ACTA FARMACEUTICA BONAERENSE, cilt.39, sa.2, ss.285-290, 2020 (SCI-Expanded)
SUMMARY. In this study, we have examined the protective and proinflammatory effects of anakinra
against paclitaxel-associated oxidative auditory nerve damage induced by paclitaxel in rats. Experimental
animals were allocated into three groups: Paclitaxel administered controls, paclitaxel + anakinra administered
group, and untreated health controls. At the end of this period, animals were sacrificed by
high dose thiopental (50 mg/kg) anesthesia and auditory nerves were removed. Then, malondialdehyde,
total glutathione, Interleukin-1β and nuclear factor kappa-B levels were measured in the auditory nerve
tissue. Our biochemical test results showed that paclitaxel significantly increased the amount of malondialdehyde
in auditory nerve tissue compared to anakinra and healthy group (P < 0.0001), whereas total
glutathione level decreased. In addition, paclitaxel was found to increase interleukin-1β and nuclear factor
kappa-B significantly compared to anakinra and healthy group (P < 0.0001). It was concluded that
anakinra is effective in suppressing paclitaxel related oxidative stress and proinflammatory events in auditory
nerve tissue.