2021
Excess extracellular K+ causes inner hair cell ribbon synapse degeneration
Zhao H, Zhu Y, Liu L. Excess extracellular K+ causes inner hair cell ribbon synapse degeneration. Communications Biology 2021, 4: 24. PMID: 33398038, PMCID: PMC7782724, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-01532-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCochlear synaptopathySynapse degenerationRibbon synapsesNoise exposureNoise-induced cochlear synaptopathyInner hair cell ribbon synapsesIHC ribbon synapsesGlutamate receptor agonistsBK channel blockersHair cell ribbon synapsesReceptor agonistFirst synapseChannel blockersHearing lossIHC ribbonsHearing disordersDegenerationBK channelsPotential targetSynaptopathyAuditory systemSynapsesExposureSwellingExcitotoxicity
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