Pravastatin Administration Alleviates Kanamycin-Induced Cochlear Injury and Hearing Loss

The effect of statins on aminoglycoside-induced ototoxicity is controversial. This study aimed to explore the role of pravastatin (PV) in kanamycin-induced hearing loss in rats. Adult rats were intraperitoneally treated with 20 mg/kg/day of kanamycin (KM) for 10 days. In the PV- and PV + KM-treated rats, 25 mg/kg/day of PV was intraperitoneally administered for 5 days. The auditory brainstem response (ABR) thresholds were measured before and after drug treatment using a smartEP system at 4, 8, 16, and 32 kHz. Cochlear changes in poly ADP-ribose (PAR) polymerase (PARP), PAR, and caspase 3 were estimated using Western blotting. PV administration did not increase the ABR thresholds. The KM-treated rats showed elevated ABR thresholds at 4, 8, 16, and 32 kHz. The PV + KM-treated rats demonstrated lower ABR thresholds than the KM-treated rats at 4, 8, and 16 kHz. The cochlear outer hair cells and spiral ganglion cells were relatively preserved in the PV + KM-treated rats when compared with that in the KM-treated rats. The cochlear expression levels of PARP, PAR, and caspase 3 were higher in the KM-treated rats. The PV + KM-treated rats showed lower levels of PARP, PAR, and caspase 3 than the KM-treated rats. PV protected cochleae from KM-induced hearing loss in rats. The regulation of autophagy and apoptosis mediated the otoprotective effects of PV.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 23(2022), 9 vom: 20. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Chang Ho [VerfasserIn]
Jeon, Jiwon [VerfasserIn]
Lee, So Min [VerfasserIn]
Kim, So Young [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

59-01-8
Aminoglycosides
Caspase 3
EC 3.4.22.-
Hearing loss
Journal Article
KXO2KT9N0G
Kanamycin
Ototoxicity
Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors
Pravastatin

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Date Completed 17.05.2022

Date Revised 18.05.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms23094524

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM340858583