2022
Outer hair cell function is normal in βV spectrin knockout mice
Stankewich MC, Bai JP, Stabach PR, Khan S, Tan WJT, Surguchev A, Song L, Morrow JS, Santos-Sacchi J, Navaratnam DS. Outer hair cell function is normal in βV spectrin knockout mice. Hearing Research 2022, 423: 108564. PMID: 35864018, DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2022.108564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOuter hair cellsAuditory brainstem response wavesAuditory thresholdOuter hair cell functionSpiral ganglion neuronsEfferent nerve fibersHair cell functionNumber of afferentsGanglion neuronsNerve fibersKnockout miceNeuronal structuresMiceHair cellsCell functionElectromechanical activityPutative roleType IOngoing investigationExon deletionsSynaptopathyAfferentsData supportResponse wavesNeurons
2010
Effect of capsaicin on potassium conductance and electromotility of the guinea pig outer hair cell
Wu T, Song L, Shi X, Jiang Z, Santos-Sacchi J, Nuttall A. Effect of capsaicin on potassium conductance and electromotility of the guinea pig outer hair cell. Hearing Research 2010, 272: 117-124. PMID: 21044673, PMCID: PMC3387680, DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2010.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOuter hair cellsTRPV-1 channelsHair cellsPrimary sensory neuronsEffects of capsaicinGuinea pig outer hair cellsSensory neuronsPharmacological actionsCapsaicinPotassium conductancePotent blockerPharmacological propertiesDirect actionNovel actionCochlear amplificationK conductanceAuditory effectsClassic activatorAuditory receptionCellsNociceptionElectromotilityBlockersNew findingsNeurons