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ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Volume 128, Issue 5, Pages 496-504Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00016480701558906
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dexamethasone; methylprednisolone; perilymph; pharmacokinetic; round window membrane topical application; otocyst infusion
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Conclusion. Both methylprednisolone (MTH) and dexamethasone (DEX) could successfully and effectively penetrate the round window membrane (RWM) into perilymph. RWM topical application and otocyst infusion with MTH and DEX result in high perilymph drug concentrations and low plasma levels. An intratympanic administration schedule for DEX or MTH could be carried out twice daily. Objective. To explore the pharmacokinetics of DEX and MTH in the inner ear fluids and plasma following systemic and local administration. Materials and methods. Three routes of administration of steroids were used in guinea pigs: intracardial injection, otocyst infusion and RWM topical application by granule gelfoam soaked with steroids. Samples of blood or perilymph of the scala tympani were collected at 1-6 h after administration. High-performance liquid chromatography was used to assay concentrations of steroids. Results. Both the topical application and infusion administration resulted in a significantly higher concentration of steroids in perilymph than intracardial injection. The level of steroids in the perilymph reached a peak at 1-2 h after dosing, and this was maintained at a relatively high level for several hours. The intracardial injection with steroids yielded very low perilymph levels at all sampling times after administration.
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