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ArticleGene therapy2025

Gene therapy restores auditory function and rescues damaged inner hair cells in an aged Vglut3 knockout mouse model.

Xingle Zhao, Hongen Xu, Chengyu Lian, Shousen Hu, Yue Zhao, Jia Wang, Rongqun Zhai, Mihuan Yang, Yuanjing Zhang, Wei Lu and 2 more

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Article in Gene therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Hair cell loss - cause or consequence of hearing loss?Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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12 authors.

Xingle Zhao *Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3992-2139
Hongen Xu *Precision Medicine Center, Academy of Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7895-0899
Chengyu Lian *Precision Medicine Center, Academy of Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Shousen HuDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Yue ZhaoPrecision Medicine Center, Academy of Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Jia WangDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Rongqun ZhaiDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Mihuan YangDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Yuanjing ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, The 7th People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China.
Wei LuDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China. luwei611@zzu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-6858-196X
Wenxue TangThe Research and Application Center of Precision Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China. twx@zzu.edu.cn.
Liang WangDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China. wangliang@zzu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-1555-7277

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2024M752977National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82371160
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vesicular glutamate transporter 3 (VGLUT3) is prominently expressed in the inner hair cells of the cochlea, playing a vital role in auditory signal transmission to the brain. Previous studies have shown that Vglut3 gene knockout in mice causes severe sensorineural hearing loss without affecting hair cell integrity. However, the cochlear structure of the aged Vglut3

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Amino Acid Transport Systems, AcidicGenetic TherapyHair Cells, Auditory, InnerHearing Loss, SensorineuralAnimalsCochleaDependovirusDisease Models, AnimalEvoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain StemGenetic VectorsMiceMice, KnockoutAmino Acid Transport Systems, AcidicSlc17a8 protein, mouse

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