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ArticleJournal of neural engineering2012

Drug delivery to the inner ear.

Andrew K Wise, Lisa N Gillespie

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Article in Journal of neural engineering, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Local Drug Delivery for the Treatment of Neurotology Disorders.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Andrew K WiseBionics Institute, 384 Albert Street, East Melbourne 3002, Australia. awise@bionicsinstitute.org
Lisa N Gillespie

Funding

OLAO NIH HHS HHSN263200700053C
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bionic devices electrically activate neural populations to partially restore lost function. Of fundamental importance is the functional integrity of the targeted neurons. However, in many conditions the ongoing pathology can lead to continued neural degeneration and death that may compromise the effectiveness of the device and limit future strategies to improve performance. The use of drugs that can prevent nerve cell degeneration and promote their regeneration may improve clinical outcomes. In this paper we focus on strategies of delivering neuroprotective drugs to the auditory system in a way that is safe and clinically relevant for use in combination with a cochlear implant. The aim of this approach is to prevent neural degeneration and promote nerve regrowth in order to improve outcomes for cochlear implant recipients using techniques that can be translated to the clinic.

Indexed as

Drug Delivery SystemsEar, InnerAnimalsBionicsCochlear ImplantsHearing Loss, SensorineuralNerve DegenerationNerve Growth FactorsNeurogenesisNeuronsNeuroprotective AgentsPeripheral NervesSchwann CellsSpiral GanglionNerve Growth FactorsNeuroprotective Agents

Identifiers

PMID23186937
PMCPMC4222974

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