scholarly journals Possibility of using embryonic neural cells to regenerate structures of the inner ear of Guinea pigs after experimental ototoxicosis

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-183
Author(s):  
Iryna Ihorivna SAPIZHAK ◽  
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V. PYSANKO ◽  
T. MALYSHEVA ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Inner Ear ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Auditory Nerve ◽  
Guinea Pigs ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Neuronal Stem Cell ◽  
Morphological State

Hearing disorders greatly impair the comfort of life, change a person's emotional state, and when developed in early childhood lead to disorders of psycho-social formation of personality. There are currently no effective treatments for patients with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). Therefore, all over the world prefer "substitution tactics", namely - hearing aids for deafness, or cochlear implant for deafness. Aim. To evaluate the influence of NEC in different ways of their introduction on the morphological state of the structures of the inner ear (Corti's organ and the first neuron, vascular strip), as well as the auditory nerve on the background of aminoglycoside ototoxicosis. To investigate the characteristics and directions of reorganization of hemoblood supply and features of cyto - and myeloarchitectonics of structures of the inner ear. Materials and methods. To study the effectiveness of neuronal embryonic cells (NEC) in aminoglycoside ototoxicosis, experimental studies were performed on 40 guinea pigs weighing from 500 to 600 g. SNHL was caused by the introduction of aminoglycoside antibiotic - gentamicin sulfate at a dose of 100 mg/kg for 14 days. The neuronal stem cell suspension was administered in a volume of 2 million cells in 0.5 ml intratympanically and 2 million cells in 0.5 ml suboccipitally on days 1 and 15 of the experiment. Results and discussion. The influence of NEC on different methods of their introduction on the morphological state of the structures of the inner ear (Corti's organ and the first neuron), as well as the auditory nerve on the background of aminoglycoside ototoxicosis was evaluated. The characteristics and directions of reorganization of hemoblood supply and features of cyto - and myeloarchitectonics of structures of an inner ear according to an estimation of neurovasal relations are investigated. Conclusions. The data obtained indicate that intratympanic and suboccipital administration of NEC promotes the regeneration of damaged cell structures of the inner ear. This opens the prospect of using NEC to develop new approaches in the treatment of patients with sensorineural hearing loss.

Degeneration of auditory nerve fibers in guinea pigs with severe sensorineural hearing loss

2017 ◽  
Vol 345 ◽  
pp. 79-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Kroon ◽  
Dyan Ramekers ◽  
Emma M. Smeets ◽  
Ferry G.J. Hendriksen ◽  
Sjaak F.L. Klis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Auditory Nerve ◽  
Guinea Pigs ◽  
Nerve Fibers ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Auditory Nerve Fibers

Exposure of weak magnetic fields on auditory nerve of patients with moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 63-67
Author(s):  
S. V. Surma ◽  
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D. S. Klyachko ◽  
B. F. Shchegolev ◽  
E. A. Ogorodnikova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Auditory Nerve ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Sensorineural Deafness ◽  
Pure Tone Audiometry ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Alternative Methods

The article shows that one of the alternative methods of treating moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss can be the use of an external weak magnetic field. The proposed method is based on the coincidence of the effects caused by the exposure of an external electromagnetic field of certain parameters on the auditory nerve, and natural acoustic exposure. The similarity of reaction allows using of external magnetic fields as an artificial stimulator of the auditory system’s neural part. Induction of applied magnetic fields does not exceed 300 µT, which means that under the current legislation such fields are classified as posing no health hazard. This method was tested at Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Ear, Throat, Nose, and Speech based on relevant Ethics Committee approval and complied with informed consent standards of volunteers. 15 patients aged 18 to 45 with III and IV levels of sensorineural deafness without concomitant pathologies were tested. Threshold pure-tone audiometry was performed on each patient at 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hz before and after the procedure. The results of the experiments showed that electromagnetic stimulation of auditory neurons allows increasing hearing sensitivity. The proposed procedure may not yield a tangible result in patients with auditory deprivation. Patients with hearing aids showed the most significant results. At the same time, the measurements have shown that the sound thresholds among them became 10 dB lower on the average. The non-invasiveness of the exposure provided additional comfort for the patient.

scholarly journals Antisurdant properties of the structural analogue of taurin

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-32
Author(s):  
Lyudmila K Khnychenko ◽  
Natal'ya N Petrova ◽  
Evgeniya V Il'inskaya ◽  
Alexandra E Tanchuk
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Pharmacology ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Drug Therapy ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Auditory Nerve ◽  
Guinea Pigs ◽  
Structural Analog ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Structural Analogue ◽  
Nerve Action

The article presents the results of the study of the otoprotective effect of the structural analog of taurine in the case of sensorineural hearing loss. The work was performed on guinea pigs using electrophysiological and cytochemical methods. It is proved that the structural analogue of taurine has an antisurdantant (otoprotective) property, which manifests itself in restoring the amplitude-time characteristics of the potential of the auditory nerve action and the microphone potential of the cochlea. (For citation: Khnychenko LK, Petrova NN, Ilyinskaya EV, Tanchuk AE. Antisurdant properties of the structural analogue of taurin. Reviews on Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Therapy. 2018;16(2):25-32. doi: 10.17816/RCF16225-32).

scholarly journals A Window of Opportunity: Perilymph Sampling from the Round Window Membrane Can Advance Inner Ear Diagnostics and Therapeutics

2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 316
Author(s):  
Madeleine St. Peter ◽  
Athanasia Warnecke ◽  
Hinrich Staecker
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Inner Ear ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Biomarker Discovery ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Round Window ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Round Window Membrane ◽  
Promising Source

In the clinical setting, the pathophysiology of sensorineural hearing loss is poorly defined and there are currently no diagnostic tests available to differentiate between subtypes. This often leaves patients with generalized treatment options such as steroids, hearing aids, or cochlear implantation. The gold standard for localizing disease is direct biopsy or imaging of the affected tissue; however, the inaccessibility and fragility of the cochlea make these techniques difficult. Thus, the establishment of an indirect biopsy, a sampling of inner fluids, is needed to advance inner ear diagnostics and allow for the development of novel therapeutics for inner ear disease. A promising source is perilymph, an inner ear liquid that bathes multiple structures critical to sound transduction. Intraoperative perilymph sampling via the round window membrane of the cochlea has been successfully used to profile the proteome, metabolome, and transcriptome of the inner ear and is a potential source of biomarker discovery. Despite its potential to provide insight into inner ear pathologies, human perilymph sampling continues to be controversial and is currently performed only in conjunction with a planned procedure where the inner ear is opened. Here, we review the safety of procedures in which the inner ear is opened, highlight studies where perilymph analysis has advanced our knowledge of inner ear diseases, and finally propose that perilymph sampling could be done as a stand-alone procedure, thereby advancing our ability to accurately classify sensorineural hearing loss.

Efficacy of intratympanic methylprednisolone acetate in treatment of drill-induced sensorineural hearing loss in guinea pigs

2005 ◽  
Vol 119 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diaa M El-Hennawi ◽  
Mohamed H Badr El-Deen ◽  
Ashraf S Abou-Halawa ◽  
Hani S Nadeem ◽  
Mohamed R Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Inner Ear ◽  
Guinea Pigs ◽  
Outer Hair Cells ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Methylprednisolone Acetate ◽  
Distortion Product ◽  
Sem Morphology

Intratympanic steroids offer direct access to the inner ear with high concentration and without systemic effects. In this study, the efficacy of intratympanic methylprednisolone acetate (IT-MPA) was evaluated in a guinea-pig model of drill-induced inner ear trauma.Twenty-five guinea pigs were divided into a control group to document the baseline distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) and the normal scanning electron microscopic (SEM) morphology of the inner ear. The animals in the study group were subdivided into a steroid-only group (S), a trauma-only group(T), a trauma-plus-time group (TT), and a trauma-plus-steroid (TS) group.IT-MPA was found to have no damaging effect on the inner ear. Twelve days after trauma, there was spontaneous although incomplete recovery of the DPOAEs amplitudes and SEM morphology with scar tissue replacing lost outer hair cells. Statistically higher DPOAEs amplitudes (p < 0.05) were recorded in the TS group that had nearly normal SEM morphology compared to the TT group. The authors conclude that IT-MPA significantly improves drill-induced sensorineural hearing loss and inner ear morphological changes in guinea pigs.

Drug Delivery to the Inner Ear: Strategies and Their Therapeutic Implications for Sensorineural Hearing Loss

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Rivera ◽  
Lorena Sanz ◽  
Guadalupe Camarero ◽  
Isabel Varela-Nieto
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Inner Ear ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Therapeutic Implications

Azathioprine in Combination with Steroids in the Treatment of Autoimmune Inner-Ear Disease

1993 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 192-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aytac Saraçaydin ◽  
Sedat Katircioğlu ◽  
Sami Katircioğlu ◽  
M Can Karatay
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Inner Ear ◽  
Sensorineural Deafness ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Once Daily ◽  
Uncommon Disease ◽  
Inner Ear Disease ◽  
Pure Tones ◽  
Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease

A total of twelve patients with a relatively uncommon form of progressive sensorineural deafness (autoimmune innerear disease) were treated orally with 1 mg/kg azathioprine, once daily, and with 30 mg prednisolone, every other day, for 4 weeks. Statistically significant increases in the ability to hear pure tones or in discrimination on audiometry took place in 10/12 patients. This condition was initially described as ‘sensorineural hearing loss', but it is now clear that the term ‘autoimmune inner-ear disease’ is more appropriate since the vestibular compartment as well as the cochlear compartment is involved. This relatively uncommon disease is one of the few forms of sensorineural deafness that can be successfully treated.

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