期刊
BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY
卷 78, 期 7, 页码 712-719出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2009.05.023
关键词
Nicotinic cholinergic receptors; Noise trauma; Cochlea; Tinnitus; Efferent feedback
资金
- NIDCD NIH HHS [R01 DC001508, R01 DC001508-08, R01DC001508] Funding Source: Medline
Mechanosensory hair cells of the organ of Corti transmit information regarding sound to the central nervous system by way of peripheral afferent neurons. In return, the central nervous system provides feedback and modulates the afferent stream of information through efferent neurons. The medial olivocochlear efferent system makes direct synaptic contacts with outer hair cells and inhibits amplification brought about by the active mechanical process inherent to these cells. This feedback system offers the potential to improve the detection of signals in background noise, to selectively attend to particular signals, and to protect the periphery from damage caused by overly loud sounds. Acetylcholine released at the synapse between efferent terminals and outer hair cells activates a peculiar nicotinic cholinergic receptor subtype, the alpha 9 alpha 10 receptor. At present no pharmacotherapeutic approaches have been designed that target this cholinergic receptor to treat pathologies of the auditory system. The potential use of alpha 9 alpha 10 selective drugs in conditions such as noise-induced hearing loss, tinnitus and auditory processing disorders is discussed. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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