TY - JOUR
T1 - Experimental Gentamicin Nephrotoxicity and Agents that Modify it
T2 - A Mini-Review of Recent Research
AU - Ali, Badreldin H.
AU - Al Za'abi, Mohammed
AU - Blunden, Gerald
AU - Nemmar, Abderrahim
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - The aminoglycoside antibiotic gentamicin (GM) is still widely used against infections by Gram-positive and Gram-negative aerobic bacteria. Its therapeutic efficacy, however, is limited by renal impairment that occurs in up to 30% of treated patients. The drug may accumulate in epithelial tubular cells causing a range of effects starting with loss of the brush border in epithelial cells and ending in overt tubular necrosis, activation of apoptosis and massive proteolysis. GM also causes cell death by generation of free radicals, phospholipidosis, extracellular calcium-sensing receptor stimulation and energetic catastrophe, reduced renal blood flow and inflammation. Many drugs have been shown to either ameliorate or potentiate GM nephrotoxicity. This article aims at updating the literature that has been published in the past decade on the effects of agents that either ameliorate or augment the nephrotoxicity of this aminoglycoside. Notable among the new ameliorating procedures are gene therapy, such as intravenous cell therapy with serum amyloid A protein-programmed cells, and the use of some novel antioxidant agents and oils of natural origin. These include, for example, green tea, garlic saffron, grape seed extracts as well as sesame and oleanolic oils. Agents that may augment GM nephrotoxicity include indomethacin, cyclosporin, uric acid and the Ca ++-channel blocker verapamil. Most of the nephroprotective agents mentioned here have not been tested in large controlled clinical trials. Because of their relative safety and effectiveness, antioxidant agents seem to be good candidates for testing in humans.
AB - The aminoglycoside antibiotic gentamicin (GM) is still widely used against infections by Gram-positive and Gram-negative aerobic bacteria. Its therapeutic efficacy, however, is limited by renal impairment that occurs in up to 30% of treated patients. The drug may accumulate in epithelial tubular cells causing a range of effects starting with loss of the brush border in epithelial cells and ending in overt tubular necrosis, activation of apoptosis and massive proteolysis. GM also causes cell death by generation of free radicals, phospholipidosis, extracellular calcium-sensing receptor stimulation and energetic catastrophe, reduced renal blood flow and inflammation. Many drugs have been shown to either ameliorate or potentiate GM nephrotoxicity. This article aims at updating the literature that has been published in the past decade on the effects of agents that either ameliorate or augment the nephrotoxicity of this aminoglycoside. Notable among the new ameliorating procedures are gene therapy, such as intravenous cell therapy with serum amyloid A protein-programmed cells, and the use of some novel antioxidant agents and oils of natural origin. These include, for example, green tea, garlic saffron, grape seed extracts as well as sesame and oleanolic oils. Agents that may augment GM nephrotoxicity include indomethacin, cyclosporin, uric acid and the Ca ++-channel blocker verapamil. Most of the nephroprotective agents mentioned here have not been tested in large controlled clinical trials. Because of their relative safety and effectiveness, antioxidant agents seem to be good candidates for testing in humans.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2011.00728.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2011.00728.x
M3 - Short survey
C2 - 21599835
AN - SCOPUS:80052666389
SN - 1742-7835
VL - 109
SP - 225
EP - 232
JO - Pharmacology and Toxicology
JF - Pharmacology and Toxicology
IS - 4
ER -