| Literature DB >> 11894776 |
T Kimitsuki1, T Nakagawa, K Hisashi, S Komune, T Uemura.
Abstract
The effects of ototoxic drugs on mechano-electrical transduction (MET) currents were investigated in dissociated cochlear hair cells of the chick, using a whole-cell patch-electrode voltage-clamp technique. Dihydrostreptomycin (DHSM) and cisplatin (cis-dichlorodiammine platinum II, CDDP) blocked the MET channel in a dose- and voltage-dependent manner. In contrast, acetyl salicylate did not suppress the MET current. At -50 mV, DHSM and CDDP blocked the MET channel with a Hill coefficient of 0.93 and 2.1, respectively. These findings suggest that a single DHSM molecule or more than one CDDP molecule binds to a single MET channel.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 11894776 DOI: 10.1007/bf02565220
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol ISSN: 0937-4477 Impact factor: 2.503