[en] Afferent auditory neurons are essential for the transmission of auditory information from Corti's organ to the central auditory pathway. Auditory neurons are very sensitive to acute insult and have a limited ability to regenerate injured neuronal processes. Therefore, these neurons appear to be a limiting factor in restoration of hearing function following an injury to the peripheral auditory receptor. In a previous study nerve growth factor (NGF) was shown to stimulate neurite repair but not survival of injured auditory neurons. In this study, we have demonstrated a neuritogenesis promoting effect of naftidrofuryl in an vitro model for injury to adult auditory neurons, i.e. dissociated cell cultures of adult rat spiral ganglia. Conversely, naftidrofuryl did not have any demonstrable survival promoting effect on these in vitro preparations of injured auditory neurons. The potential uses of this drug as a therapeutic agent in acute diseases of the inner ear are discussed in the light of these observations.
Disciplines :
Otolaryngology
Author, co-author :
Lefèbvre, Philippe ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences cliniques > Oto-rhino-laryngologie et audiophonologie
Staecker, H.
Moonen, Gustave ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences cliniques > Département des sciences cliniques
van de Water, T. R.
Language :
English
Title :
Naftidrofuryl affects neurite regeneration by injured adult auditory neurons.
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