Article: Reports outline ischemia therapy study findings from Ehime University, Department of Otolaryngology.

A report, 'Prednisolone prevents transient ischemia-induced cochlear damage in gerbils,' is newly published data in Acta Oto-laryngologica Supplementum. "Prednisolone protects against inner ear damage, even when administered after ischemic injury in Mongolian gerbils. The effect of prednisolone on ischemia-induced cochlear damage was investigated in Mongolian gerbils," scientists in Japan report (see also Ischemia Therapy).

"The bilateral vertebral arteries were occluded for 15 min to transiently induce cochlear ischemia, followed by an intraperitoneal injection of prednisolone (1 mg/kg) or physiological saline (control). Sequential changes in hearing were ...

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