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ArticleArchives of medical science : AMS2016

Flufenamic acid prevents behavioral manifestations of salicylate-induced tinnitus in the rat.

Ramazan Bal, Yasemin Ustundag, Funda Bulut, Caner Feyzi Demir, Ali Bal

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Article in Archives of medical science : AMS, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  2. Pharmacological Evaluation of Drugs in Animal Models of Tinnitus.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2021
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  3. Long-term Administration of Salicylate-induced Changes in BDNF Expression and CREB Phosphorylation in the Auditory Cortex of Rats.Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology · 2018
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ramazan BalDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Yasemin UstundagDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.
Funda BulutDepartment of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey.
Caner Feyzi DemirDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.
Ali BalDepartment of Plastic-Reconstructive and Esthetic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.
Fırat University · TRGaziantep University · TRKırıkkale University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTinnitus is defined as a phantom auditory sensation, the perception of sound in the absence of external acoustic stimulation. Given that flufenamic acid (FFA) blocks TRPM2 cation channels, resulting in reduced neuronal excitability, we aimed to investigate whether FFA suppresses the behavioral manifestation of sodium salicylate (SSA)-induced tinnitus in rats. MATERIAL AND

methodsTinnitus was evaluated using a conditioned lick suppression model of behavioral testing. Thirty-one Wistar rats, randomly divided into four treatment groups, were trained and tested in the behavioral experiment: (1) control group: DMSO + saline (n = 6), (2) SSA group: DMSO + SSA (n = 6), (3) FFA group: FFA (66 mg/kg bw) + saline (n = 9), (4) FFA + SSA group: FFA (66 mg/kg bw) + SSA (400 mg/kg bw) (n = 10). Localization of TRPM2 to the plasma membrane of cochlear nucleus neurons was demonstrated by confocal microscopy.

resultsPavlovian training resulted in strong suppression of licking, having a mean value of 0.05 ±0.03 on extinction day 1, which is below the suppression training criterion level of 0.20 in control tinnitus animals. The suppression rate for rats having both FFA (66 mg/kg bw) and SSA (400 mg/kg bw) injections was significantly lower than that for the rats having SSA injections (p < 0.01).

conclusionsWe suggest that SSA-induced tinnitus could possibly be prevented by administration of a TRPM2 ion channel antagonist, FFA at 66 mg/kg bw.

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experimentalflufenamic acidratsalicylatetinnitusTRPM2

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