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ReviewHearing research2013

Prospects for replacement of auditory neurons by stem cells.

Fuxin Shi, Albert S B Edge

Registry-linked trialOpen access · greenAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Hearing research, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07472023 (Truway Health Inner Ear Regeneration & Hearing Restoration Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 26 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
26citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07472023 early_phase1enrolling by invitationnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Truway Health Inner Ear Regeneration & Hearing Restoration Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorTruway Health, Inc.Ran2026 to 2099Enrolled120ConditionsSensorineural Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Acoustic Trauma, Inner Ear InjuryArmsAudiologic Monitoring, Investigational Regenerative Pharmacologic Therapy, Stem Cell Regenerative Therapy, Combination Regenerative Therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Study on Recovery Strategy of Hearing Loss & SGN Regeneration Under Physical Regulation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  6. Stem Cell-Based Therapies in Hearing Loss.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021
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  7. Molecular Aspects of the Development and Function of Auditory Neurons.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fuxin ShiDepartment of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Albert S B Edge
Harvard–MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology · USHarvard University · US

Funding

Imaging Core PlanP30DC005209 · NIDCD · MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY · PI LIBERMAN, M. CHARLES · 2002 to 2016
$12.0M
Cellular therapy for the inner earR01DC007174 · NIDCD · MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY · PI EDGE, ALBERT · 2005 to 2017
$4.6M
NIDCD NIH HHS P30 DC005209NIDCD NIH HHS P30DC05209NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC007174
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sensorineural hearing loss is caused by degeneration of hair cells or auditory neurons. Spiral ganglion cells, the primary afferent neurons of the auditory system, are patterned during development and send out projections to hair cells and to the brainstem under the control of largely unknown guidance molecules. The neurons do not regenerate after loss and even damage to their projections tends to be permanent. The genesis of spiral ganglion neurons and their synapses forms a basis for regenerative approaches. In this review we critically present the current experimental findings on auditory neuron replacement. We discuss the latest advances with a focus on (a) exogenous stem cell transplantation into the cochlea for neural replacement, (b) expression of local guidance signals in the cochlea after loss of auditory neurons, (c) the possibility of neural replacement from an endogenous cell source, and (d) functional changes from cell engraftment.

Indexed as

Nerve RegenerationAnimalsBrain StemCochleaCochlear NerveHair Cells, AuditoryHearing Loss, SensorineuralHumansMiceNeuronsSpiral GanglionStem CellsStem Cell Transplantation

Identifiers

PMID23370457
PMCPMC3594553
OpenAlexW2032049641

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