Rosmarinic acid, active component of Dansam-Eum attenuates ototoxicity of cochlear hair cells through blockage of caspase-1 activity.

Cisplatin causes auditory impairment due to the apoptosis of auditory hair cells. There is no strategy to regulate ototoxicity by cisplatin thus far. Dansam-Eum (DSE) has been used for treating the central nerve system injury including hearing loss in Korea. However, disease-related scientific inves...

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Main Authors: Hyun-Ja Jeong, Youngjin Choi, Min-Ho Kim, In-Cheol Kang, Jeong-Han Lee, Channy Park, Raekil Park, Hyung-Min Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3078149?pdf=render