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  • Title: AM-111 protects against permanent hearing loss from impulse noise trauma.
    Author: Coleman JK, Littlesunday C, Jackson R, Meyer T.
    Journal: Hear Res; 2007 Apr; 226(1-2):70-8. PubMed ID: 16839720.
    Abstract:
    The otoprotective peptide AM-111, a cell-permeable inhibitor of JNK mediated apoptosis, was tested for its efficacy as a rescue agent following impulse noise trauma. Single dose administrations of AM-111 at 1h or 4h post-impulse noise exposure (155 dB peak SPL) via systemic or local routes were evaluated with a total of 48 chinchillas. The animals received the compound either by IP injection or locally onto the round window membrane (hyaluronic acid gel formulation or osmotic mini-pump). Efficacy was determined by auditory brainstem responses (ABR) as well as cytocochleograms. Three weeks after impulse noise exposure, permanent threshold shifts (PTS) were significantly lower for AM-111 treated ears compared to controls, regardless of the drug administration route and the time point of drug delivery. Even the treatments which started 4h post-noise exposure, reduced hearing loss in the 2-8 kHz range compared to controls by up to 16-25 dB to a PTS as low as 6-17 dB, demonstrating significant protection against permanent hearing loss from impulse noise trauma. These findings suggest a key role for JNK mediated cochlear sensory cell death from oxidative stress.
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