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Toshiki Maetani1, Nobuhiro Hakuba, Masafumi Taniguchi
1Department of Otolaryngology, Ehime University School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan.
Abstract:
We investigated the protective effects of edaravone, a free radical scavenger, against ischemic damage of inner hair cells (IHCs) in gerbils. Cochlear ischemia was induced in the animals by occluding the vertebral arteries bilaterally for 15 min. Edaravone (1 mg/kg, i.v.) or saline was administered 1 h after ischemia. Hearing was assessed by auditory brain response (ABR). In animals treated with saline, the ABR threshold shift was 24.1 dB and there was a 26.5% decrease in the number of IHCs. By contrast, in animals treated with edaravone, the threshold shift was 7.5 dB and only 8.8% of IHCs was lost. These results suggest that edaravone protects against damage to the inner ear following transient ischemia.
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