title: Acute and subchronic neuromuscular blocking characteristics of streptomycin: a comparison with neomycin.
abstract: The characteristics of the neuromuscular block produced by streptomycin in vivo were studied on the sciatic-tibialis anterior nerve-muscle preparation of eight anaesthetized cats. The lungs of the animals were ventilated mechanically and normocarbia was maintained. During acute exposure to streptomycin (within 2 h), ED50 for blockade of the twitch was 56 (SEM +/- 5) mg kg-1 of the base. The characteristics of block were similar to those of neomycin-induced block in some aspects. There was absence of train-of-four fade and tetanic fade, partial sparing of the responses elicited at 10 Hz and 20 Hz, and total sparing of the 50 Hz tetanus, as well as the post-tetanic twitch. In contrast to neomycin-induced neuromuscular block, however, post-tetanic exhaustion was not observed and prolonged exposure to streptomycin (22-28 h) did not change the characteristics of the block. We conclude that, despite their chemical similarities, streptomycin and neomycin block neuromuscular transmission differently.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D009355:Neomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000187:drug effects*; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D009355:Neomycin; D013307:Streptomycin