2024 journal article
Surgical procedure of intratympanic injection and inner ear pharmacokinetics simulation in domestic pigs
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY, 15.
author keywords: intratympanic; inner ear; fluid simulation; round window membrane; pigs; swine; pharmacokinetics
TL;DR:
The potential of using pigs as a large animal model for studying inner ear pharmacokinetic studies of the inner ear using pigs is demonstrated and the diffusion time and drug concentrations reported align closely with the limited data available from human studies.
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Introduction: One major obstacle in validating drugs for the treatment or prevention of hearing loss is the limited data available on the distribution and concentration of drugs in the human inner ear. Although small animal models offer some insights into inner ear pharmacokinetics, their smaller organ size and different barrier (round window membrane) permeabilities compared to humans can complicate study interpretation. Therefore, developing a reliable large animal model for inner ear drug delivery is crucial. The inner and middle ear anatomy of domestic pigs closely resembles that of humans, making them promising candidates for studying inner ear pharmacokinetics. However, unlike humans, the anatomical orientation and tortuosity of the porcine external ear canal frustrates local drug delivery to the inner ear.