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[Effect of sildenafil on ABR thresholds shift to noise-induced hearing loss in guinea pigs].

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College, Chengde 067000, China.
Zhonghua er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery 10/2011; 46(10):844-7. pp.844-7
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ABSTRACT To investigate the protective effects of sildenafil to noise-induced hearing loss in guinea pigs.
Guinea pigs were randomly divided into control group, noise exposure group and the sildenafil treatment group, with 10 in each group. One week after the exposure of 110 dB (A) white noise, sildenafil [10 mg/(kg×d)] and normal saline [4 ml/(kg×d)] were injected into guinea pigs of noise plus sildenafil group (NSG) and noise plus normal saline group(NNG) respectively. One week after noise exposure to four weeks continuous administration. ABR thresholds were measured respectively prior to the experiment, 1 week post-noise, 1, 2 and 4 weeks post-drugs. The changes of cochlea hair cells were also observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM).
After noise exposure, the ABR threshold shifts in NSG were significantly fewer than that in the NNG. An average of 19.1 dB in NNG compared with 19.8 dB in NSG. Four weeks after exposure, the threshold shifts were become larger to 22.0 dB in NNG while become smaller to 4.8 dB in NSG. Compared NNG with NSG, in addition to noise exposure time point, there were statistically significant differences in the rest time points after administration of the ABR threshold (P<0.05). SEM showed that the inner and outer hair cells in NNG displayed mess, fusion and imperfections. In NSG, the hair cells displayed slight pathological changes, there was no significant difference when compared with control group.
Sildenafil is able to reduce the ascending of ABR thresholds shift, and it can significantly protect against noise-induced hearing loss.

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Keywords

1 week post-noise
 
4 weeks post-drugs
 
ABR threshold
 
ABR threshold shifts
 
ABR thresholds
 
ABR thresholds shift
 
cochlea hair cells
 
control group
 
noise exposure group
 
noise exposure time point
 
noise-induced hearing loss
 
normal saline group(NNG)
 
outer hair cells
 
protective effects
 
rest time points
 
scanning electron microscope
 
sildenafil group
 
sildenafil treatment group
 
slight pathological changes
 
threshold shifts