Animal model studies yield translational solutions for cochlear drug delivery.

ABSTRACT: The field of hearing and deafness research is about to enter an era where new cochlear drug delivery methodologies will become more innovative and plentiful. The present report provides a representative review of previous studies where efficacious results have been obtained with animal models, primarily rodents, for protection against acute hearing loss such as acoustic trauma due to noise overexposure, antibiotic use and cancer chemotherapies. These approaches were initiated using systemic injections or oral administrations of otoprotectants. Now, exciting new options for local drug delivery, which opens up the possibilities for utilization of novel otoprotective drugs or compounds that might not be suitable for systemic use, or might interfere with the efficacious actions of chemotherape

SUBMITTER: Frisina RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6165691 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature