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Systemic effects of intratympanic dexamethasone therapy
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Novoa, Eva Lisseth Herrera Gärtner, M. U. Dr. Marcel Henzen, Christoph |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | OBJECTIVE The study aimed to assess the possible systemic effects of intratympanic dexamethasone (IT-Dex) on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, inflammation, and bone metabolism. DESIGN A prospective cohort study including 30 adult patients of a tertiary referral ENT clinic treated with 9.6 mg IT-Dex over a period of 10 days was carried out. METHODS Effects on plasma and salivary cortisol concentrations (basal and after low-dose (1 μg) ACTH stimulation), peripheral white blood cell count, and biomarkers for bone turnover were measured before (day 0) and after IT-Dex (day 16). Additional measurements for bone turnover were performed 5 months after therapy. Clinical information and medication with possible dexamethasone interaction were recorded. RESULTS IT-Dex was well tolerated, and no effect was detected on the HPA axis (stimulated plasma and salivary cortisol concentration on day 0: 758±184 and 44.5±22.0 nmol/l; day 16: 718±154 and 39.8±12.4 nmol/l; P=0.58 and 0.24 respectively). Concentrations of osteocalcin (OC) and bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BSAP) did not differ after dexamethasone (OC on days 0 and 16 respectively: 24.1±10.5 and 23.6±8.8 μg/l; BSAP on day 0, 16, and after 5 months respectively: 11.5±4.2, 10.3±3.4, and 12.6±5.06 μg/l); similarly, there was no difference in the peripheral white blood cell count (5.7×10(12)/l and 6.1×10(12)/l on days 0 and 16 respectively). CONCLUSIONS IT-Dex therapy did not interfere with endogenous cortisol secretion or bone metabolism. |
| Starting Page | 127 |
| Ending Page | 131 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://ec.bioscientifica.com/downloadpdf/journals/ec/3/3/127.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/3a/bc/ec-03-127.PMC4134486.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 25055818 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1530/EC-14-0076 |
| DOI | 10.1530/ec-14-0076 |
| Journal | Endocrine connections |
| Volume Number | 3 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Adrenal Glands Alkaline phosphatase isoenzyme, bone fraction Axis vertebra Biological Markers Blood Cells Bone Tissue Bone remodeling Cell Count Contraceptives, Oral Dexamethasone Hydrocortisone Leukemia, B-Cell Leukocytes Nanomole Nanomole/liter Osteocalcin Patients cortisol secretion |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
