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Protection of the cochlear hair cells in adult C57BL/6J mice by T-type calcium channel blocker

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    • Ya‑Feng Yu
    • Wen‑Ying Wu
    • Gen‑Sheng Xiao
    • Hong‑Yang Ling
    • Chen Pan
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    Affiliations: Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, P.R. China
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       https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.2970
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the protective effect of T-type calcium channel blockers against presbycusis, using a C57BL/6J mice model. The expression of three T‑type calcium channel receptor subunits in the cochlea of 6‑8‑week‑old C57BL/6J mice was evaluated using reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The results confirmed that the three subunits were expressed in the cochlea. In addition, the capacity of T‑type calcium channel blockers to protect the cochlear hair cells of 24‑26‑week‑old C57BL/6J mice was investigated in mice treated with mibefradil, benidipine or saline for 4 weeks. Differences in hearing threshold were detected using auditory brainstem recording (ABR), while differences in amplitudes were measured using a distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) test. The ABR test results showed that the hearing threshold significantly decreased at 24 kHz in the mibefradil‑treated and benidipine‑treated groups compared with the saline‑treated group. The DPOAE amplitudes in the mibefradil‑treated group were increased compared with those in the saline‑treated group at the F2 frequencies of 11.3 and 13.4 kHz. Furthermore, the DPOAE amplitudes in the benidipine‑treated group were increased compared with those in the saline‑treated group at an F2 frequency of 13.4 kHz. The loss of outer hair cells (OHCs) was not evident in the mibefradil‑treated group; however, the stereocilia of the inner hair cells (IHCs) were disorganised and sparse. In summary, these results indicate that the administration of a T‑type calcium channel blocker for four consecutive weeks may improve the hearing at 24 kHz of 24‑26‑week‑old C57BL/6J mice. The function and morphology of the OHCs of the C57BL/6J mice were significantly altered by the administration of a T‑type calcium channel blocker; however, the IHCs were unaffected.
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Yu, Y., Wu, W., Xiao, G., Ling, H., & Pan, C. (2016). Protection of the cochlear hair cells in adult C57BL/6J mice by T-type calcium channel blocker. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 11, 1039-1044. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.2970
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Yu, Y., Wu, W., Xiao, G., Ling, H., Pan, C."Protection of the cochlear hair cells in adult C57BL/6J mice by T-type calcium channel blocker". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 11.3 (2016): 1039-1044.
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Yu, Y., Wu, W., Xiao, G., Ling, H., Pan, C."Protection of the cochlear hair cells in adult C57BL/6J mice by T-type calcium channel blocker". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 11, no. 3 (2016): 1039-1044. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.2970
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Yu YF, Wu WY, Xiao GS, Ling HY and Pan C: Protection of the cochlear hair cells in adult C57BL/6J mice by T-type calcium channel blocker. Exp Ther Med 11: 1039-1044, 2016.
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Yu, Y., Wu, W., Xiao, G., Ling, H., & Pan, C. (2016). Protection of the cochlear hair cells in adult C57BL/6J mice by T-type calcium channel blocker. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 11, 1039-1044. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.2970
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Yu, Y., Wu, W., Xiao, G., Ling, H., Pan, C."Protection of the cochlear hair cells in adult C57BL/6J mice by T-type calcium channel blocker". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 11.3 (2016): 1039-1044.
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Yu, Y., Wu, W., Xiao, G., Ling, H., Pan, C."Protection of the cochlear hair cells in adult C57BL/6J mice by T-type calcium channel blocker". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 11, no. 3 (2016): 1039-1044. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.2970
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