ORIGINAL ARTICLE
LEVELS OF MONOCYTE CHEMOATTRACTANT PROTEIN-1
DIFFER FROM THE NORM IN PATIENTS WITH SUDDEN
SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS
| 1 | Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Regensburg, Germany |
| 2 | Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Zurich, Switzerland |
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Frank Haubner
Frank Haubner, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93053 Regensburg, Germany, Phone: +49-941-9449515, Fax: +49-941-9449415, e-mail: frank.haubner@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
Frank Haubner, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93053 Regensburg, Germany, Phone: +49-941-9449515, Fax: +49-941-9449415, e-mail: frank.haubner@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
Publication date: 2012-03-31
J Hear Sci 2012;2(1):36–40
ABSTRACT
Background:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of cytokines and soluble adhesion molecules in patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) with respect to their pure-tone audiometry values.
Material and Methods:
This study analyses blood samples of 51 patients with SSNHL. Serum levels of ICAM-1, VCAM-1, E-selectin, IL-6, IL-8, and MCP-1 were evaluated by ELISA. Pure-tone audiometry data were compared before and after a systemic steroid treatment regimen. The subjects with SSNHL were compared to a control group of 44 patients with normal hearing and matching age and gender. The data complete our previous data collection.
Results:
There is trend toward suppressed levels of MCP-1 in sera of SSNHL patients. There were no statistically significant differences concerning ICAM-1, VCAM-1, E-selectin, IL-6, IL-8, and MCP-1 between SSNHL patients and controls. Puretone audiometry of the SSNHL group showed a significant improvement in hearing after systemic steroid therapy and a median follow-up of 4 months.
Conclusions:
Further prospective studies are necessary to prove the role of MCP-1 and other cytokines in SSNHL in order to develop adequate treatment regimens.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of cytokines and soluble adhesion molecules in patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) with respect to their pure-tone audiometry values.
Material and Methods:
This study analyses blood samples of 51 patients with SSNHL. Serum levels of ICAM-1, VCAM-1, E-selectin, IL-6, IL-8, and MCP-1 were evaluated by ELISA. Pure-tone audiometry data were compared before and after a systemic steroid treatment regimen. The subjects with SSNHL were compared to a control group of 44 patients with normal hearing and matching age and gender. The data complete our previous data collection.
Results:
There is trend toward suppressed levels of MCP-1 in sera of SSNHL patients. There were no statistically significant differences concerning ICAM-1, VCAM-1, E-selectin, IL-6, IL-8, and MCP-1 between SSNHL patients and controls. Puretone audiometry of the SSNHL group showed a significant improvement in hearing after systemic steroid therapy and a median follow-up of 4 months.
Conclusions:
Further prospective studies are necessary to prove the role of MCP-1 and other cytokines in SSNHL in order to develop adequate treatment regimens.
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