Authors
Bo Hua Hu, Xiang Yang Zheng, Sandra L McFadden, Richard D Kopke, Donald Henderson
Publication date
1997/11/1
Journal
Hearing research
Volume
113
Issue
1-2
Pages
198-206
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
Reactive oxygen species, which are cytotoxic to living tissues, are thought to be partly responsible for noise-induced hearing loss. In this study R-phenylisopropyladenosine (R-PIA), a stable non-hydrolyzable adenosine analogue which has been found effective in upregulating antioxidant enzyme activity levels, was topologically applied to the round window of the right ears of chinchillas. Physiological saline was applied to the round window of the left ears (control). The animals were then exposed to a 4 kHz octave band noise at 105 dB SPL for 4 h. Inferior colliculus evoked potential thresholds and distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE) were measured and hair cell damage was documented. The mean threshold shifts immediately after the noise exposure were 70–90 dB at frequencies between 2 and 16 kHz. There were no significant differences in threshold shifts at this point between the R-PIA-treated …
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