In vivo real-time imaging reveals megalin as the aminoglycoside gentamicin transporter into cochlea whose inhibition is otoprotective

J Kim, AJ Ricci - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Aminoglycosides (AGs) are commonly used antibiotics that cause deafness through the
irreversible loss of cochlear sensory hair cells (HCs). How AGs enter the cochlea and then …

A chemo-mechanical cochleostomy preserves hearing for the in vivo functional imaging of cochlear cells

J Kim, AJ Ricci - Nature Protocols, 2023 - nature.com
In vivo and real-time multicellular imaging enables the decoding of sensory circuits and the
tracking of systemic drug uptake. However, in vivo imaging of the auditory periphery remains …

Cochlear motion across the reticular lamina implies that it is not a stiff plate

NH Cho, S Puria - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Within the cochlea, the basilar membrane (BM) is coupled to the reticular lamina (RL)
through three rows of piezo-like outer hair cells (OHCs) and supporting cells that endow …

Dye tracking following posterior semicircular canal or round window membrane injections suggests a role for the cochlea aqueduct in modulating distribution

S Talaei, ME Schnee, KA Aaron… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The inner ear houses the sensory epithelium responsible for vestibular and auditory
function. The sensory epithelia are driven by pressure and vibration of the fluid filled …

Motion of the cochlear reticular lamina varies radially across outer-hair-cell rows

NH Cho, S Puria - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
The basilar membrane (BM) is connected to the reticular lamina (RL) through three rows of Y-
shaped structures consisting of an outer hair cell (OHC) and a Deiters' cell (DC) with a …

The future of otology

RK Jackler, TA Jan - The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 2019 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe field of otology is increasingly at the forefront of innovation in science and
medicine. The inner ear, one of the most challenging systems to study, has been rendered …

Restoring hearing with neural prostheses: current status and future directions

HH Lim, ME Adams, PB Nelson… - … : theory and practice, 2017 - World Scientific
This chapter provides a brief history and description of the cochlear implant, which is
considered one of the most successful neural prostheses to date. Although the cochlear …