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ArticleHearing research2022

Components of impedance in a cochlear implant animal model with TGFβ1-accelerated fibrosis.

Christopher J Buswinka, Deborah J Colesa, Donald L Swiderski, Yehoash Raphael, Bryan E Pfingst

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Article in Hearing research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Electrode impedance in cochlear implantation: determinants, dynamics, and clinical implications.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 · 2026
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  3. Multicargo Porous Cochlear Electrode Coating for Antifibrosis After Cochlear Implantation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christopher J BuswinkaEaton-Peabody Laboratories, Mass Eye and Ear Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston MA 02114. Electronic address: buswinka@g.harvard.edu.
Deborah J ColesaKresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
Donald L SwiderskiKresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
Yehoash RaphaelKresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
Bryan E PfingstKresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
University of Michigan · USMassachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · US

Funding

Functionally Important Features of the Electrically Stimulated CochleaR01DC015809 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI PFINGST, BRYAN E · 2017 to 2021
$3.2M
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC015809
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Outcomes of cochlear implantation are likely influenced by the biological state of the cochlea. Fibrosis is a pathological change frequently seen in implanted ears. The goal of this work was to investigate the relationship between fibrosis and impedance. To that end, we employed an animal model of extensive fibrosis and tested whether aspects of impedance differed from controls. Specifically, an adenovirus with a TGF-β1 gene insert (Ad.TGF-β1) was injected into guinea pig scala tympani to elicit rapid onset fibrosis and investigate the relation between fibrosis and impedance. We found a significant correlation between treatment and rate of impedance increase. A physical circuit model of impedance was used to separate the effect of fibrosis from other confounding factors. Supported by preliminary, yet nonconclusive, electron microscopy data, this modeling suggested that deposits on the electrode surface are an important contributor to impedance change over time.

Indexed as

Cochlear ImplantationCochlear ImplantsAnimalsCochleaElectric ImpedanceFibrosisGuinea PigsModels, AnimalScala TympaniTransforming Growth Factor beta1Transforming Growth Factor beta1Cochlear implantsFibrosisImpedance

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PMID36368194
PMCPMC10794021
OpenAlexW4306954565

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