A protective mechanism against antibiotic-induced ototoxicity: role of prestin.

Hearing loss or ototoxicity is one of the major side effects associated with the use of the antibiotics, particularly aminoglycosides (AGs), which are the most commonly used antibiotics worldwide. However, the molecular and cellular events involved in the antibiotic-induced ototoxicity remains uncle...

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Main Authors: Li Yu, Xiao Hua Jiang, Zhen Zhou, Lai Ling Tsang, Mei Kuen Yu, Yiu Wa Chung, Xiao Hu Zhang, Ai Mei Wang, Hao Tang, Hsiao Chang Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-02-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21364896/?tool=EBI