Abstract |
The effects of a combination of two antioxidant compounds were studied in a chinchilla model of noise-induced hearing loss. After obtaining baseline hearing thresholds using inferior colliculus evoked potentials, chinchillas were exposed for 6 h to octave band noise centered at 4 kHz (105 dB SPL). Post-noise thresholds were obtained 1 h after the noise exposure, and then animals received either saline or salicylate and N-L- acetylcysteine combination. Another group received antioxidant treatment 1 h prior to noise. Hearing was tested at 1, 2 and 3 weeks post-noise. Subsequently, the cochleae were harvested, and cytocochleograms were prepared. There was a 20-40 dB SPL threshold shift at 3 weeks for tested controls. Permanent threshold shifts (PTS) were significantly reduced (P<0.05) to approximately 10 dB for the pre-treatment group at week 3. The PTS for the post-treatment group at week 3 was similar to the pre-treatment group at 1 and 2 kHz (0-10 dB) but was intermediate between the control and pre-treatment groups at 4 and 8 kHz (23 dB). Animals pre-treated with antioxidant had a significant reduction in hair cell loss but those post-treated with antioxidant had no protection from hair cell loss. These findings demonstrate the feasibility of reduction of noise-induced hearing loss using clinically available antioxidant compounds.
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Authors | R D Kopke, P A Weisskopf, J L Boone, R L Jackson, D C Wester, M E Hoffer, D C Lambert, C C Charon, D L Ding, D McBride |
Journal | Hearing research
(Hear Res)
Vol. 149
Issue 1-2
Pg. 138-46
(Nov 2000)
ISSN: 0378-5955 [Print] Netherlands |
PMID | 11033253
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Drug Combinations
- Salicylates
- Acetylcysteine
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Topics |
- Acetylcysteine
(therapeutic use)
- Animals
- Audiometry
- Auditory Threshold
(drug effects)
- Cell Count
- Chinchilla
- Drug Combinations
- Hair Cells, Auditory
(drug effects, pathology)
- Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced
(drug therapy, physiopathology)
- Salicylates
(therapeutic use)
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