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ArticleClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2020

Effects of an Intratympanic Injection of Dexamethasone Combined with Gentamicin on the Expression Level of Serum P0 Protein Antibodies in Patients with Meniere's Disease.

Yang Geng, Wenping Cao, Huijuan Xu, Fengfang Wu, Tao Feng

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Article in Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Migraine management for the otolaryngologist.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2023
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  2. [Consensus on intratympanic drug delivery for Menière's disease].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yang GengDepartment of Otolaryngology, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, Shandong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9211-136X
Wenping CaoDepartment of Otolaryngology, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, Shandong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0795-171X
Huijuan XuDepartment of Otolaryngology, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, Shandong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6188-2148
Fengfang WuDepartment of Otolaryngology, Quanzhou First Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3435-3176
Tao FengDepartment of Otolaryngology, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, Shandong, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2966-7805
Central Hospital of Zibo · CNFujian Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo investigate the effects of an intratympanic injection of dexamethasone combined with gentamicin on the expression level of serum P0 protein antibodies in patients with Meniere's disease (MD).

methodsA total of 136 patients with MD treated in our hospital were enrolled in this study. Among them, 68 patients were treated with an intratympanic injection of dexamethasone combined with gentamicin (observation group). Another 68 patients were treated with gentamicin alone (control group).

resultsAfter treatment, the expression levels of IgG and IgM in the two groups significantly decreased (p<0.05); the levels in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (p<0.05). The incidences of vertigo, tinnitus, and gait instability in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (p<0.05). Vestibular symptom index (VSI) scores in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (p<0.05). We observed no significant difference between the two groups in the number of vertigo attacks 6 months after treatment (p>0.05).

conclusionFor patients with MD, dexamethasone combined with gentamicin can reduce the incidence of vertigo, tinnitus, and gait instability, but it has no effect on the efficacy or number of vertigo attacks 6 months after treatment. Therefore, the levels of myelin P0 protein antibodies after treatment can be used as predictors of vertigo at 6 months after treatment.

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Meniere DiseaseMyelin P0 ProteinAnti-Bacterial AgentsDexamethasoneGentamicinsHumansInjection, IntratympanicTreatment OutcomeAnti-Bacterial AgentsDexamethasoneGentamicinsMyelin P0 Protein

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PMID33263629
PMCPMC7688074
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