Abstract | CONCLUSION: OBJECTIVES: MATERIALS AND METHODS: A piece of gelatin hydrogel previously immersed in either HGF or saline was placed on the round window membrane of a guinea pig 1 h after noise exposure (4 kHz octave band noise at 120 dB sound pressure level for 3 h). Auditory function was monitored using auditory brainstem responses (ABRs), and the loss of hair cells was evaluated quantitatively. RESULTS: Local HGF treatment significantly reduced the noise exposure-caused ABR threshold shifts and the loss of outer hair cells in the basal portion of the cochleae.
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Authors | Takatoshi Inaoka, Takayuki Nakagawa, Yayoi S Kikkawa, Yasuhiko Tabata, Kazuya Ono, Mitsuhiro Yoshida, Hirohito Tsubouchi, Akio Ido, Juichi Ito |
Journal | Acta oto-laryngologica
(Acta Otolaryngol)
Vol. 129
Issue 4
Pg. 453-7
(Apr 2009)
ISSN: 1651-2251 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 19214837
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Hydrogels
- Hepatocyte Growth Factor
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Topics |
- Animals
- Audiometry
- Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem
- Guinea Pigs
- Hair Cells, Auditory
(pathology)
- Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced
(drug therapy, pathology)
- Hepatocyte Growth Factor
(administration & dosage)
- Hydrogels
(administration & dosage)
- Male
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