Abstract Mesna (sodium 2-mercapto-ethane sulphonate) belongs to a class of thlol compounds that produce mucolysis by disrupting the disulphide bonds of the mucus polypeptide chains. The registered indications of mesna include the treatment of pathologies of the respiratory tract and, in oncology, the prevention of toxic lesions of the urinary tract by antineoplastic agents. In the E.N.T. Clinic of the University of Parma, it has been found that mesna can be used to facilitate the dissection of the various tissue layers in any surgical procedure. One of these indications is surgical treatment of cholesteatoma, which is mainly composed by keratin, a protein rich in disulphide bonds that are easily disrupted by mesna. The aim of this study was to evaluate the toxicity of mesna application into the middle ear on the cochlear anatomy and physiology. Three groups of guinea pigs were used as subjects. Mesna solution (10 or 20%) was applied in one ear, while the opposite ear received a placebo (saline solution). Toxicity of mesna was assessed by means of transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and auditory brain-stem response (ABR). TEM and SEM did not show any toxic effect on cochlear morphology. There were no differences in ABR thresholds and wave III amplitude and latency between mesna-treated and control ears.

Cochlear effects of mesna application into the middle ear / Vincenti, Vincenzo; Mondain, M; Pasanisi, Enrico; Piazza, F; Puel, Jl; Bacciu, Salvatore; Quaranta, N; Uziel, A; Zini, C.. - In: ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. - ISSN 0077-8923. - 884:(1999), pp. 425-432. [10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08659.x]

Cochlear effects of mesna application into the middle ear

VINCENTI, Vincenzo;PASANISI, Enrico;BACCIU, Salvatore;
1999-01-01

Abstract

Abstract Mesna (sodium 2-mercapto-ethane sulphonate) belongs to a class of thlol compounds that produce mucolysis by disrupting the disulphide bonds of the mucus polypeptide chains. The registered indications of mesna include the treatment of pathologies of the respiratory tract and, in oncology, the prevention of toxic lesions of the urinary tract by antineoplastic agents. In the E.N.T. Clinic of the University of Parma, it has been found that mesna can be used to facilitate the dissection of the various tissue layers in any surgical procedure. One of these indications is surgical treatment of cholesteatoma, which is mainly composed by keratin, a protein rich in disulphide bonds that are easily disrupted by mesna. The aim of this study was to evaluate the toxicity of mesna application into the middle ear on the cochlear anatomy and physiology. Three groups of guinea pigs were used as subjects. Mesna solution (10 or 20%) was applied in one ear, while the opposite ear received a placebo (saline solution). Toxicity of mesna was assessed by means of transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and auditory brain-stem response (ABR). TEM and SEM did not show any toxic effect on cochlear morphology. There were no differences in ABR thresholds and wave III amplitude and latency between mesna-treated and control ears.
1999
Cochlear effects of mesna application into the middle ear / Vincenti, Vincenzo; Mondain, M; Pasanisi, Enrico; Piazza, F; Puel, Jl; Bacciu, Salvatore; Quaranta, N; Uziel, A; Zini, C.. - In: ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. - ISSN 0077-8923. - 884:(1999), pp. 425-432. [10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08659.x]
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