Dietary protein level alters gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats
Aminoglycosides (AG) such as gentamicin are antimicrobial drugs widely used in the hospital setting due to their efficacy in the treatment of severe gram-negative bacterial infections. However, all AG have the potential to cause nephrotoxicity. Two studies have been conducted (1) to assess the prote...
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2007
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10725/5292 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2006.12.018 http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031938407000042 |
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| Summary: | Aminoglycosides (AG) such as gentamicin are antimicrobial drugs widely used in the hospital setting due to their efficacy in the treatment of severe gram-negative bacterial infections. However, all AG have the potential to cause nephrotoxicity. Two studies have been conducted (1) to assess the protein level of a diet that would give the best renal outcome with gentamicin administration, and (2) to get a better idea about the rhythms of food ingestion associated with the different protein levels. Adult female Sprague–Dawley rats fully adapted to a standard chow diet, the standard chow with 20% or 55% added casein were chronically treated for 10 days with a nephrotoxic dose of gentamicin sulfate (40 mg/kg/day, i.p.) or a saline solution. Food ingestion patterns of rats were recorded every hour using a Diet Scan system and gentamicin nephrotoxicity indices were measured. The second study used rats that were fed the same diets and given a sham injection. Corticosterone was assayed to quantify the stress of the animals. Results showed that chronic gentamicin treatment leads to a decrease in food intake and flattening of the rhythms of food ingestion. Also, chow feeding and the 20% casein diet were found to be more protective against gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity than the 55% casein diet. Therefore, while a protein-rich diet can be protective against gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity, the present study demonstrates that a diet too high in protein might rather be harmful to the kidneys. |
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