Prestin up-regulation in chronic salicylate (aspirin) administration: An implication of functional dependence of prestin expression
Yu N, Zhu M, Johnson B, Liu Y, Jones R, Zhao H. Prestin up-regulation in chronic salicylate (aspirin) administration: An implication of functional dependence of prestin expression. Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2008, 65: 2407-2418. PMID: 18560754, PMCID: PMC2548279, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-008-8195-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term administrationPrestin expressionSalicylate administrationChronic salicylate administrationDistortion product otoacoustic emissionsNuclear transcription factors c-fosProduct otoacoustic emissionsTranscription factor c-FosOHC electromotilityHearing lossNF-κBAcute inhibitionOtoacoustic emissionsAdministrationC-fosProtein levelsOuter hair cell electromotilityHair cell electromotilityEgr-1Incremental increaseExpressionSalicylateElectromotilityFour-foldATP activates P2x receptors and requires extracellular Ca++ participation to modify outer hair cell nonlinear capacitance
Yu N, Zhao H. ATP activates P2x receptors and requires extracellular Ca++ participation to modify outer hair cell nonlinear capacitance. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 2008, 457: 453-461. PMID: 18491132, PMCID: PMC5531446, DOI: 10.1007/s00424-008-0522-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic AcidAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsCalciumChelating AgentsEgtazic AcidElectric CapacitanceGuinea PigsHair Cells, Auditory, OuterMembrane PotentialsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassiumPurinergic P2 Receptor AntagonistsPyridoxal PhosphateReceptors, Purinergic P2Signal TransductionSodiumSuraminTime FactorsUridine TriphosphateConceptsP2X receptorsATP effectP2Y receptor agonistsMetabotropic purinergic receptorsActive cochlear amplifierEffect of ATPReceptor agonistHearing functionP2Y receptorsPurinergic receptorsDisulfonic acidImportant mediatorReceptorsCell functionOuter hair cell electromotilityHair cell electromotilityIonotropic purinergicCochlear amplifierOHC electromotilityTetraacetic acidATPAgonistsPurinergicVoltage dependenceSuraminHemichannel-Mediated Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate (IP3) Release in the Cochlea: A Novel Mechanism of IP3 Intercellular Signaling
Gossman D, Zhao H. Hemichannel-Mediated Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate (IP3) Release in the Cochlea: A Novel Mechanism of IP3 Intercellular Signaling. Cell Communication & Adhesion 2008, 15: 305-315. PMID: 18979296, PMCID: PMC5543712, DOI: 10.1080/15419060802357217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntercellular signalingLong-distance intercellular communicationImportant second messengerGap junction channelsGap junction hemichannel blockerGap junction hemichannelsCochlear sensory epitheliumCassette transportersSecond messengerIntercellular communicationDeafness mutantsJunction channelsCell surfaceExtracellular mediatorsSignalingNovel mechanismSensory epitheliumHemichannelsExtracellular pathwaysTrisphosphateInositolFluorescence polarization techniqueHemichannel blockersImportant roleExtracellular application