PMID- 29089185 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180716 LR - 20180905 IS - 1878-5891 (Electronic) IS - 0378-5955 (Linking) VI - 356 DP - 2017 Dec TI - Cannula-based drug delivery to the guinea pig round window causes a lasting hearing loss that may be temporarily mitigated by BDNF. PG - 104-115 LID - S0378-5955(16)30401-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.heares.2017.10.004 [doi] AB - Sustained local delivery of drugs to the inner ear may be required for future regenerative and protective strategies. The round window is surgically accessible and a promising delivery route. To be viable, a delivery system should not cause hearing loss. This study determined the effect on hearing of placing a drug-delivery microcatheter on to the round window, and delivering either artificial perilymph (AP) or brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) via this catheter with a mini-osmotic pump. Auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) were monitored for 4 months after surgery, while the AP or BDNF was administered for the first month. The presence of the microcatheter - whether dry or when delivering AP or BDNF for 4 weeks - was associated with an increase in ABR thresholds of up to 15 dB, 16 weeks after implantation. This threshold shift was, in part, delayed by the delivery of BDNF. We conclude that the chronic presence of a microcatheter in the round window niche causes hearing loss, and that this is exacerbated by delivery of AP, and ameliorated temporarily by delivery of BDNF. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Sale, Phillip J P AU - Sale PJP AD - Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, East Melbourne 3002, Australia. FAU - Uschakov, Aaron AU - Uschakov A AD - Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, East Melbourne 3002, Australia. FAU - Saief, Tasfia AU - Saief T AD - Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, East Melbourne 3002, Australia. FAU - Rowe, David P AU - Rowe DP AD - Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, East Melbourne 3002, Australia. FAU - Abbott, Carla J AU - Abbott CJ AD - Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne 3002, Australia; Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia. FAU - Luu, Chi D AU - Luu CD AD - Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne 3002, Australia; Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia. FAU - Hampson, Amy J AU - Hampson AJ AD - Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, East Melbourne 3002, Australia. FAU - O'Leary, Stephen J AU - O'Leary SJ AD - Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, East Melbourne 3002, Australia. Electronic address: sjoleary@unimelb.edu.au. FAU - Sly, David J AU - Sly DJ AD - Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, East Melbourne 3002, Australia; Department of Health and Medical Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn 3122, Australia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20171028 PL - Netherlands TA - Hear Res JT - Hearing research JID - 7900445 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) SB - IM MH - Acoustic Stimulation MH - Animals MH - Audiometry, Pure-Tone MH - Auditory Fatigue/drug effects MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*administration & dosage MH - Catheterization/*instrumentation MH - *Catheters, Indwelling MH - *Central Venous Catheters MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Drug Delivery Systems/*instrumentation MH - Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem/drug effects MH - Guinea Pigs MH - Hearing/*drug effects MH - Hearing Loss/diagnostic imaging/*drug therapy/etiology/physiopathology MH - Infusion Pumps, Implantable MH - Microscopy, Confocal MH - Perilymph/chemistry MH - Recovery of Function MH - Round Window, Ear/diagnostic imaging/*drug effects/physiopathology MH - Time Factors MH - Tomography, Optical Coherence OTO - NOTNLM OT - Drug delivery OT - Neurotrophins OT - OCT OT - Round window EDAT- 2017/11/02 06:00 MHDA- 2018/07/17 06:00 CRDT- 2017/11/02 06:00 PHST- 2016/10/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/09/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/10/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/11/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/07/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/11/02 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0378-5955(16)30401-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.heares.2017.10.004 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Hear Res. 2017 Dec;356:104-115. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2017.10.004. Epub 2017 Oct 28.