Molecular Mechanisms of Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Development of Inner Ear Therapeutics
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Neurobiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2020) | Viewed by 36763
Special Issue Editor
Interests: sensory systems; auditory neuroscience; inner ear diseases; inner ear therapeutics; hearing loss; inflammation; oxidative stress
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Dear Colleagues,
According to the World Health Organisation, around 466 million people worldwide have disabling hearing loss and it is estimated that by 2050 this number will increase to 900 million. The vast majority of the hearing loss is sensorineural due to disease, degeneration or trauma to the cochlea of the inner ear. The etiology of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is complex and multifactorial arising from congenital and acquired causes. Congenital hearing loss commonly manifests as hearing deficits at birth or during early development, while acquired hearing loss is usually sustained in later life as a result of infection, exposure to excessive noise, ototoxic drugs or progression with age (presbyacusis).
Substantial progress has been made in recent years towards understanding the underlying mechanisms of SNHL and the discovery of novel therapeutic targets to prevent and mitigate the hearing loss. In addition, the link between hearing loss and dementia has been established, with the view that hearing loss prevention may also protect cognitive function.
The aim of this special issue is to advance our understanding of the causes and mechanisms of hearing loss and propose novel strategies to protect and restore hearing. We invite investigators to contribute original research articles and review articles that will address the mechanisms of SNHL caused by cochlear injury or gene mutations, biomarkers of hearing loss, biological restoration of hearing and prevention of cognitive deficits associated with presbyacusis.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
• Molecular and cellular mechanisms of SNHL
• Age-related inflammaging in the inner ear
• Cochlear neuropathy and hidden hearing loss
• Genetic hearing loss
• Meniere’s disease and tinnitus
• Biomarkers of hearing loss
• The link between hearing loss and dementia
• Preservation of residual hearing after cochlear implantation
• Hair cell regeneration
• Cell-, drug-, and gene-based therapies to restore hearing
• Drug delivery to the inner ear
Dr. Srdjan M Vlajkovic
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Mechanisms of hearing loss
- Biomarkers of hearing loss
- Therapeutic interventions for hearing loss
- Hearing loss and dementia
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