title: Renal effect of gentamicin in diabetic rats.
abstract: To evaluate the protective effect of diabetes mellitus (DM) on renal function of rats treated with gentamicin (GM), male Wistar-EPM rats (250-350 g) were treated with streptozotocin (SZ; 45 mg/kg) and starting 10 days after induction of diabetes, GM was given for ten consecutive days at a daily dose of 40 mg/kg. In the GM-treated group (G), a significant fall in inulin and sodium-p-amino-hippurate clearance was obtained (3.57 +/- 0.16 and 12.59 +/- 0.61 ml min-1 kg-1 vs 6.43 +/- 0.21 and 17.98 +/- 0.47 ml min-1 kg-1 in control rats (C), respectively) while in the animals previously injected with SZ (diabetic+gentamicin, DG group) these changes were not observed. The diabetic (D), G and DG groups showed a significant rise in urinary flow compared to C (0.165 +/- 0.009, 0.145 +/- 0.007 and 0.173 +/- 0.009 ml min-1 kg-1 vs 0.109 +/- 0.003 ml min-1 kg-1, respectively); however, only in G was the U/P inulin ratio significantly decreased when compared to C. The fractional excretion (FE) of sodium and potassium was significantly augmented in G when compared to C, D and DG. Thus, diabetes protected against gentamicin nephrotoxicity at both the glomerular and tubular level, although it did not promote a reduction in urinary flow.
authors.affiliation: Setor de Fisiologia Renal, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Marumo
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Leão
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Costa-Silva
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zaladek-Gil
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use* / Q000633:toxicity; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use* / Q000633:toxicity; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D007668:Kidney / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005839:Gentamicins