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Using the microprobe for energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis, the elemental compositions of both the individual cells of the stria vascularis and of the endolymph were followed simultaneously under normal conditions and after the administration of 120 mg/kg ethacrynic acid (EA). Marginal cells and intermediate cells showed reversible increases in potassium and decreases in sodium concentrations. Shifts in the ionic composition of endolymph occurred later than after elemental changes in the strial cells. The present results indicate that the marginal and the intermediate cells are the primary target for EA-induced ototoxicity. However, generalized toxic effects of EA are also indicated, with a general leakage of different elements occurring during the 30–60 min period after EA administration.
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Supported by grants from the Swedish Medical Research Council (12X-7305 and 12X-720), the Ragnar and Torsten Söderberg Foundation, the Foundation Tysta Skolan, the University of Umeå and Karolinska Institute
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Anniko, M., Wróblewski, R. Simultaneous investigations of elemental changes in individual cells of the stria vascularis and in endolymph. Arch Otorhinolaryngol 244, 346–349 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00497462
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