ArticleEuropean 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 Surgery2024
Blood-labyrinth barrier breakdown in Meniere's disease.
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- Inflammatory and immune pathways in Ménière's disease: a multi-database bibliometric and visualized analysis of research trends.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Pooled it
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- Multi-sequence MRI signal intensity ratios as candidate imaging correlates for audiovestibular dysfunction in vestibular schwannoma.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Observational
- Changes in the Neurovascular Unit in Meniere's Disease.Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology · 2025Article
- Comparison of gadolinium-enhanced MRI of the inner ear with definite Meniere's disease in the detection of endolymphatic hydrops between intratympanic and intravenous injection.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 · 2025Article
- Direct Visualization of Tracer Permeation into the Endolymph in Human Patients Using MR Imaging.Magnetic resonance in medical sciences : MRMS : an official journal of Japan Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine · 2025Article
- Synergistic role of blood-labyrinth barrier permeability and endolymphatic hydrops: a comparative perspective in Ménière's disease and vestibular migraine.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- A critical evaluation of "leakage" at the cochlear blood-stria-barrier and its functional significance.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2024Review
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Abstract
objectiveWe compared the signal intensity ratio (SIR) of the cochlear basal turn between Meniere's disease and healthy controls to investigate potential damage of the blood-labyrinth barrier in Meniere's disease.
methodsThirty patients diagnosed with unilateral definite Meniere's disease and 24 healthy controls were enrolled. 3D-FLAIR scan was conducted to assess the grades of endolymphatic hydrops in Meniere's patients while measuring the SIR of cochlear basal turns in both groups. The differences of bilateral SIR between Meniere's disease and healthy control were compared, and the correlation between the SIR on affected ear in Meniere's disease and the grades of cochlear and vestibular hydrops were analyzed.
resultsSIR of affected ear in Meniere's disease exhibited significant increase compared to that of unaffected ear. No significant difference was observed in SIR between the two ears in the healthy control. Furthermore, the SIR of unaffected side in Meniere's disease was higher than that of both ears in healthy controls. The SIR in affected ear of Meniere's disease exhibited positive correlation with hydrops in both cochlea and vestibula.
conclusionThe permeability of blood-labyrinth barrier is increased in Meniere's disease, in combination with the typical criteria of Meniere's disease it may be a good biological marker. Destruction of blood-labyrinth barrier may be one of the causes of endolymphatic hydrops in Meniere's disease.
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