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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-4-24
pubmed:abstractText
Prostaglandin E(1) is frequently used for the clinical treatment of acute sensorineural hearing loss. However, the mechanisms underlying the effects of prostaglandin E(1) on the inner ear have not yet been elucidated. The physiological effects of prostaglandin E(1) are mediated by the prostanoid receptors prostaglandin I receptor and the prostaglandin E receptor subtypes EP1, EP2, EP3, and EP4, the respective agonists for which have been purified. In the current study, we examined the efficacy of a local EP4 agonist application for the treatment of sensorineural hearing loss. We examined EP4 expression in the mouse cochlea using the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry. The protective effects of local EP4 agonist treatment before or after noise exposure were tested in guinea pigs using measurements of auditory brain-stem responses and histological analysis. The results demonstrated EP4 expression in the cochlea, and showed that pre- and post-treatment with an EP4 agonist significantly attenuated threshold shifts of auditory brain stem responses, and significant attenuation in the loss of outer hair cells was found in local EP4 agonist treatment before noise exposure. These findings indicate that EP4 is involved in mechanisms for prostaglandin E(1) actions on the cochlea, and local EP4 agonist treatment could attenuate acute sensorineural hearing loss.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1873-7544
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
2
pubmed:volume
160
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
813-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19303430-Alprostadil, pubmed-meshheading:19303430-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19303430-Auditory Threshold, pubmed-meshheading:19303430-Cochlea, pubmed-meshheading:19303430-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:19303430-Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem, pubmed-meshheading:19303430-Guinea Pigs, pubmed-meshheading:19303430-Hair Cells, Auditory, pubmed-meshheading:19303430-Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced, pubmed-meshheading:19303430-Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, pubmed-meshheading:19303430-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:19303430-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19303430-Methyl Ethers, pubmed-meshheading:19303430-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19303430-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:19303430-Neuroprotective Agents, pubmed-meshheading:19303430-Noise, pubmed-meshheading:19303430-Receptors, Prostaglandin E, pubmed-meshheading:19303430-Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP4 Subtype, pubmed-meshheading:19303430-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Prostaglandin E receptor subtype EP4 agonist protects cochleae against noise-induced trauma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kawaharacho 54, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't