2000
Nitric oxide uncouples gap junctions of supporting Deiters cells from Corti's organ
Blasits S, Maune S, Santos-Sacchi J. Nitric oxide uncouples gap junctions of supporting Deiters cells from Corti's organ. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 2000, 440: 710-712. PMID: 11007311, DOI: 10.1007/s004240000355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeiters' cellsCorti's organNO/cGMP pathwayNitric oxide donor sodium nitroprussideWhole-cell voltage-clamp conditionsNO synthase inhibitorUncouple gap junctionsNormal sensory functionDonor sodium nitroprussideGap junctionsVoltage-clamp conditionsOtotoxic mechanismsMinutes of applicationCGMP pathwayGap junctional communicationSodium nitroprussideSynthase inhibitorCochlear homeostasisSensory functionElectrical uncouplingNitric oxideCGMP analogJunctional communicationOrgansCells
1998
Effect of Membrane Tension on Gap Junctional Conductance of Supporting Cells in Corti's Organ
Zhao H, Santos-Sacchi J. Effect of Membrane Tension on Gap Junctional Conductance of Supporting Cells in Corti's Organ. The Journal Of General Physiology 1998, 112: 447-455. PMID: 9758863, PMCID: PMC2229429, DOI: 10.1085/jgp.112.4.447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTurgor pressureInner ear gap junctionsMembrane tensionPositive turgor pressureProtein kinase inhibitorsGap junctionsOsmotic pressure regulationPipette pressureSupporting cellsInner earMicroM HCochlear homeostasisGap junctional conductanceKinase inhibitorsMechanical forcesCell sizeJunctional conductance