lanigera, and C. villidera. They are used extensively in biomedical research. Chinchillas
D003051 Cochlea The part of the inner ear (LABYRINTH) that is concerned with hearing. It forms the anterior part of the labyrinth, as a snail-like structure that is situated almost horizontally anterior to the VESTIBULAR LABYRINTH. Cochleas
D004195 Disease Models, Animal Naturally-occurring or experimentally-induced animal diseases with pathological processes analogous to human diseases. Animal Disease Model,Animal Disease Models,Disease Model, Animal
D004432 Ear, Middle The space and structures directly internal to the TYMPANIC MEMBRANE and external to the inner ear (LABYRINTH). Its major components include the AUDITORY OSSICLES and the EUSTACHIAN TUBE that connects the cavity of middle ear (tympanic cavity) to the upper part of the throat. Tympanic Cavity,Tympanum,Middle Ear,Cavities, Tympanic,Cavity, Tympanic,Ears, Middle,Middle Ears,Tympanic Cavities,Tympanums
D004584 Electronystagmography Recording of nystagmus based on changes in the electrical field surrounding the eye produced by the difference in potential between the cornea and the retina. Electronystagmographies
D005260 Female Females
D005839 Gentamicins A complex of closely related aminoglycosides obtained from MICROMONOSPORA purpurea and related species. They are broad-spectrum antibiotics, but may cause ear and kidney damage. They act to inhibit PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS. Gentamicin Sulfate (USP),Gentamycin,G-Myticin,Garamycin,Gentacycol,Gentamicin,Gentamicin Sulfate,Gentamycins,Gentavet,Genticin,G Myticin,GMyticin,Sulfate, Gentamicin
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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