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August 2021 in “Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience” This study found that in SAMP8 mice, phenotypic changes in outer hair cells or the stria vascularis, possibly due to oxidative deficiencies, may predict variability in age-related hearing loss before outer hair cell loss occurs.
This study found that low-level laser therapy (LLLT) may enhance hearing recovery after noise-induced hearing loss in rats.
November 2025 in “Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy” This study found that administering calcium blockers verapamil or nimodipine significantly preserved auditory function and hair cell survival in Cx26-cKO mice, suggesting potential protective effects for other inner ear disorders.
CaBP1 and CaBP2 are important for maintaining hearing by supporting continuous calcium currents and nerve signaling in the ear.
April 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Exosomes protect ear hair cells from damage by controlling cell waste removal, potentially helping treat hearing loss.
April 2026 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” In this study, Tmem30b was identified as a key regulator of outer hair cell structure in mice, and its modulation may offer a therapeutic approach for certain types of hearing loss.
CaBP1 and 2 are necessary for maintaining calcium currents and hearing in inner ear cells.
September 2023 in “Curēus” This study found that individuals with alopecia areata showed differences in otoacoustic emissions, suggesting potential links between the condition and auditory dysfunction, with significant gender and age group variations observed in hearing test results.
November 2025 in “The Laryngoscope” This article reviews the use of sodium fluoride in otosclerosis management, finding limited evidence of its efficacy in preventing hearing deterioration and highlighting potential toxicity concerns.
October 2025 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In this study, researchers found that cochlear hair cell function declined with age in CBA/CaJ mice starting at 10 months, before detectable hearing loss, and was marked by a decrease in cell size and BK channel currents, without effect on MET currents.
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November 2021 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” Caffeine can damage hearing cells and affect hearing recovery after ear trauma.
April 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study successfully isolated inner ear-specific exosomes from perilymph samples of sensorineural hearing loss patients using a novel immunomagnetic approach, enabling groundbreaking liquid biopsy diagnostics.
CaBP1 and CaBP2 are necessary for proper hearing and neurotransmission in the ear's inner hair cells.
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January 2024 CaBP1 and CaBP2 are necessary for proper hearing and neurotransmission in the ear's inner hair cells.
January 2010 in “HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)” This study found that intra-cochlear administration of z-VAD-FMK for 7 days after gunshot noise trauma in guinea pigs accelerated hearing recovery and preserved hair cell survival.
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April 2020 in “JIMD Reports” In this follow-up of three siblings with ATP6AP1 deficiency, the researchers observed progression to total hearing loss, hair loss, and proteinuria.
January 2026 in “Advanced Science” This study found that gastrodin promotes the XIAP-DDRGK1 pathway in noise-exposed mice, reducing hearing loss by enhancing ER-phagy and cochlear cell survival.
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February 2015 in “Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience” This study identified new genes and compounds affecting hair cell survival during ototoxin exposure using the zebrafish model, potentially aiding in understanding and preventing hearing loss and balance disorders in humans.
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February 2022 in “Science Advances” This study found that coactivating LIN28B and follistatin enhances cochlear supporting cells' ability to regenerate hair cells in neonatal mice by reprogramming them into progenitor-like cells.
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December 2007 in “Journal of Otology” This study found that adipose-derived stem cells from adult guinea pigs can differentiate into hair cell-like cells in vitro, suggesting potential use in tissue engineering.
May 2024 in “Biochemical pharmacology” This study found that targeting CISD1 with the compound NL-1 reduced mitochondrial dysfunction and reactive oxygen species accumulation, protecting against cisplatin-induced hearing loss in cell models and mice, without affecting cisplatin's cancer-fighting effectiveness.
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August 2023 in “Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy” This study found that in noise-exposed FVB/NJ mice and cell models, ivacaftor reduced oxidative stress and hearing damage by maintaining CFTR function and increasing Nrf2 expression, suggesting its potential for treating noise-induced hearing loss.
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January 2012 in “PloS one” This study observed that after hair cell loss in the mouse cochlea, supporting cells were replaced by migrating non-specialised cells, with genetic background affecting the rate of tissue re-organization.
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September 2018 in “American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A” This case report describes a 32-month-old girl with a newly identified pediatric disorder linked to a de novo mutation in the ODC1 gene, mirroring symptoms seen in a transgenic mouse model.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This study found that administering steroids alongside cochlear implantation using Skarżyński's six-step method helped preserve residual hearing in patients, with a higher hearing preservation rate observed in those receiving steroids compared to those without.
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December 2013 in “Clinical and experimental dermatology” This study reports a case of a child with congenital skin fragility, alopecia, and cardiomyopathy due to compound heterozygous mutations in the DSP gene causing desmoplakin deficiency.
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April 2021 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” This review discusses the role of Nrf2 in hearing loss and its potential as a target for developing hearing protection drugs, but reports no new clinical results.
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September 2004 in “Experimental Dermatology” This review discusses the role of connexin mutations in various human disorders, highlighting their impact on ectodermal epithelial phenotypes like hearing loss and skin abnormalities, but it presents no new clinical findings.
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August 2012 The document discusses various diseases of the outer ear, categorized by symptoms like redness, crusts, bumps, pus-filled lesions, lumps, ulcers, and hair loss.
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November 2012 in “Archives of Ophthalmology” This description of dystrophy hypotrichosis associated with juvenile macular dystrophy provides an overview of this rare disorder characterized by short hair from birth and progressive loss of central vision but reports no new findings.