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. 2011 Oct 25;2011:937861. doi: 10.1155/2011/937861

Table 2.

Overview of studies performed to protect from aminoglycoside ototoxicity by antioxidants. C: Chicken, CH: Chinchilla, G: Gerbil, GP: Guinea Pig, H: Human, M: Mouse, R: Rat, ZF: Zebrafish; X: in vitro, Y: in vivo; i.m.: intramuscular, i.v.: intravenous, i.p.: intraperitoneal, i.t.: intratympanic, s.c.: subcutaneous, RWM: round window membrane; d: day, h: hour; O: no effect; P/PP/PPP: partial, not significant/partial and statistically significant/complete & statistically significant protection; T/TT/TTT: partial, not significant/partial and statistically significant/complete & statistically significant rescue.

Therapy (dose) Aminoglycoside (dose) Species Outcome Reference
Dihydroxybenzoate (100 mg/kg, 1 or 2 x/d, i.p., 21 or 26 d) Gentamicin (120 mg/kg, 1 x/d, s.c., 19 d or 135 mg/kg, 1 x/d, s.c., 14 d) GP PP [196]
Deferoxamine (100 mg/kg, 2 x/d, s.c., 28 d)
Dihydroxybenzoate (100 mg/kg, 1 x/d, p.o.)
Gentamicin (120 mg/kg, 1 x/d, s.c., 19 d) GP PP
PP
[197]
Dihydroxybenzoate (300 mg/kg, 2 x/d, 14-15 d) Kanamycin (400–900 mg/kg, 2 x/d, s.c., 15 d) M, Y PP [198]
Aspirin (0.1 or 1.0 mg/mL in drinking water, 8 d) Amikacin (500 mg/kg, 1 x/d, i.p., 5 d) R, Y PP [199]
Aspirin (3 × 500 mg/d, p.o., 7 d) Gentamicin (3 × 80 mg/d, i.v., 7 d) H PP [201]
Aspirin (3 × 1 g/d, p.o., 14 d) Gentamicin (total 975–986 mg i.v./patient) H PPP [202]
Aspirin (3 × 1 g/d, p.o., 14 d) Gentamicin (80–160 mg, 2 x/d, i.v., 5–7 d) H PP [203]
NAC (600 mg, 2 x/d, p.o., 22–25 d) Gentamicin (2 mg/kg/d, i.v., avg. 15 d) H PP [210]
D-Met (300 mg/kg/d, i.p., 28 d) Amikacin (200 mg/kg, 1 x/d, 28 d) GP, Y PP [211]
D-Met (200 mg/kg, 1-2 x/d, s.c., 19 d) Gentamicin (120 mg/kg, 1 x/d, s.c., 19 d) GP, Y PP [212]
L-NAME (100 μM, 4 h) PP [213]
D-Met (50 mM, 4 h) Gentamicin (2 mg/mL, 4 h) GP, X PP
Leupeptin (1 mM, 4 h) PP
α-LA (100 mg/kg/d, i.m., 15 d) Amikacin (400 mg/kg, 1 x/d, i.m., 15 d) GP, Y PP [214]
Edaravone (3 mg/kg/d, i.p., 2–14 d) Tobramycin (160 mg/kg, 1 x/d, s.c., 14 d) R, Y PPP, TTT [226]
Resveratrol (10 μM or 100 μM, 24 h) Gentamicin (0.4 mM, 24 h) R, X PP [227]
α-Tocopherol (100 mg/kg, 1 x/d, i.m., 14 d) Gentamicin (100 mg/kg, 1 x/d, i.m. <14 d) GP, Y PP [216]
α-Tocopherol (100 mg/kg, 1 x/d, i.m., 14 d) Gentamicin (100 mg/kg, 1 x/d, i.m. <14 d) GP, Y PP [215]
α-Tocopherol (100 mg/kg, 1 x/d, i.m., 14 d) Gentamicin (100 mg/kg, 1 x/d, i.m. <14 d) GP, Y PP [217]
Glutathione (10 mM, 1 h) PP
Dithioerythritol (10 mM, 1 h) PP
Vitamin C (10 mM, 1 h) Gentamicin (1 mM, 1 h) GP, X PP [218]
Trolox (4 mM, 1 h) PP
Phenylene Diamine (10 mM, 1 h) PP
Glutathione (0.6 mL 0.3 M, p.o., 14 d) Gentamicin (100 mg/kg, 1 x/d, i.m., 14 d) GP, Y PP [228]
Ginkgo biloba (10 mg/kg, 30 min to RWM or 1 × 100 mg/kg i.p.) Gentamicin (5 mg/kg, 45 min to RWM or 5 mg/kg, 24 h to RWM) GP, Y P [219]
Danshen (1–20 mg/kg, 2 x/d, s.c., 15 d) Kanamycin (700 mg/kg, 2 x/d, s.c., 15 d) M, Y PP [220]
Melatonin (10 mg/L in drinking water p.o., 12 d or 250 μg, s.c., 1 x/d, 5–12 d) Gentamicin (160 mg/kg, 1 x/d, i.m., 5 d)
Tobramycin (200 mg/kg, 1 x/d, i.m., 5 d)
R, Y PP [223]
Melatonin (0.4 or 4.0 mg/kg, 1 x/d, i.p., 14 d) Amikacin (600 mg/kg, 1 x/d, i.m., 14 d) R, Y P (0,4 mg) [221]
Melatonin (0.3 l/kg, 1 x/d, i.m., 17 d) Gentamicin (120 mg/kg, 1 x/d, i.m., 17 d) GP, X + Y PP [222]
Melatonin (10, 50, 100 μM, 1–7 d) Gentamicin (1 mM, 48 h) R, X PP [175]
M40403 (30 μM, 24 h) Gentamicin (0.5 or 1 mM, 24 h) M, X PP [225]
Cu/Zn SOD, transgenic Kanamycin (400 mg/kg, s.c., 10 d) M, Y PP [209]
Cu/Zn SOD, transgenic
Mn SOD, transgenic
Kanamycin (250 mg/kg, s.c., single dose)
Ethacrynic Acid (40 mg/kg, i.v., single dose)
GP, Y O (Cu/Zn)
PP (Mn)
[224]