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NMDA receptor blockage protects against permanent noise-induced hearing loss but not its potentiation by carbon monoxide.

Chen GD; Kong J; Reinhard K; Fechter LD

Hear Res 2001 Apr; 154(1-2):108-115

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-5955(01)00228-3

20029663

While a clear role has been proposed for glutamate as a putative neurotransmitter at the inner hair cell type I spiral ganglion cell synapse, the possible role of excessive glutamate release in cochlear impairment and of NMDA receptors in such a process is uncertain. The present study compares the protective effects of (+)-MK-801, an NMDA receptor antagonist, and the relatively inactive isomer (-)-MK-801 against permanent noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). The study also asks whether (+)-MK-801 can protect against the NIHL potentiation by carbon monoxide (CO). Rats (n = 6) were exposed to 100-dB, 13.6-kHz octave-band noise for 2 h after receiving injection of (+)-MK-801 hydrogen maleate (1 mg/kg), (-)-MK-801 hydrogen maleate (1 mg/kg), or saline. Other groups of animals were exposed to the combination of noise and CO (1200 ppm) after receiving (+)-MK-801 or saline. Additional subjects received (+)-MK-801, saline or CO exposure alone. Compound action potential (CAP) threshold sensitivities were compared 4 weeks after the exposures. The results show significant protection by (+)-MK-801 against the permanent CAP threshold elevation induced by noise alone, but no protective effect of (-)-MK-801. (+)-MK-801 produced limited protection against threshold shifts induced by the combination of noise and CO. Outer hair cell (OHC) loss was not protected by (+)-MK-801 administration. The data suggest that NMDA receptor stimulation may play a role in NIHL resulting from fairly mild noise exposure. The data do not support a role for NMDA receptor stimulation in the potentiation of NIHL that results from simultaneous exposure to CO and noise.

Hearing protection; Noise induced hearing loss; Synergistic effects; Cigarette smoking; Ototoxicity; Laboratory animals; Animal studies; Statistical analysis; Chemical analysis; Dose response; Exposure assessment; Hearing tests; Hearing disorders; Noise exposure; Noise frequencies; Noise levels

University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center, College of Pharmacy, Oklahoma City 73190

HERED3

630-08-0

20010401

Journal Article

guangdi-chen@ouhsc.edu

561752

Grant

2001

Grant-Number-R01-OH-003481

1-2

0378-5955

Disease and Injury: Hearing Loss

Hearing Research

OK

University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma Center for Toxicology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma