Comparison of the Protective Efficacy of Intratympanic Oxytocin and Dexamethasone in Cisplatin-induced Ototoxicity

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We also compared intratympanic atosiban (oxytocin antagonist) and oxytocin in cisplatin ototoxicity. Methods: In this study, 30 rats (60 ears) were used by separating into 5 groups. Cisplatin was administered intraperitoneally to the first group (n=6). On the second group (n=6), oxytocin were administered intratympanically. On the third group (n=6), dexamethasone were administered intratympanically. On the fourth group (n=6), atosiban were administered intratympanically. On the fifth group (n=6), 0.9% NaCl were administered intratympanically. In Groups 2, 3, 4 and 5, cisplatin was given 30 minute after the administration of medication. ABR and DPOAE tests were performed on all groups before and 72 h after the procedure. Results: The post-treatment ABR I, ABR IV and ABR threshold values of the groups were found to be significantly higher than the pre-treatment values (p0.05). Pre-treatment values were higher than post-treatment values in all groups. There was no significant decrease in the frequencies of 2832 and 4004 after treatment in the oxytocin and dexamethasone group compared to pre-treatment. No difference was found between the oxytocin and dexamethasone groups (p>0.05). Conclusion: As a result, it has been shown that intratympanic oxytocin may be an option that can be used in the treatment, although it is not as effective as dexamethasone in preventing cisplatin ototoxicity. Atosiban Cisplatin Dexamethasone Ototoxicity Oxytocin Introduction Cisplatin (cis-diamminedichloroplatinum) is a commonly used antineoplastic agent. Cisplatin is mainly used in the treatment of many malignant diseases (McKeage 1995 ). Cisplatin causes ototoxicity that may be even permanent with high toxic damage to the inner ear (Kros and Steyger 2019 ). Cisplatin reduces glutathione by producing reactive oxygen radicals and inhibits the activity of antioxidant enzymes (Badary et al. 2005 ). Follow-up tests for ototoxicity, audiometry, Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emission (DPOAE) and Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) may be performed. Oxytocin is a neurohypophyseal peptide hormone synthesized in the hypothalamus. It is the stimulation of the uterine contractions and myoepithelial contractions in the mammary gland. Many studies have shown the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of oxytocin (Dusunceli et al. 2008 ; Grzesiak et al. 2018 ). Oxytocin prevents apoptosis by reducing consumption of glutathione and superoxide dismutase (Tsuruya et al. 2003 ). Atosiban is a reversible oxytocin receptor and can decrease uterine contractions. Atosiban may reduce the antioxidant activity of oxytocin by binding to oxytocin receptors (Kim et al. 2017 ). Steroids were shown to limit the effect of reactive oxygen species in the inner ear (Martin-Saldana et al. 2016). Therefore, it is used in cisplatin ototoxicity (Martin-Saldana et al. 2016). Although intratympanic dexamethasone is used in various diseases, they have advantages such as less side effects and higher concentration in the perilymphatic area compared to systemic steroids. In our study, it was aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of oxytocin and dexamethasone, which have known antioxidant activities, against cisplatin ototoxicity in intratympanic use. Materials And Methods This study was carried out with the ethics committee approval of Experimental Animal Research Center of Kırıkkale University (No: 14/20). A total of 30 female, adult, healthy, 3-month-old Albino-Wistar rats (60 ears) were used in our study. Rats were kept in an environment in experimental Animal Research Center where the temperature was 22 0 C±2 0 C, humidity 65–70%, with 12-hour light/12-hour dark and a free access to food and water, in addition to medication application times. External and middle ear examinations of the rats were performed under anesthesia. Ears with plugs were cleaned and rats with infection in the external auditory canal, opacification and perforation in the tympanic membrane and those with an infection in middle ear were excluded from the study. Drug Application All rats underwent general anesthesia with 60 mg/kg intraperitoneal (i.p) ketamine hydrochloride (Ketalar, Eczacibasi Parke-Davis, Istanbul, Turkey) and 10 mg/kg i.p xylazine HCl (Alfazyn, Alfas International B.V., Woerden, The Netherlands) before the procedures. The groups were formed as follows: Group 1 (cisplatin) (n = 6), Group 2 (oxytocin) (n = 6), Group 3 (dexamethasone) (n = 6), Group 4 (atosiban) (n = 6) and Group 5 (0.9% NaCl (sodium chloride)) (n = 6). Group 5 was designated as the control group. In Group 1, 15 mg/kg i.p cisplatin (Cisplatin DBL, Hospira Australia Pty Ltd. Victoria, Australia) was administered via slow infusion. In Group 2, 5 I.U./ml oxytocin (Synpitan Forte, Deva Ltd, Istanbul, Turkey) was administered intratympanically in a dose of 0.05 ml to both tympanic membranes of each rat under the microscope. In Group 3, 4 mg/ml dexamethasone ampoule was administered intratympanically in a dose of 0.05 ml to both tympanic membranes of each rat under the microscope. In Group 4, 7.5 mg/ml oxytocin (Tractocile, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Saint-Prez, Switzerland) was administered intratympanically in a dose of 0.05 ml to both tympanic membranes of each rat under the microscope. In Group 5, 0.9% NaCl was administered intratympanically in a dose of 0.05 ml to both tympanic membranes of each rat under the microscope. In Groups 2, 3, 4 and 5, i.p. 15 mg/kg of cisplatin was given 30 minute after the administration of medication. Based on previous publications, ABR and DPOAE were performed when there was no residual drug in the middle ear (after 72 hours) (Simşek et al. 2013 ). Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emission (DPOAE) Distortion product otoacoustic emission recordings were taken with the Otodynamics OAE System device (Otodynamics Ltd, Hatfield, United Kingdom). Measurements were made before and 72 hours after the medication administration. With the probe used for DPOAE, pure sound stimuli at 2 different frequencies (f1 and f2) were given simultaneously and the strongest emission in the cochlea was found with the formula 2f1-f2. These acoustic responses were obtained via the microphone inside the probe. The procedures were made in a quiet environment. The frequencies of 1416, 2002, 2832, 4004 and 5652 kHz were measured in DPOAE. Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Auditory brainstem response recordings were taken with the Interacoustics Eclipse EP15 (Interacoustics A/S, Middelfart, Denmark). Measurements were made before and 72 hours after the medication administration. Newborn ear probes were inserted into the ear from the external ear canal of the measured side. Subdermal stainless-steel monops needle electrodes were placed on vertex (positive), mastoid region (negative) and dorsum (earth). Stimulations were produced in the first 10 milliseconds and all clicks were filtered (from 100 to 3000 Hz). Stimulation level started at 11 pps from 100 dB hearing level and reduced by 10 dB every step. Hearing threshold was defined as the visible, reproducible ABR produced at the lowest stimulation intensity. An average of 1500 click/stimulus was applied for all levels. The ABR I, ABR IV and ABR I-IV interval and threshold values were used in the measurements. Statistical Analysis SPSS Statistics 24.0 (IBM SPSS Inc, Chicago) program was used for statistical analysis. Descriptive statistics related to continuous data were stated as mean ± standard deviation. The statistical value of p < 0.05 was considered significant. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and Shapiro–Wilk test were used as normality tests. Pre-treatment ABR I-IV interval values in Group 3, pre-treatment ABR threshold values in Group 3, pre-treatment 5652 frequencies values in Group 2 and post-treatment 2002 frequencies values in Group 1 were not normally distributed. Normally distributed data were compared with Paired Sample t-test. Comparison of normally distributed data between the groups was assessed with Independent samples t-test. Data without normal distribution were compared with Wilcoxon signed ranks test. Mann-Whitney U test was performed on the data that was not normally distributed among groups. Results Auditory Brainstem Response Outcomes ABR was performed to all groups before and after the procedure. Pre-treatment and post-treatment ABR values of the groups are given in Table-1. The post-treatment ABR I, ABR IV and ABR threshold values of the groups were found to be significantly higher than the pre-treatment values (p < 0.001). Similarly, a significant prolongation of ABR I-IV interval values was observed in Group 1, Group 4 and Group 5 (p < 0.001). There was no significant prolongation of the post-treatment ABR I-IV interval in the oxytocin and dexamethasone groups (p = 0.441 and p = 0.871) (Table-1). Table-1. Comparison of ABR and threshold values pre- and post-treatment Parameter Group 1 (Cisplatin) Group 2 (Oxytocin) Group 3 (Dexamethasone) Group 4 (Atosiban) Group 5 (Control) Pre-treatment ABR I 1.18 ± 0.27 1.20 ± 0.21 1.51 ± 0.36 1.24 ± 0.31 1.23 ± 0.11 Post-treatment ABR I 1.78 ± 0.23 1.69 ± 0.18 1.88 ± 0.29 1.95 ± 0.21 1.91 ± 0.19 p values < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 Pre-treatment ABR IV 4.18 ± 1.35 4.11 ± 0.22 3.97 ± 1.36 4.56 ± 0.32 4.01 ± 0.72 Post-treatment ABR IV 5.44 ± 0.39 4.86 ± 1.12 5.69 ± 0.16 5.96 ± 1.48 5.88 ± 0.96 p values < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 Pre-treatment ABR I–IV interval 2.96 ± 0.32 2.89 ± 0.18 2.69 ± 0.58 3.06 ± 1.31 3.01 ± 0.89 Post-treatment ABR I–IV interval 3.22 ± 0.42 2.92 ± 1.17 2.71 ± 0.93 3.20 ± 0.42 3.23 ± 1.71 p values < 0.001 0.441 0.871* < 0.001 < 0.001 Pre-treatment threshold values Median (min-max) 25 (20–25) 25 (20–30) 25 (20–30) 25 (20–30) 25 (20–25) Post-treatment threshold values Median (min-max) 72 (60–85) 55 (50–60) 50 (45–60) 70 (65–80) 70 (60–85) p values < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001* < 0.001 < 0.001 *: Wilcoxon signed ranks test was used. Data represent mean ± SD excluding threshold values. ABR, Auditory Brainstem Response. There was no significant difference between the groups' pre-treatment ABR I, ABR IV, ABR 1–4 interval and ABR threshold values (p > 0.05). The difference in ABR I values in the oxytocin and dexamethasone groups was found to be significantly less than in Group 1, Group 4 and Group 5 (p 0.05). The difference in ABR IV values was not significant between the groups (p > 0.05). The difference in ABR I-IV interval values in the oxytocin and dexamethasone groups was found to be significantly less than in Group 1, Group 4 and Group 5 (p < 0.001). Although there was a significant increase in post-treatment threshold values in all groups, the median value in Group 2 and Group 3 was found to be affected less than the other groups (p = 0.034 and p = 0.018). There was no difference between the oxytocin and dexamethasone groups in terms of threshold values (p > 0.05). When the differences in the atosiban group were compared with Group 1 and Group 5, no significant difference was found (p > 0.05). Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emission Outcomes DPOAE was performed to all groups before and after the procedure. Pre-treatment and post-treatment DPOAE values of the groups are given in Table-1. Pre-treatment values were higher than post-treatment values in all groups. There was a significant decrease in the 1416, 2002 and 5652 frequencies in all groups. There was no significant decrease in the frequencies of 2832 and 4004 after treatment in the oxytocin and dexamethasone group compared to pre-treatment (Table-1). Table-2. Comparison of DPOAE values pre- and post-treatment Parameter Group 1 (Cisplatin) Group 2 (Oxytocin) Group 3 (Dexamethasone) Group 4 (Atosiban) Group 5 (Control) Pre-treatment OAE-1416 5.12 ± 0.18 5.98 ± 1.24 4.59 ± 1.31 4.17 ± 1.91 3.98 ± 0.66 Post-treatment OAE-1416 2.21 ± 0.77 4.56 ± 1.11 3.58 ± 1.19 2.33 ± 1.24 2.07 ± 1.01 p values < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 Pre-treatment OAE-2002 9.33 ± 1.86 9.37 ± 1.01 9.37 ± 0.88 9.98 ± 0.62 9.20 ± 1.01 Post-treatment OAE-2002 6.16 ± 1.11 7.91 ± 1.23 7.61 ± 0.97 6.80 ± 0.69 6.60 ± 0.18 p values < 0.001* < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 Pre-treatment OAE-2832 15.87 ± 1.36 16.52 ± 2.41 15.88 ± 2.05 16.80 ± 2.71 16.27 ± 2.19 Post-treatment OAE-2832 11.52 ± 1.63 15.98 ± 1.31 15.27 ± 1.98 11.53 ± 1.65 11.30 ± 1.66 p values < 0.001 0.335 0.411 < 0.001 < 0.001 Pre-treatment OAE-4004 21.08 ± 2.09 20.41 ± 1.66 19.73 ± 1.93 19.26 ± 1.44 20.25 ± 2.98 Post-treatment OAE-4004 12.11 ± 0.99 19.12 ± 3.07 18.8 ± 2.96 10.84 ± 2.18 12.38 ± 1.01 p values < 0.001 0.454 0.469 < 0.001 < 0.001 Pre-treatment OAE-5652 28.12 ± 1.56 25.70 ± 2.09 25.85 ± 2.91 24.88 ± 3.41 28.45 ± 2.36 Post-treatment OAE-5652 13.1 ± 0.97 19.03 ± 3.14 20.69 ± 1.52 11.99 ± 2.72 11.71 ± 2.61 p values < 0.001 < 0.001* < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 *: Wilcoxon signed ranks test was used. Data represent mean ± SD. OAE, Otoacoustic Emission. There was no significant difference between the groups' pre-treatment at frequencies of 1416, 2002, 2832, 4004 and 5652 (p > 0.05). When the oxytocin and dexamethasone groups were compared with the other groups in terms of changes in all frequencies, the difference in Group 2 and Group 3 was found to be significantly less than the other groups (p 0.05). When the differences in the atosiban group were compared with Group 1 and Group 5, no significant difference was found (p > 0.05). Discussion Cisplatin is one of about 130 ototoxic agents known to date (Seligmann et al. 1996 ). Cisplatin enhances DNA damage and lipid peroxidation by increasing reactive oxygen radicals, furthermore blocking the ion transition channels causes hyperpolarization and auditory threshold elevation (Liang et al. 2005 ). The deterioration in the antioxidant defense system causes an increase in lipid peroxidation and thereby leads to apoptosis in outer hairy cells (Liang et al. 2005 ). Accordingly, cisplatin causes bilateral, irreversible and progressive sensorineural hearing loss. In our study, a prolongation in ABR values and a decrease in DPOAE frequencies were observed in each group given cisplatin. Oxytocin receptors are found in many tissues (Gimpl and Fahrenholz 2001 ; Olson et al. 1992 ). Kitano et al. reported that oxytocin receptor m-RNA is found in the inner ear (Kitano et al. 1997 ). The presence of oxytocin receptors in the inner ear makes oxytocin, which has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, valuable for investigating ear diseases. In the study by Bekmez Bilmez et al, the protective effect of intratympanic and intraperitoneal oxytocin on cisplatin ototoxicity was demonstrated with DPOAE (Bekmez Bilmez et al. 2016 ). Especially in the group receiving intratympanic oxytocin, significantly less decrease in OAE values was observed compared to the intraperitoneal oxytocin group (Bekmez Bilmez et al. 2016 ). Akın Öcal et al. demonstrated the efficacy of intratympanic oxytocin in rats exposed to acoustic trauma with ABR and DPOAE (Akin Ocal et al. 2019 ). In the study in which ABR thresholds were evaluated, no significant difference was found between the values on the 7th and 21st days after acoustic trauma and the values before acoustic trauma (Akin Ocal et al. 2019 ). In our study, no significant prolongation was observed in the ABR I-IV interval value after cisplatin administration in the group receiving intratympanic oxytocin. Although the prolongation of the ABR I-IV interval was not significant in the oxytocin group, it was not as low as in the dexamethasone group. The difference in ABR I, ABR I-IV interval values in rats administered intratympanic oxytocin was found to be significantly less than the cisplatin, atosiban and control groups. When the dexamethasone and oxytocin groups were compared with the other groups, a significant increase was found in the ABR threshold values, but the increase in the dexamethasone group was less. In the group receiving oxytocin, there was no significant decrease in the post-treatment values at frequencies 2832 and 4004 compared to the pre-treatment values. In addition, the decrease in frequencies was significantly less than the cisplatin, atosiban and control groups. No difference was found when dexamethasone and oxytocin groups were compared with each other. Atosiban is a reversible, competitive antagonist of the oxytocin receptor. Atosiban can reduce uterine contractions by decreasing intracytoplasmic calcium release and prostaglandin synthesis (Akerlund et al. 1999 ). In many studies where oxytocin and atosiban are used together, it has been reported that atosiban reduces the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of oxytocin (Cetinel et al. 2010 ; Grzesiak et al. 2018 ; Hussein and Mousa 2016). Hussein and Mousa reported that in their study on acute myocardial injury in rats, atosiban decreased the antioxidant level increased by oxytocin (Hussein and Mousa 2016). Grzesiak et al. showed that atosiban given to pregnant women for tocolytic treatment increased oxidative stress (Grzesiak et al. 2018 ). In another study, oxytocin treatment was shown to alleviate stress-aggravated colitis, but atosiban reversed this effect (Cetinel et al. 2010 ). In our study, no difference was observed between the atosiban, cisplatin and control groups for all values. The efficacy of dexamethasone and methylprednisolone, which reduce reactive oxygen radicals, in cisplatin ototoxicity has been demonstrated in studies (Calli et al. 2012 ; Sun et al. 2016 ). Intratympanic steroid administration, which has no reported ototoxic effects, has the advantage of less side effects and higher perilymphatic concentration compared to systemic steroid administration (Calli et al. 2012 ). In a meta-analysis, it was reported that combined steroid therapy (intratympanic steroid and systemic steroid) was significantly better than systemic steroid therapy (Han et al. 2017 ). Dexamethasone loaded nanoparticles have been shown to be effective in cisplatin ototoxicity (20). Rauch et al. compared oral prednisolone with intratympanic methylprednisolone in a multicentered, prospective, randomized study of 250 patients with the unilateral sensorineural hearing loss (Rauch et al. 2011 ). Intratympanic methylprednisolone administration was shown not to be more ineffective than oral prednisolone therapy (Rauch et al. 2011 ). In our study, no significant prolongation of the ABR I-IV interval value was observed in rats receiving intratympanic dexamethasone after cisplatin administration. The difference in ABR I, ABR 1–4 interval and ABR threshold values in rats administered dexamethasone was found to be significantly less than in the cisplatin, atosiban and control groups. There was no significant decrease in post-treatment values compared to pre-treatment values in DPOAE frequencies of 2832 and 4004 in rats receiving dexamethasone. In addition, the decrease in frequencies was significantly less than in the atosiban, cisplatin and control groups. Study Limitations Studies can be detailed in larger series and with histopathological examinations. Conclusion In the literature, no study was found in which oxytocin, dexamethasone and atosiban were evaluated together in cisplatin ototoxicity and both ABR and DPOAE were used. When the dexamethasone and oxytocin groups were compared with the other groups, a significant increase was found in the ABR threshold values, but the increase in the dexamethasone group was less. However, no difference was found between the two groups. A similar situation was observed at 2832 and 4004 frequencies in DPOAE. As a result, it has been shown that intratympanic oxytocin may be an option that can be used in the treatment, although it is not as effective as dexamethasone in preventing cisplatin ototoxicity. Declarations Author Contribution BMT and GŞ conceived and designed research. MA and IÇK conducted experiments. RK contributed new reagents or analytical tools. BMT and GŞ analyzed data. BMT wrote the manuscript. All authors read and approved the manuscript. Acknowledgements None Funding None Data Availability All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article (and its supplementary information files). Code availability Not applicable. 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Cisplatin is mainly used in the treatment of many malignant diseases (McKeage \u003cspan citationid=\"CR16\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e1995\u003c/span\u003e). Cisplatin causes ototoxicity that may be even permanent with high toxic damage to the inner ear (Kros and Steyger \u003cspan citationid=\"CR14\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2019\u003c/span\u003e). Cisplatin reduces glutathione by producing reactive oxygen radicals and inhibits the activity of antioxidant enzymes (Badary et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR3\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2005\u003c/span\u003e). Follow-up tests for ototoxicity, audiometry, Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emission (DPOAE) and Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) may be performed.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOxytocin is a neurohypophyseal peptide hormone synthesized in the hypothalamus. It is the stimulation of the uterine contractions and myoepithelial contractions in the mammary gland. Many studies have shown the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of oxytocin (Dusunceli et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR7\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2008\u003c/span\u003e; Grzesiak et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR9\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2018\u003c/span\u003e). Oxytocin prevents apoptosis by reducing consumption of glutathione and superoxide dismutase (Tsuruya et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR23\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2003\u003c/span\u003e). Atosiban is a reversible oxytocin receptor and can decrease uterine contractions. Atosiban may reduce the antioxidant activity of oxytocin by binding to oxytocin receptors (Kim et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR12\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2017\u003c/span\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteroids were shown to limit the effect of reactive oxygen species in the inner ear (Martin-Saldana et al. 2016). Therefore, it is used in cisplatin ototoxicity (Martin-Saldana et al. 2016). Although intratympanic dexamethasone is used in various diseases, they have advantages such as less side effects and higher concentration in the perilymphatic area compared to systemic steroids.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn our study, it was aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of oxytocin and dexamethasone, which have known antioxidant activities, against cisplatin ototoxicity in intratympanic use.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"Materials And Methods","content":"\u003cp\u003e This study was carried out with the ethics committee approval of Experimental Animal Research Center of Kırıkkale University (No: 14/20). A total of 30 female, adult, healthy, 3-month-old Albino-Wistar rats (60 ears) were used in our study. Rats were kept in an environment in experimental Animal Research Center where the temperature was 22\u003csup\u003e0\u003c/sup\u003eC\u0026plusmn;2\u003csup\u003e0\u003c/sup\u003eC, humidity 65\u0026ndash;70%, with 12-hour light/12-hour dark and a free access to food and water, in addition to medication application times. External and middle ear examinations of the rats were performed under anesthesia. Ears with plugs were cleaned and rats with infection in the external auditory canal, opacification and perforation in the tympanic membrane and those with an infection in middle ear were excluded from the study.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec3\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eDrug Application\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll rats underwent general anesthesia with 60 mg/kg intraperitoneal (i.p) ketamine hydrochloride (Ketalar, Eczacibasi Parke-Davis, Istanbul, Turkey) and 10 mg/kg i.p xylazine HCl (Alfazyn, Alfas International B.V., Woerden, The Netherlands) before the procedures.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe groups were formed as follows: Group 1 (cisplatin) (n\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;6), Group 2 (oxytocin) (n\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;6), Group 3 (dexamethasone) (n\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;6), Group 4 (atosiban) (n\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;6) and Group 5 (0.9% NaCl (sodium chloride)) (n\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;6). Group 5 was designated as the control group. In Group 1, 15 mg/kg i.p cisplatin (Cisplatin DBL, Hospira Australia Pty Ltd. Victoria, Australia) was administered via slow infusion. In Group 2, 5 I.U./ml oxytocin (Synpitan Forte, Deva Ltd, Istanbul, Turkey) was administered intratympanically in a dose of 0.05 ml to both tympanic membranes of each rat under the microscope. In Group 3, 4 mg/ml dexamethasone ampoule was administered intratympanically in a dose of 0.05 ml to both tympanic membranes of each rat under the microscope. In Group 4, 7.5 mg/ml oxytocin (Tractocile, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Saint-Prez, Switzerland) was administered intratympanically in a dose of 0.05 ml to both tympanic membranes of each rat under the microscope. In Group 5, 0.9% NaCl was administered intratympanically in a dose of 0.05 ml to both tympanic membranes of each rat under the microscope. In Groups 2, 3, 4 and 5, i.p. 15 mg/kg of cisplatin was given 30 minute after the administration of medication. Based on previous publications, ABR and DPOAE were performed when there was no residual drug in the middle ear (after 72 hours) (Simşek et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR21\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2013\u003c/span\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec4\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eDistortion Product Otoacoustic Emission (DPOAE)\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistortion product otoacoustic emission recordings were taken with the Otodynamics OAE System device (Otodynamics Ltd, Hatfield, United Kingdom). Measurements were made before and 72 hours after the medication administration. With the probe used for DPOAE, pure sound stimuli at 2 different frequencies (f1 and f2) were given simultaneously and the strongest emission in the cochlea was found with the formula 2f1-f2. These acoustic responses were obtained via the microphone inside the probe. The procedures were made in a quiet environment. The frequencies of 1416, 2002, 2832, 4004 and 5652 kHz were measured in DPOAE.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec5\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAuditory Brainstem Response (ABR)\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuditory brainstem response recordings were taken with the Interacoustics Eclipse EP15 (Interacoustics A/S, Middelfart, Denmark). Measurements were made before and 72 hours after the medication administration. Newborn ear probes were inserted into the ear from the external ear canal of the measured side. Subdermal stainless-steel monops needle electrodes were placed on vertex (positive), mastoid region (negative) and dorsum (earth). Stimulations were produced in the first 10 milliseconds and all clicks were filtered (from 100 to 3000 Hz). Stimulation level started at 11 pps from 100 dB hearing level and reduced by 10 dB every step. Hearing threshold was defined as the visible, reproducible ABR produced at the lowest stimulation intensity. An average of 1500 click/stimulus was applied for all levels. The ABR I, ABR IV and ABR I-IV interval and threshold values were used in the measurements.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec6\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eStatistical Analysis\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eSPSS Statistics 24.0 (IBM SPSS Inc, Chicago) program was used for statistical analysis. Descriptive statistics related to continuous data were stated as mean\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;standard deviation. The statistical value of p\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.05 was considered significant. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and Shapiro\u0026ndash;Wilk test were used as normality tests. Pre-treatment ABR I-IV interval values in Group 3, pre-treatment ABR threshold values in Group 3, pre-treatment 5652 frequencies values in Group 2 and post-treatment 2002 frequencies values in Group 1 were not normally distributed. Normally distributed data were compared with Paired Sample t-test. Comparison of normally distributed data between the groups was assessed with Independent samples t-test. Data without normal distribution were compared with Wilcoxon signed ranks test. Mann-Whitney U test was performed on the data that was not normally distributed among groups.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e"},{"header":"Results","content":"\u003cdiv id=\"Sec8\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAuditory Brainstem Response Outcomes\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eABR was performed to all groups before and after the procedure. Pre-treatment and post-treatment ABR values of the groups are given in Table-1. The post-treatment ABR I, ABR IV and ABR threshold values of the groups were found to be significantly higher than the pre-treatment values (p\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001). Similarly, a significant prolongation of ABR I-IV interval values was observed in Group 1, Group 4 and Group 5 (p\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001). There was no significant prolongation of the post-treatment ABR I-IV interval in the oxytocin and dexamethasone groups (p\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.441 and p\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.871) (Table-1).\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eTable-1.\u003c/b\u003e Comparison of ABR and threshold values pre- and post-treatment\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"No\" id=\"Taba\" border=\"1\"\u003e \u003ccolgroup cols=\"6\"\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c5\" colnum=\"5\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c6\" colnum=\"6\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cthead\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eParameter\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroup 1 (Cisplatin)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroup 2 (Oxytocin)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroup 3 (Dexamethasone)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroup 4 (Atosiban)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroup 5 (Control)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/thead\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ePre-treatment ABR I\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.18\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.27\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.20\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.21\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.51\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.36\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.24\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.31\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.23\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.11\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-treatment ABR I\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.78\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.23\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.69\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.18\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.88\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.29\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.95\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.21\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.91\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.19\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ep\u003c/em\u003e values\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ePre-treatment ABR IV\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.18\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.35\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.11\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.22\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.97\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.36\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.56\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.32\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.01\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.72\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-treatment ABR IV\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.44\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.39\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.86\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.12\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.69\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.16\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.96\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.48\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.88\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.96\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ep\u003c/em\u003e values\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ePre-treatment ABR I\u0026ndash;IV interval\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.96\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.32\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.89\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.18\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.69\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.58\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.06\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.31\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.01\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.89\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-treatment ABR I\u0026ndash;IV interval\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.22\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.42\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.92\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.17\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.71\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.93\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.20\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.42\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.23\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.71\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ep\u003c/em\u003e values\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.441\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.871*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ePre-treatment threshold values\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedian (min-max)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 (20\u0026ndash;25)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 (20\u0026ndash;30)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 (20\u0026ndash;30)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 (20\u0026ndash;30)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 (20\u0026ndash;25)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-treatment threshold values\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedian (min-max)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e72 (60\u0026ndash;85)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e55 (50\u0026ndash;60)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e50 (45\u0026ndash;60)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e70 (65\u0026ndash;80)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e70 (60\u0026ndash;85)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ep\u003c/em\u003e values\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/tbody\u003e \u003c/colgroup\u003e \u003ctfoot\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"6\"\u003e*: Wilcoxon signed ranks test was used. Data represent mean\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;SD excluding threshold values. ABR, Auditory Brainstem Response.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/tfoot\u003e \u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere was no significant difference between the groups' pre-treatment ABR I, ABR IV, ABR 1\u0026ndash;4 interval and ABR threshold values (p\u0026thinsp;\u0026gt;\u0026thinsp;0.05). The difference in ABR I values in the oxytocin and dexamethasone groups was found to be significantly less than in Group 1, Group 4 and Group 5 (p\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001). There was no difference between the oxytocin and dexamethasone groups in terms of ABR I values (p\u0026thinsp;\u0026gt;\u0026thinsp;0.05). The difference in ABR IV values was not significant between the groups (p\u0026thinsp;\u0026gt;\u0026thinsp;0.05). The difference in ABR I-IV interval values in the oxytocin and dexamethasone groups was found to be significantly less than in Group 1, Group 4 and Group 5 (p\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001). Although there was a significant increase in post-treatment threshold values in all groups, the median value in Group 2 and Group 3 was found to be affected less than the other groups (p\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.034 and p\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.018). There was no difference between the oxytocin and dexamethasone groups in terms of threshold values (p\u0026thinsp;\u0026gt;\u0026thinsp;0.05). When the differences in the atosiban group were compared with Group 1 and Group 5, no significant difference was found (p\u0026thinsp;\u0026gt;\u0026thinsp;0.05).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"Sec9\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eDistortion Product Otoacoustic Emission Outcomes\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eDPOAE was performed to all groups before and after the procedure. Pre-treatment and post-treatment DPOAE values of the groups are given in Table-1. Pre-treatment values were higher than post-treatment values in all groups. There was a significant decrease in the 1416, 2002 and 5652 frequencies in all groups. There was no significant decrease in the frequencies of 2832 and 4004 after treatment in the oxytocin and dexamethasone group compared to pre-treatment (Table-1).\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eTable-2.\u003c/b\u003e Comparison of DPOAE values pre- and post-treatment\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"No\" id=\"Tabb\" border=\"1\"\u003e \u003ccolgroup cols=\"6\"\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c5\" colnum=\"5\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c6\" colnum=\"6\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cthead\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eParameter\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroup 1 (Cisplatin)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroup 2 (Oxytocin)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroup 3 (Dexamethasone)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroup 4 (Atosiban)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroup 5 (Control)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/thead\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ePre-treatment OAE-1416\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.12\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.18\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.98\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.24\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.59\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.31\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.17\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.91\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.98\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.66\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-treatment OAE-1416\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.21\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.77\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.56\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.11\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.58\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.19\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.33\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.24\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.07\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.01\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ep\u003c/em\u003e values\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ePre-treatment OAE-2002\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.33\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.86\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.37\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.01\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.37\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.88\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.98\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.62\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.20\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.01\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-treatment OAE-2002\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.16\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.11\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.91\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.23\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.61\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.97\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.80\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.69\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.60\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.18\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ep\u003c/em\u003e values\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ePre-treatment OAE-2832\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.87\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.36\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.52\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;2.41\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.88\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;2.05\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.80\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;2.71\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.27\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;2.19\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-treatment OAE-2832\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.52\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.63\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.98\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.31\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.27\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.98\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.53\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.65\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.30\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.66\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ep\u003c/em\u003e values\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.335\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.411\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ePre-treatment OAE-4004\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.08\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;2.09\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.41\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.66\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.73\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.93\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.26\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.44\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.25\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;2.98\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-treatment OAE-4004\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.11\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.99\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.12\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;3.07\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.8\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;2.96\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.84\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;2.18\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.38\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.01\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ep\u003c/em\u003e values\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.454\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.469\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ePre-treatment OAE-5652\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e28.12\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.56\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e25.70\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;2.09\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e25.85\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;2.91\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.88\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;3.41\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e28.45\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;2.36\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-treatment OAE-5652\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.97\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.03\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;3.14\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.69\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.52\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.99\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;2.72\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.71\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;2.61\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ep\u003c/em\u003e values\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/tbody\u003e \u003c/colgroup\u003e \u003ctfoot\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"6\"\u003e*: Wilcoxon signed ranks test was used. Data represent mean\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;SD. OAE, Otoacoustic Emission.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/tfoot\u003e \u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere was no significant difference between the groups' pre-treatment at frequencies of 1416, 2002, 2832, 4004 and 5652 (p\u0026thinsp;\u0026gt;\u0026thinsp;0.05). When the oxytocin and dexamethasone groups were compared with the other groups in terms of changes in all frequencies, the difference in Group 2 and Group 3 was found to be significantly less than the other groups (p\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001). When the oxytocin and dexamethasone groups were compared with each other, no significant difference was observed between the two groups in terms of changes in all frequencies (p\u0026thinsp;\u0026gt;\u0026thinsp;0.05). When the differences in the atosiban group were compared with Group 1 and Group 5, no significant difference was found (p\u0026thinsp;\u0026gt;\u0026thinsp;0.05).\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e"},{"header":"Discussion","content":"\u003cp\u003eCisplatin is one of about 130 ototoxic agents known to date (Seligmann et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR20\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e1996\u003c/span\u003e). Cisplatin enhances DNA damage and lipid peroxidation by increasing reactive oxygen radicals, furthermore blocking the ion transition channels causes hyperpolarization and auditory threshold elevation (Liang et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR15\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2005\u003c/span\u003e). The deterioration in the antioxidant defense system causes an increase in lipid peroxidation and thereby leads to apoptosis in outer hairy cells (Liang et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR15\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2005\u003c/span\u003e). Accordingly, cisplatin causes bilateral, irreversible and progressive sensorineural hearing loss. In our study, a prolongation in ABR values and a decrease in DPOAE frequencies were observed in each group given cisplatin.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOxytocin receptors are found in many tissues (Gimpl and Fahrenholz \u003cspan citationid=\"CR8\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2001\u003c/span\u003e; Olson et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR18\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e1992\u003c/span\u003e). Kitano et al. reported that oxytocin receptor m-RNA is found in the inner ear (Kitano et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR13\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e1997\u003c/span\u003e). The presence of oxytocin receptors in the inner ear makes oxytocin, which has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, valuable for investigating ear diseases. In the study by Bekmez Bilmez et al, the protective effect of intratympanic and intraperitoneal oxytocin on cisplatin ototoxicity was demonstrated with DPOAE (Bekmez Bilmez et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR4\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2016\u003c/span\u003e). Especially in the group receiving intratympanic oxytocin, significantly less decrease in OAE values was observed compared to the intraperitoneal oxytocin group (Bekmez Bilmez et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR4\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2016\u003c/span\u003e). Akın \u0026Ouml;cal et al. demonstrated the efficacy of intratympanic oxytocin in rats exposed to acoustic trauma with ABR and DPOAE (Akin Ocal et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR2\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2019\u003c/span\u003e). In the study in which ABR thresholds were evaluated, no significant difference was found between the values on the 7th and 21st days after acoustic trauma and the values before acoustic trauma (Akin Ocal et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR2\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2019\u003c/span\u003e). In our study, no significant prolongation was observed in the ABR I-IV interval value after cisplatin administration in the group receiving intratympanic oxytocin. Although the prolongation of the ABR I-IV interval was not significant in the oxytocin group, it was not as low as in the dexamethasone group. The difference in ABR I, ABR I-IV interval values in rats administered intratympanic oxytocin was found to be significantly less than the cisplatin, atosiban and control groups. When the dexamethasone and oxytocin groups were compared with the other groups, a significant increase was found in the ABR threshold values, but the increase in the dexamethasone group was less. In the group receiving oxytocin, there was no significant decrease in the post-treatment values at frequencies 2832 and 4004 compared to the pre-treatment values. In addition, the decrease in frequencies was significantly less than the cisplatin, atosiban and control groups. No difference was found when dexamethasone and oxytocin groups were compared with each other.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAtosiban is a reversible, competitive antagonist of the oxytocin receptor. Atosiban can reduce uterine contractions by decreasing intracytoplasmic calcium release and prostaglandin synthesis (Akerlund et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR1\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e1999\u003c/span\u003e). In many studies where oxytocin and atosiban are used together, it has been reported that atosiban reduces the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of oxytocin (Cetinel et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR6\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2010\u003c/span\u003e; Grzesiak et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR9\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2018\u003c/span\u003e; Hussein and Mousa 2016). Hussein and Mousa reported that in their study on acute myocardial injury in rats, atosiban decreased the antioxidant level increased by oxytocin (Hussein and Mousa 2016). Grzesiak et al. showed that atosiban given to pregnant women for tocolytic treatment increased oxidative stress (Grzesiak et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR9\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2018\u003c/span\u003e). In another study, oxytocin treatment was shown to alleviate stress-aggravated colitis, but atosiban reversed this effect (Cetinel et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR6\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2010\u003c/span\u003e). In our study, no difference was observed between the atosiban, cisplatin and control groups for all values.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe efficacy of dexamethasone and methylprednisolone, which reduce reactive oxygen radicals, in cisplatin ototoxicity has been demonstrated in studies (Calli et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR5\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2012\u003c/span\u003e; Sun et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR22\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2016\u003c/span\u003e). Intratympanic steroid administration, which has no reported ototoxic effects, has the advantage of less side effects and higher perilymphatic concentration compared to systemic steroid administration (Calli et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR5\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2012\u003c/span\u003e). In a meta-analysis, it was reported that combined steroid therapy (intratympanic steroid and systemic steroid) was significantly better than systemic steroid therapy (Han et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR10\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2017\u003c/span\u003e). Dexamethasone loaded nanoparticles have been shown to be effective in cisplatin ototoxicity (20). Rauch et al. compared oral prednisolone with intratympanic methylprednisolone in a multicentered, prospective, randomized study of 250 patients with the unilateral sensorineural hearing loss (Rauch et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR19\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2011\u003c/span\u003e). Intratympanic methylprednisolone administration was shown not to be more ineffective than oral prednisolone therapy (Rauch et al. \u003cspan citationid=\"CR19\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2011\u003c/span\u003e). In our study, no significant prolongation of the ABR I-IV interval value was observed in rats receiving intratympanic dexamethasone after cisplatin administration. The difference in ABR I, ABR 1\u0026ndash;4 interval and ABR threshold values in rats administered dexamethasone was found to be significantly less than in the cisplatin, atosiban and control groups. There was no significant decrease in post-treatment values compared to pre-treatment values in DPOAE frequencies of 2832 and 4004 in rats receiving dexamethasone. In addition, the decrease in frequencies was significantly less than in the atosiban, cisplatin and control groups.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec11\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eStudy Limitations\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudies can be detailed in larger series and with histopathological examinations.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e"},{"header":"Conclusion","content":"\u003cp\u003eIn the literature, no study was found in which oxytocin, dexamethasone and atosiban were evaluated together in cisplatin ototoxicity and both ABR and DPOAE were used. When the dexamethasone and oxytocin groups were compared with the other groups, a significant increase was found in the ABR threshold values, but the increase in the dexamethasone group was less. However, no difference was found between the two groups. A similar situation was observed at 2832 and 4004 frequencies in DPOAE. As a result, it has been shown that intratympanic oxytocin may be an option that can be used in the treatment, although it is not as effective as dexamethasone in preventing cisplatin ototoxicity.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"Declarations","content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAuthor Contribution\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBMT and GŞ conceived and designed research. MA and I\u0026Ccedil;K conducted experiments. RK contributed new reagents or analytical tools. BMT and GŞ analyzed data. BMT wrote the manuscript. All authors read and approved the manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcknowledgements\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNone\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFunding\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNone\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eData Availability\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article (and its supplementary information files).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCode availability\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot applicable.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEthics approval\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis study was carried out with the ethics committee approval of Experimental Animal Research Center of Kırıkkale University (No: 14/20).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConsent to participate\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot applicable.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConsent for publication\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot applicable.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConflict of interest\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors declare no competing interests.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"References","content":"\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAkerlund M, Bossmar T, Brouard R, Kostrzewska A, Laudanski T, Lemancewicz A, Serradeil-Le Gal C, Steinwall M \u003cb\u003e(\u003c/b\u003e1999\u003cb\u003e) Receptor binding of oxytocin and vasopressin antagonists and inhibitory effects on isolated myometrium from preterm and term pregnant women\u003c/b\u003e. 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We also compared intratympanic atosiban (oxytocin antagonist) and oxytocin in cisplatin ototoxicity. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMethods:\u003c/strong\u003e In this study, 30 rats (60 ears) were used by separating into 5 groups. Cisplatin was administered intraperitoneally to the first group (n=6). On the second group (n=6), oxytocin were administered intratympanically. On the third group (n=6), dexamethasone were administered intratympanically. On the fourth group (n=6), atosiban were administered intratympanically. On the fifth group (n=6), 0.9% NaCl were administered intratympanically. In Groups 2, 3, 4 and 5, cisplatin was given 30 minute after the administration of medication. ABR and DPOAE tests were performed on all groups before and 72 h after the procedure. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eResults:\u003c/strong\u003e The post-treatment ABR I, ABR IV and ABR threshold values of the groups were found to be significantly higher than the pre-treatment values (p\u0026lt;0.001). There was no significant prolongation of the post-treatment ABR I-IV interval in the oxytocin and dexamethasone groups (p\u0026gt;0.05). Pre-treatment values were higher than post-treatment values in all groups. There was no significant decrease in the frequencies of 2832 and 4004 after treatment in the oxytocin and dexamethasone group compared to pre-treatment. No difference was found between the oxytocin and dexamethasone groups (p\u0026gt;0.05). \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion:\u003c/strong\u003e As a result, it has been shown that intratympanic oxytocin may be an option that can be used in the treatment, although it is not as effective as dexamethasone in preventing cisplatin ototoxicity.\u003c/p\u003e","manuscriptTitle":"Comparison of the Protective Efficacy of Intratympanic Oxytocin and Dexamethasone in Cisplatin-induced Ototoxicity","msid":"","msnumber":"","nonDraftVersions":[{"code":1,"date":"2022-06-02 14:40:28","doi":"10.21203/rs.3.rs-1692436/v1","editorialEvents":[{"type":"communityComments","content":0}],"status":"published","journal":{"display":true,"email":"[email protected]","identity":"researchsquare","isNatureJournal":false,"hasQc":true,"allowDirectSubmit":true,"externalIdentity":"","sideBox":"","snPcode":"","submissionUrl":"/submission","title":"Research Square","twitterHandle":"researchsquare","acdcEnabled":true,"dfaEnabled":false,"editorialSystem":"","reportingPortfolio":"","inReviewEnabled":false,"inReviewRevisionsEnabled":true}}],"origin":"","ownerIdentity":"6a39392f-d1fb-49ee-9144-4da834d84caa","owner":[],"postedDate":"June 2nd, 2022","published":true,"recentEditorialEvents":[],"rejectedJournal":[],"revision":"","amendment":"","status":"posted","subjectAreas":[],"tags":[],"updatedAt":"2022-06-02T14:40:30+00:00","versionOfRecord":[],"versionCreatedAt":"2022-06-02 14:40:28","video":"","vorDoi":"","vorDoiUrl":"","workflowStages":[]},"version":"v1","identity":"rs-1692436","journalConfig":"researchsquare"},"__N_SSP":true},"page":"/article/[identity]/[[...version]]","query":{"redirect":"/article/rs-1692436","identity":"rs-1692436","version":["v1"]},"buildId":"oE6Zbj460LM0Up2FdVbMZ","isFallback":false,"isExperimentalCompile":false,"dynamicIds":[84888],"gssp":true,"scriptLoader":[]}