Cochlear synaptopathy in acquired sensorineural hearing loss: Manifestations and mechanisms

MC Liberman, SG Kujawa - Hearing research, 2017 - Elsevier
Common causes of hearing loss in humans-exposure to loud noise or ototoxic drugs and
aging-often damage sensory hair cells, reflected as elevated thresholds on the clinical …

Therapeutic potential of neurotrophins for repair after brain injury: a helping hand from biomaterials

J Houlton, N Abumaria, SFR Hinkley… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Stroke remains the leading cause of long-term disability with limited options available to aid
in recovery. Significant effort has been made to try and minimize neuronal damage following …

Neurotrophin-3 regulates ribbon synapse density in the cochlea and induces synapse regeneration after acoustic trauma

G Wan, ME Gómez-Casati, AR Gigliello, MC Liberman… - elife, 2014 - elifesciences.org
Neurotrophin-3 (Ntf3) and brain derived neurotrophic factor (Bdnf) are critical for sensory
neuron survival and establishment of neuronal projections to sensory epithelia in the …

Round-window delivery of neurotrophin 3 regenerates cochlear synapses after acoustic overexposure

J Suzuki, G Corfas, MC Liberman - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
In acquired sensorineural hearing loss, such as that produced by noise or aging, there can
be massive loss of the synaptic connections between cochlear sensory cells and primary …

Auditory-nerve responses to varied inter-phase gap and phase duration of the electric pulse stimulus as predictors for neuronal degeneration

D Ramekers, H Versnel, SB Strahl, EM Smeets… - Journal of the …, 2014 - Springer
After severe hair cell loss, secondary degeneration of spiral ganglion cells (SGCs) is
observed—a gradual process that spans years in humans but only takes weeks in guinea …

Scalar translocation comparison between lateral wall and perimodiolar cochlear implant arrays‐a meta‐analysis

S Jwair, A Prins, I Wegner, RJ Stokroos… - The …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis Two types of electrode arrays for cochlear implants (CIs) are
distinguished: lateral wall and perimodiolar. Scalar translocation of the array can lead to …

The role of BDNF as a biomarker in cognitive and sensory neurodegeneration

A Pisani, F Paciello, V Del Vecchio, R Malesci… - Journal of Personalized …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has a crucial function in the central nervous
system and in sensory structures including olfactory and auditory systems. Many studies …

Close-field electroporation gene delivery using the cochlear implant electrode array enhances the bionic ear

JL Pinyon, SF Tadros, KE Froud, AC Y. Wong… - Science translational …, 2014 - science.org
The cochlear implant is the most successful bionic prosthesis and has transformed the lives
of people with profound hearing loss. However, the performance of the “bionic ear” is still …

New molecular therapies for the treatment of hearing loss

Y Ma, AK Wise, RK Shepherd… - Pharmacology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
An estimated 466 million people suffer from hearing loss worldwide. Sensorineural hearing
loss is characterized by degeneration of key structures of the sensory pathway in the …

Importance of cochlear health for implant function

BE Pfingst, N Zhou, DJ Colesa, MM Watts, SB Strahl… - Hearing research, 2015 - Elsevier
Amazing progress has been made in providing useful hearing to hearing-impaired
individuals using cochlear implants, but challenges remain. One such challenge is …