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Shuang Li

Pittsburgh Hearing Research Center, University of Pittsburgh

Kv7.2/3 channel plasticity in dorsal cochlear nucleus hyperactivity.

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Papers (2)

Pathogenic plasticity of Kv7.2/3 channel activity is essential for the induction of tinnitus.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2013

The seminal finding: reduced Kv7.2/3 channel activity in the dorsal cochlear nucleus is essential for tinnitus induction, and reversing it pharmacologically prevents tinnitus in mice.

Animal study (in vivo)
Mouse

Noise-induced plasticity of KCNQ2/3 and HCN channels underlies vulnerability and resilience to tinnitus.

eLife · 2015

Why do only some noise-exposed animals get tinnitus? Mice that fail to restore Kv7.2/3 channel activity within about a week develop tinnitus; those that do, become resilient.

Animal study (in vivo)
Mouse