Naomi Osakabe, Sergio Modafferi, Maria Laura Ontario, Francesco Rampulla, Vincenzo Zimbone, Maria Rita Migliore, Tilman Fritsch, Ali S Abdelhameed, Luigi Maiolino, Gabriella Lupo, Carmelina Daniela Anfuso, Elisabetta Genovese, Daniele Monzani, Uwe Wenzel, Edward J Calabrese, R Martin Vabulas, Vittorio Calabrese
There is substantial experimental and clinical interest in providing effective ways to both prevent and slow the onset of hearing loss. Auditory hair cells, which occur along the basilar membrane of the cochlea, often lose functionality due to age-related biological alterations, as well as from exposure to high decibel sounds affecting a diminished/damaged auditory sensitivity. Hearing loss is also seen to take place due to neuronal degeneration before or following hair cell destruction/loss. A strategy is necessary to protect hair cells and XIII cranial/auditory nerve cells prior to injury and throughout aging...
November 20, 2023: Medicina