Diabetes Mellitus: a risk factor for drug toxicity

OBJETIVO: Avaliar o efeito do antibiotico gentamicina em modelo experimental na presenca de Diabetes Mellitus por meio da funcao renal e perfil oxidativo. METHOD: Adult male Wistar rats were distributed into groups: Citrate; Gentamicin (Genta), (intraperitoneal, i.p. gentamicin, 100 mg/kg of body weight, once a day,5 days); DM (60 mg/kg of STZ (Streptozotocin), single dose, intravenously, i.v., diluted in citrate buffer); and DM+Genta. Physiological parameters, renal function (creatinine clearance), oxidative damage (peroxides and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances - urinary TBARS) and renal hemodynamics were evaluated. RESULTS: The Diabetes Mellitus group presented chronic hyperglycemia associated with loss of body weight, polyphagia, polydipsia and polyuria, in addition to reduced renal function and with an increase in oxidative metabolite excretion. Administration of gentamicin induced a reduction in renal blood flow and increased renal vascular resistance in healthy rats. The association of Diabetes Mellitus with gentamicin resulted in an additional reduction in renal function and elevation of oxidative metabolites, with increased renal vascular resistance. CONCLUSION: La existencia de Diabetes Mellitus determino la elevacion de la nefrotoxicidad de la gentamicina y se confirmo como factor de riesgo para nefrotoxicidad de farmacos.