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lüll Modulation of hair cell efferents Wersinger E; Fuchs PAHear Res 2011[Sep]; 279 (1-2): 1-12Outer hair cells (OHCs) amplify the sound-evoked motion of the basilar membrane to enhance acoustic sensitivity and frequency selectivity. Medial olivocochlear (MOC) efferents inhibit OHCs to reduce the sound-evoked response of cochlear afferent neurons. OHC inhibition occurs through the activation of postsynaptic alpha9alpha10 nicotinic receptors tightly coupled to calcium-dependent SK2 channels that hyperpolarize the hair cell. MOC neurons are cholinergic but a number of other neurotransmitters and neuromodulators have been proposed to participate in efferent transmission, with emerging evidence for both pre- and postsynaptic effects. Cochlear inhibition in vivo is maximized by repetitive activation of the efferents, reflecting facilitation and summation of transmitter release onto outer hair cells. This review summarizes recent studies on cellular and molecular mechanisms of cholinergic inhibition and the regulation of those molecular components, in particular the involvement of intracellular calcium. Facilitation at the efferent synapse is compared in a variety of animals, as well as other possible mechanisms of modulation of ACh release. These results suggest that short-term plasticity contributes to effective cholinergic inhibition of hair cells.|Animals[MESH]|Calcium Signaling[MESH]|Calcium/metabolism[MESH]|Cochlea/metabolism/pathology[MESH]|Efferent Pathways/metabolism[MESH]|Electric Stimulation[MESH]|Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer/*cytology[MESH]|Hair Cells, Auditory/*cytology[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Ion Channels/metabolism[MESH]|Mice[MESH]|Mice, Knockout[MESH]|Neurotransmitter Agents/metabolism[MESH]|Permeability[MESH]|Receptors, Nicotinic/metabolism[MESH]|Synapses/metabolism[MESH]|Synaptic Transmission[MESH] |