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ReviewFundamental research2025

Inner ear organoids: Recent progress and potential applications.

Yiyun Lou, Yaoqian Liu, Mingxuan Wu, Gaogan Jia, Mingyu Xia, Wenyan Li

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Review in Fundamental research, 2025. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Inner Ear Organoids: Recent Progress and Challenges.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2026
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  4. Cochlear Implantation Outcomes in Genotyped Subjects with Sensorineural Hearing Loss.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2025
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  5. Inner Ear Organoids: Strengths and Limitations.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2024
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  6. Maturation of type I and type II rat vestibular hair cellsFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Yiyun LouENT Institute and Otorhinolaryngology Department of Eye & ENT Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China.
Yaoqian LiuENT Institute and Otorhinolaryngology Department of Eye & ENT Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China.
Mingxuan WuENT Institute and Otorhinolaryngology Department of Eye & ENT Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China.
Gaogan JiaENT Institute and Otorhinolaryngology Department of Eye & ENT Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China.
Mingyu XiaENT Institute and Otorhinolaryngology Department of Eye & ENT Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China.
Wenyan LiENT Institute and Otorhinolaryngology Department of Eye & ENT Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The inner ear is one of the most complicated structures that harbor organs for the perception of sound and balance, which is deep in the temporal bone and challenging to operate. Organoids serve as promising platforms for understanding developmental processes and pathological dysfunctions and discovering therapeutic drugs and gene therapy strategies for disorders in the inner ear. To better understand the origin and application value of organoids, we reviewed the developmental history and advancement of inner ear organoid research. We summarized the cell sources of organoids and the matrices supporting their formation. The history of the research on inner ear organoids derived from pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) and primary progenitor cells has been clarified in detail. We elaborated on the applications of organoids in inner ear development, hereditary deafness modeling, and hair cell (HC) regeneration strategy formulation. Finally, we mentioned limitations of the current culture methods and applications of inner ear organoids, and described several prospects for optimizing next-generation organoids of the inner ear for potential translational applications.

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3D cultureHair cellInner earOrganoidStem cell

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PMID41466986
PMCPMC12744678

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