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ArticleOtology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology2011

Hearing preservation in Guinea pigs with long-standing endolymphatic hydrops.

Suhael R Momin, Sami J Melki, Joy O Obokhare, Souha A Fares, Maroun T Semaan, Cliff A Megerian

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Article in Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Sensory hair cell death and regeneration in fishes.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2015
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  4. Effect of intratympanic dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) in an in vivo model of cisplatin-related ototoxicity.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2014
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Suhael R MominDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.
Sami J Melki
Joy O Obokhare
Souha A Fares
Maroun T Semaan
Cliff A Megerian
University Hospitals Case Medical Center · USCase Western Reserve University · US

Funding

Molecular biology of deafness in the Meniere's ModelR03DC006562 · NIDCD · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI MEGERIAN, CLIFF A · 2005 to 2007
$224k
NIDCD NIH HHS R03 DC006562
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

hypothesisInterruption of the excitotoxic and inflammatory pathways implicated in endolymphatic hydrops (ELH)-associated hearing loss (HL) should afford hearing protection at the neuronal level.

backgroundPrevious work in our laboratory in the mouse model of ELH shows that dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), an anti-inflammatory solvent, can slow the progression of HL before neuronal degeneration occurs. Riluzole, a glutamate release inhibitor, may provide synergistic benefit. This study was designed to quantify the effects of DMSO and riluzole in a long-term model.

methodsGuinea pigs with surgically induced ELH were sorted into 3 groups: riluzole+DMSO (Group 1), DMSO alone (Group 2), and untreated controls (Group 3). Animals in Groups 1 and 2 received daily injections of the study drug(s). All animals underwent auditory-evoked brainstem response evaluation every 4 weeks until 24 weeks, when they were sacrificed. Cochleae were preserved; spiral ganglion density was quantified. Animals without hydrops were excluded from the study as surgical failures.

resultsAnimals from all groups developed unilateral HL. At the end of the experiment, HL was significantly lower in Group 1 relative to Group 3 (p = 0.049) and trended toward lower in Group 2 relative to Group 3 (p = 0.097). Groups 1 and 2 were not different (p = 0.311). At the cellular level, there is no evidence of neuronal degeneration in either treated group, whereas there is a significant neuronal degeneration in the untreated group.

conclusionThese results confirm the hearing protection observed with DMSO in short-term studies. However, unlike the previous study, which showed no additive benefit to riluzole, the combined treatment group in this study showed a hearing-protective effect at 24 weeks. This indicates a potential additive benefit conferred by riluzole toward long-term hearing protection. The study also finds evidence of statistically significant neuronal protection with both treatment groups. Overall, study provides additional evidence that DMSO and riluzole may preserve or slow the long-term progression of ELH-associated HL.

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AnimalsCochleaDimethyl SulfoxideEndolymphatic HydropsEvoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain StemGuinea PigsHearingNeuroprotective AgentsRiluzoleDimethyl SulfoxideNeuroprotective AgentsRiluzole

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PMCPMC3220888
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