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. 1988 Jun;32(6):912–918. doi: 10.1128/aac.32.6.912

Protective effect of piperacillin against nephrotoxicity of cephaloridine and gentamicin in animals.

T Hayashi 1, Y Watanabe 1, K Kumano 1, R Kitayama 1, T Yasuda 1, I Saikawa 1, J Katahira 1, T Kumada 1, K Shimizu 1
PMCID: PMC172305  PMID: 3415211

Abstract

The protective effect of piperacillin against the nephrotoxicity of cephaloridine and gentamicin was examined in experimental animals. In rabbits, piperacillin was infused at a dose of 1 mg/kg (body weight) per min over 225 min and cephaloridine (300 mg/kg) was intravenously administered as a bolus 45 min after the start of a drip infusion. Blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine, and N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) in urine were measured as the renal toxicological parameters before and 24 h after cephaloridine dosing. Although the single administration of cephaloridine significantly elevated these parameters, the elevation was prevented by the concomitant administration of piperacillin. The protective effect of piperacillin was superior to those of cephalothin and fosfomycin. In rats, piperacillin (1,000 mg/kg) was intravenously administered and immediately followed by the intramuscular administration of gentamicin (100 mg/kg) every 24 h for 5 days. When piperacillin was concomitantly administered with gentamicin, the elevations of blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine, and urinary NAG were significantly lower than when gentamicin was given alone. The concomitant administration of piperacillin resulted in a significant protective effect against the nephrotoxicity of cephaloridine in rabbits and of gentamicin in rats. Histopathological observation also supported the protective effect of piperacillin. The protective mechanism of piperacillin might be the inhibition of transport from the peritubular side to tubular cells for cephaloridine and from both the peritubular and luminal sides for gentamicin.

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