2014
Connexin26 (GJB2) deficiency reduces active cochlear amplification leading to late-onset hearing loss
Zhu Y, Chen J, Liang C, Zong L, Chen J, Jones R, Zhao H. Connexin26 (GJB2) deficiency reduces active cochlear amplification leading to late-onset hearing loss. Neuroscience 2014, 284: 719-729. PMID: 25451287, PMCID: PMC4268423, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.10.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate-onset hearing lossActive cochlear amplificationDistortion product otoacoustic emissionsHearing lossNonsyndromic hearing lossTherapeutic interventionsProgressive hearing lossHair cell lossPostnatal day 5Cochlear amplificationProduct otoacoustic emissionsConditional knockout miceKnockout miceClinical observationsDay 5Cell lossEndocochlear potentialOtoacoustic emissionsNormal hearingCx26 expressionDeafness mechanismMiceCx26 deficiencyCochleaIntervention
2008
ATP 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 dependenceSuramin