[EN] METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR REGENERATING HAIR CELLS AND/OR SUPPORTING CELLS<br/>[FR] PROCÉDÉS ET COMPOSITIONS POUR LA RÉGÉNÉRATION DE CELLULES CAPILLAIRES ET/OU DE CELLULES AUXILIAIRES
申请人:MASSACHUSETTS EYE & EAR INFIRM
公开号:WO2014039908A1
公开(公告)日:2014-03-13
Provided are methods and compositions for inducing cells of the inner ear (for example, cochlear and utricular hair cells) to reenter to cell cycle and to proliferate. More particularly, the invention relates to the use of agents that increase c-myc activity and/or Notch activity for inducing cell cycle reentry and proliferation of cochlear or utricular hair cells and/or cochlear or utricular supporting cells. The methods and compositions can be used to promote the proliferation of hair cells and/or supporting cells to treat a subject at risk of, or affected with, hearing loss or a subject at risk of, or affected with vestibular dysfunction.