Frontiers in Microbiology (Apr 2023)

Pathophysiology and mechanisms of hearing impairment related to neonatal infection diseases

  • Daniela Capra,
  • Daniela Capra,
  • Daniela Capra,
  • Marcos F. DosSantos,
  • Marcos F. DosSantos,
  • Marcos F. DosSantos,
  • Marcos F. DosSantos,
  • Carolina K. Sanz,
  • Lionete Gall Acosta Filha,
  • Lionete Gall Acosta Filha,
  • Lionete Gall Acosta Filha,
  • Priscila Nunes,
  • Manoela Heringer,
  • Adriana Ximenes-da-Silva,
  • Luciana Pessoa,
  • Juliana de Mattos Coelho-Aguiar,
  • Juliana de Mattos Coelho-Aguiar,
  • Juliana de Mattos Coelho-Aguiar,
  • Juliana de Mattos Coelho-Aguiar,
  • Anna Carolina Carvalho da Fonseca,
  • Carmelita Bastos Mendes,
  • Lanni Sarmento da Rocha,
  • Sylvie Devalle,
  • Paulo Niemeyer Soares Filho,
  • Vivaldo Moura-Neto,
  • Vivaldo Moura-Neto,
  • Vivaldo Moura-Neto,
  • Vivaldo Moura-Neto

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1162554
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14

Abstract

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The inner ear, the organ of equilibrium and hearing, has an extraordinarily complex and intricate arrangement. It contains highly specialized structures meticulously tailored to permit auditory processing. However, hearing also relies on both peripheral and central pathways responsible for the neuronal transmission of auditory information from the cochlea to the corresponding cortical regions. Understanding the anatomy and physiology of all components forming the auditory system is key to better comprehending the pathophysiology of each disease that causes hearing impairment. In this narrative review, the authors focus on the pathophysiology as well as on cellular and molecular mechanisms that lead to hearing loss in different neonatal infectious diseases. To accomplish this objective, the morphology and function of the main structures responsible for auditory processing and the immune response leading to hearing loss were explored. Altogether, this information permits the proper understanding of each infectious disease discussed.

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