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Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

DEPARTMENT

DIVISIONS
Audiology
Facial Plastic &
Reconstructive Surgery
Head & Neck Cancer Surgery
Laryngology
Pediatric Otolaryngology
Rhinology & Sinus Surgery
Speech-Language Pathology

EDUCATION

PATIENT SERVICES

THE BLUEGRASS

OTOLARYNGOLOGY RESEARCH FACULTY

Dr. Zhao

 

Hong-Bo Zhao, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Professorship in Otolaryngology
Department of Otolaryngology

Phone: (859) 257-5097 or
(859) 257-5405 ext. 82138
E-mail:
hzhao2@uky.edu

Selected Publications

Yu N and Zhao HB. Modulation of outer hair cell electromotility by cochlear supporting cells and gap junctions. PLoS One 2009 Nov 20;4(11):e7923.

Yu N and Zhao HB. ATP activates P2x receptors and requires extracellular Ca(++) participation to modify outer hair cell nonlinear capacitance. Pflugers Arch 2008 Nov;457(2):453-61.

Liu YP and Zhao HB. Cellular characterization of Connexin26 and Connexin30 expression in the cochlear lateral wall. Cell Tissue Res 2008 Sep;333(3):395-403.

Yu N, Zhu ML, Johnson B, Liu YP, Jones RO and Zhao HB. Prestin up-regulation in chronic salicylate (aspirin) administration: an implication of functional dependence of prestin expression. Cell Mol Life Sci 2008 Aug;65(15):2407-18.

Chen GD and Zhao HB. Effects of intense noise exposure on the outer hair cell plasma membrane fluidity. Hear Res 2007;226:14-21.

Zhao HB and Yu N. Distinct and gradient distributions of connexin26 and connexin30 in the cochlear sensory epithelium of guinea pigs. J Comp Neurol 2006;499:506-518.

Yu N, Zhu ML, and Zhao HB. Prestin is expressed on the whole outer hair cell basolateral surface. Brain Res 2006;1095:51-58. (selected as a cover story)

Zhao HB ,* Kikuchi T,* Ngezahayo A,* and White TW.* Gap junctions and cochlear homeostasis. J Memb Biol 2006;209:177-186. (An invited review; * all authors contributed equally to this article.)

Zhao HB, Yu N and Fleming CR. Gap junctional hemichannel-mediated ATP release and hearing controls in the inner ear. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2005;102:18724-18729.

Zhao HB .Connexin26 is responsible for anionic molecule permeability in the cochlea for intercellular signaling and metabolic communications. Eur. J. Neuroscience 2005;21:1859-1868. (selected as a cover story)

Huang ZW, Luo YY, Wu ZY, Tao ZZ, Jones RO, and Zhao HB. Paradoxical enhancement of cochlear active mechanics in long-term administration of salicylate. J Neurophysiol 2005;93:2053-2061.

Santos-Sacchi J and Zhao HB. Excitation of fluorescent dyes inactivates the outer hair cell integral membrane motor protein prestin and betrays its lateral mobility. Pflugers Arch Eur J of Physiol 2003;446:617-622.

Zhao HB. Long-term natural culture of cochlear sensory epithelia of guinea pigs. Neurosci Lett. 2001;315(1-2):73-76.

Lue AJ, Zhao HB, and Brownell WE. Chlorpromazine alters outer hair cell electromotility. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2001;125(1):71-76.

Zhao HB. Directional rectification of gap junctional voltage gating between dieters cells in the inner ear of guinea pig. Neurosci Lett. 2000;296(2-3):105-108.

Zhao HB and Santos-Sacchi J. Voltage gating of gap junctions in cochlear supporting cells: evidence for nonhomotypic channels. J Membr Biol 2000;175(1):17-24.

Oghalai JS, Zhao HB, Kutz JW, and Brownell WE. Voltage- and tension-dependent lipid mobility in the outer hair cell plasma membrane. Science 2000;287(5453):658-661.

Zhao HB and Santos-Sacchi J. Auditory collusion and a coupled couple of outer hair cells. Nature 1999;399(6734):359-362.

Parham K, Zhao HB, Ye Y, and Kim DO. Responses of anteroventral cochlear nucleus neurons of the unanesthetized decerebrate cat to click pairs as simulated echoes. Hear Res 1998;125(1-2):131-146.

Zhao HB and Santos-Sacchi J. Effect of membrane tension on gap junctional conductance of supporting cells in Corti's organ. J Gen Physiol 1998;112(4):447-455.

Zhao HB and Liang ZA. Temporal encoding and transmitting of amplitude and frequency modulations in dorsal cochlear nucleus. Hear Res 1997;106(1-2):83-94.

Parham K, Zhao HB and Kim DO. Responses of auditory nerve fibers of the unanesthetized decerebrate cat to click pairs as simulated echoes. J Neurophysiol 1996;76(1):17-29.

Zhao HB and Liang ZA. Processing of modulation frequency in the dorsal cochlear nucleus of the guinea pig: sinusoidal frequency-modulated tones. Hear Res 1996;95(1-2):120-134.

Zhao HB, Parham K, Ghoshal S, and Kim DO. Small neurons in the vestibular nerve root project to the marginal shell of the anteroventral cochlear nucleus in the cat. Brain Res 1995;700(1-2):295-298.

Zhao HB and Liang ZA. Processing of modulation frequency in the dorsal cochlear nucleus of the guinea pig: amplitude modulated tones. Hear Res 1995;82(2):244-256.

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