Addition of exogenous NAD+ prevents mefloquine-induced neuroaxonal and hair cell degeneration through reduction of caspase-3-mediated apoptosis in cochlear organotypic cultures

Mefloquine is widely used for the treatment of malaria. However, this drug is known to induce neurological side effects including depression, anxiety, balance disorder, and sensorineural hearing loss. Yet, there is currently no treatment for these side effects. In this study, we show that the coenzy...

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2013-11, Vol.8 (11), p.e79817-e79817
Hauptverfasser: Ding, Dalian, Qi, Weidong, Yu, Dongzhen, Jiang, Haiyan, Han, Chul, Kim, Mi-Jung, Katsuno, Kana, Hsieh, Yun Hua, Miyakawa, Takuya, Salvi, Richard, Tanokura, Masaru, Someya, Shinichi
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