| Antibiotics cause oxidative stress in cells, which leads to cellular damage. For example, in healthy cells (left), mitochondria, which are labeled yellow here, are long and highly branched. But in cells treated with the antibiotic ciprofloxacin (right), mitochondria are abnormally short and unbranched, and they do not function as well. (Source ALN Magazine) |
Antibiotic toxicity in children is rare but can sometimes lead to permanent damage such and inner ear damage and hearing loss. This article describes how a simple treatment with anti-oxidants may prevent the oxidative stress that leads to the toxicity. (read the full article)
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