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  • 标题:The Effect of Atorvastatin on Preventing Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: An Experimental Study
  • 其他标题:The Effect of Atorvastatin on Preventing Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: An Experimental Study
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  • 作者:L Jahani ; AH Mehrparvar ; M Esmailidehaj
  • 期刊名称:The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • 印刷版ISSN:2008-6520
  • 电子版ISSN:2008-6814
  • 出版年度:2016
  • 卷号:7
  • 期号:1
  • 页码:15-21
  • DOI:10.15171/ijoem.2016.627
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Health Organization
  • 摘要:Background: Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a common, irreversible occupational disease. Statins have recently been proposed to prevent NIHL. Objective: To assess the effect of atorvastatin for the prevention of NIHL in rats.Methods: In this experimental study, forty 2–3-month-old Wistar male rats were divided into 5 groups of 8 animals. 3 groups of rats received atorvastatin at doses of 5, 25, and 50 mg/kg daily for 14 days. The 4th group of rats received normal saline; another group was the control group. After 2 weeks of treatment, the rats were exposed to broad-band noise (125–20 000 Hz) at 110 dB-SPL intensity for 2 hours. Response amplitude of all ears at 5 frequencies was assessed by distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DP-OAE) at baseline, 2 hours, and 2 weeks after the exposure.Results: Response amplitude was significantly decreased at all frequencies immediately after exposure to noise in all studied groups. The amplitude increased after 72 hours to a level higher than temporary threshold shift (TTS); this change was only significant in the group received 5 mg/kg atorvastatin.Conclusion: Low dose atorvastatin (5 mg/kg) used before exposure to noise can probably prevent NIHL in rats. This effect was not observed with higher doses of the drug.
  • 关键词:Hearing loss; noise-induced; Otoacoustic emissions; spontaneous; Atorvastatin; Antioxidants; Occupational diseases
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