ReviewBrain research2012
Targeting inhibitory neurotransmission in tinnitus.
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50 citing papers in PubMed, 90 citations in OpenAlex.
- An open-label, proof-of-mechanism trial evaluating a neuroactive steroid GABA modulator in tinnitus.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Trial
- Activation of the Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA)ergic Neural Circuit in Salicylate-Induced Tinnitus: the Inferior Colliculus to the Medial Geniculate Body.Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology · 2026Article
- Age-related ultrastructural differences in the dorsal cortex of the inferior colliculus in the fischer brown Norway rat.Neurobiology of aging · 2026Article
- Age-related differences in asymmetric synapses across the central inferior colliculus in the Fischer Brown Norway rat.Aging brain · 2026Article
- Ultrastructural Synaptic Differences in the Central Inferior Colliculus in the 3xTG Mouse Across Three Disease Stages.The Journal of comparative neurology · 2025Article
- Age-related differences in GABAergic synapses across the central inferior colliculus in the Fischer Brown Norway rat.Neurobiology of aging · 2025Article
- Editorial: Cellular and synaptic mechanisms in the auditory system in health and disease.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2025Article
- Recent advances on the mechanism of acupuncture in the treatment of subjective tinnitus.Frontiers in systems neuroscience · 2025Review
- Decoding tinnitus progression: neurochemical shifts in the anterior cingulate cortex revealed by magnetic resonance spectroscopy.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- Current understanding of subjective tinnitus in adults.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 · 2024Review
- Characterization of the neural circuitry of the auditory thalamic reticular nucleus and its potential role in salicylate-induced tinnitus.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Article
- Age-related upregulation of dense core vesicles in the central inferior colliculus.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2024Article
- Transcriptional-profile changes in the medial geniculate body after noise-induced tinnitus.Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2024Article
- Increased pyramidal and VIP neuronal excitability in rat primary auditory cortex directly correlates with tinnitus behaviour.The Journal of physiology · 2023Article
- The Role of BDNF as a Biomarker in Cognitive and Sensory Neurodegeneration.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Review
- Redox Imbalance as a Common Pathogenic Factor Linking Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Embryonic medial ganglionic eminence cells survive and integrate into the inferior colliculus of adult mice.Hearing research · 2022Article
- Decreasing dorsal cochlear nucleus activity ameliorates noise-induced tinnitus perception in mice.BMC biology · 2022Article
- Lower glutamate and GABA levels in auditory cortex of tinnitus patients: a 2D-JPRESS MR spectroscopy study.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
Tinnitus perception depends on the presence of its neural correlates within the auditory neuraxis and associated structures. Targeting specific circuits and receptors within the central nervous system in an effort to relieve the perception of tinnitus and its impact on one's emotional and mental state has become a focus of tinnitus research. One approach is to upregulate endogenous inhibitory neurotransmitter levels (e.g., glycine and GABA) and selectively target inhibitory receptors in key circuits to normalize tinnitus pathophysiology. Thus, the basic functional and molecular properties of two major ligand-gated inhibitory receptor systems, the GABA(A) receptor (GABA(A)R) and glycine receptor (GlyR) are described. Also reviewed is the rationale for targeting inhibition, which stems from reported tinnitus-related homeostatic plasticity of inhibitory neurotransmitter systems and associated enhanced neuronal excitability throughout most central auditory structures. However, the putative role of the medial geniculate body (MGB) in tinnitus has not been previously addressed, specifically in terms of its inhibitory afferents from inferior colliculus and thalamic reticular nucleus and its GABA(A)R functional heterogeneity. This heterogeneous population of GABA(A)Rs, which may be altered in tinnitus pathology, and its key anatomical position in the auditory CNS make the MGB a compelling structure for tinnitus research. Finally, some selective compounds, which enhance tonic inhibition, have successfully ameliorated tinnitus in animal studies, suggesting that the MGB and, to a lesser degree, the auditory cortex may be their primary locus of action. These pharmacological interventions are examined in terms of their mechanism of action and why these agents may be effective in tinnitus treatment. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Tinnitus Neuroscience.
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