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Therapeutic efficacy of topical application of dexamethasone to the round window niche after acoustic trauma caused by intensive impulse noise in guinea pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2011

F-L Chi ,
M-Q Yang ,
Y-D Zhou  and
B Wang
F-L Chi*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
M-Q Yang
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Y-D Zhou
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
B Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
*
Address for correspondence: Dr F-L Chi, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Objective:

To assess the therapeutic efficacy of dexamethasone administered topically to the round window niche, following acoustic trauma induced by intensive impulse noise, in guinea pigs.

Methods:

Adult, male, albino guinea pigs with a normal Preyer's reflex were exposed to 80 impulse noises (peak value 167 dB, duration 0.5 ms, interval 2 s). Dexamethasone (40 mg/ml) or saline was then topically applied to the round window niche. Each animal's auditory brainstem response was measured before and one day after exposure, and three weeks after topical treatment. Cochlear morphology was examined to assess hair cell loss and spiral ganglion cell damage. To assess oxidative activity, cochlear malondialdehyde and superoxide dismutase concentrations were determined three weeks post-treatment. Following topical application, the pharmacokinetic characteristics of dexamethasone in cochlear perilymph were analysed using high-performance liquid chromatography.

Results:

Animals receiving dexamethasone showed reduced noise-induced outer hair cell loss (three weeks post-treatment), and significant attenuation of noise-induced auditory brainstem response threshold shifts (one day post-exposure and three weeks post-treatment), compared with controls. There was no difference in spiral ganglion morphology. Animals receiving dexamethasone also showed a significantly lower malondialdehyde concentration and a higher superoxide dismutase concentration, post-exposure. Following topical application, the perilymph dexamethasone level peaked at 5330.522 µg/ml (15 minutes post-treatment), and was 299.797 µg/ml 360 minutes later.

Conclusion:

Topical application of dexamethasone to the round window niche has protective effects against intensive impulse noise induced trauma in the guinea pig cochlea. This drug can diffuse into the inner ear through the round window membrane and persist in the perilymph for a relatively long period. The mechanism of protection may involve an anti-oxidant effect.

Keywords

Hearing LossNoise-InducedTherapeuticsDexamethasoneModelAnimal
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 125 , Issue 7 , July 2011 , pp. 673 - 685
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2011

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