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TOXICOLOGY LETTERS
Volume 193, Issue 1, Pages 41-49Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2009.12.003
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Ototoxicity; Aminoglycoside; Cisplatin; Mouse; Guinea pig
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- National Fund for Scientific Research (Belgium)
- Fonds Leon Fredericq
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The development of experimental animal models has played an invaluable role in understanding the mechanisms of neurosensory deafness and in devising effective treatments The purpose of this study was to develop an adult mouse model of ototoxic drug-induced hearing loss and to compare the ototoxicity in the adult mouse to that in the well-described guinea pig model Mice are a powerful model organism, especially due to the large availability of antibodies. probes and genetic mutants In this study, mice (n = 114) and guinea pigs (n = 35) underwent systemic treatment with either kanamycin or cisplatin. Auditory brainstem responses showed a significant threshold shift in guinea pigs 2 weeks after the beginning of the ototoxic treatment, while there was no significant hearing impairment recorded in mice. Hair cells and neuronal loss were correlated with hearing function in both guinea pigs and mice. These results indicate that the mouse is not a good model for ototoxicity, which should be taken into consideration in all further investigations concerning ototoxicity-induced hearing loss (C) 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved
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