Local drug delivery to conserve hearing: mechanisms of action of eluted dexamethasone within the cochlea

Cochlear Implants Int. 2011 May:12 Suppl 1:S51-3. doi: 10.1179/146701011X13001035753254.

Authors

A A Eshraghi¹, C T Dinh, J Bohorquez, S Angeli, R Abi-Hachem, T R Van De Water

Affiliation

¹ Cochlear Implant Research Program, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami Ear Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136-1015, USA.

PMID: 21756473
DOI: 10.1179/146701011X13001035753254

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Cochlea*
Dexamethasone / administration & dosage*
Disease Models, Animal
Drug Delivery Systems*
Evoked Potentials, Auditory / drug effects*
Glucocorticoids / administration & dosage*
Guinea Pigs
Hair Cells, Auditory / drug effects
Hearing Loss / etiology
Hearing Loss / pathology
Hearing Loss / prevention & control*

Substances

Glucocorticoids
Dexamethasone