Salicylate- and quinine-induced tinnitus and effects of memantine

Conclusion: Memantine, an antiglutamatergic drug, has been proposed as a treatment for tinnitus. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine if memantine would prevent salicylate-induced tinnitus. Local field potentials were also recorded from auditory cortex to determine what effect sali...

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Published in:	Acta oto-laryngologica Vol. 126; no. S556; pp. 13 - 19
Main Authors:	Lobarinas, E., Yang, G., Sun, W., Ding, D., Mirza, N., Dalby-Brown, W., Hilczmayer, E., Fitzgerald, S., Zhang, Liyan, Salvi, R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Norway Informa UK Ltd 01-12-2006 Taylor & Francis
Subjects:	Analgesics, Non-Narcotic - administration & dosage Analgesics, Non-Narcotic - adverse effects Animals Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - administration & dosage Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - adverse effects auditory cortex Auditory Cortex - drug effects Auditory Cortex - physiopathology behavior Dose-Response Relationship, Drug evoked potential Evoked Potentials, Auditory - drug effects Memantine - pharmacology Memantine - therapeutic use N-Methylaspartate - drug effects NMDA Parasympatholytics - pharmacology Parasympatholytics - therapeutic use Quinine - administration & dosage Quinine - adverse effects Rats Rats, Sprague-Dawley Salicylic Acid - administration & dosage Salicylic Acid - adverse effects Tinnitus - chemically induced Tinnitus - drug therapy Tinnitus - physiopathology
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Summary:	Conclusion: Memantine, an antiglutamatergic drug, has been proposed as a treatment for tinnitus. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine if memantine would prevent salicylate-induced tinnitus. Local field potentials were also recorded from auditory cortex to determine what effect salicylate, memantine, and the combination of both drugs would have on evoked potential amplitudes. Materials and methods: Schedule induced polydipsia-avoidance conditioning was used to identify the doses of salicylate or quinine that reliably induced tinnitus in rats. Rats were trained to lick for water during quiet intervals and avoid licking during sound intervals. Results: Rats injected with saline or a low dose of sodium salicylate or quinine failed to develop tinnitus-like behaviors. However, high doses of salicylate (150-300 mg/kg/day) or quinine (100-150 mg/kg/day) greatly reduced licks-in-quiet, behavior consistent with the presence of tinnitus. Licks-in-quiet increased slightly when memantine (1.5 or 3 mg/kg/day) was co-administered with salicylate; however, the effect was not statistically significant or dose-dependent. These results indicate that memantine does not completely suppress salicylate-induced tinnitus. Cortical auditory evoked potential amplitude increased after salicylate treatment; co-administration of memantine failed to block this salicylate-induced increase.
ISSN:	0001-6489 0365-5237 1651-2251
DOI:	10.1080/03655230600895408