@article{oai:nagoya.repo.nii.ac.jp:00026866, author = {Ohgami, Nobutaka and Li, Xiang and Yajima, Ichiro and Oshino, Reina and Ohgami, Kyoko and Kato, Yoko and Ahsan, Nazmul and Akhand, Anwarul Azim and Kato, Masashi}, issue = {6}, journal = {Biomarkers}, month = {Apr}, note = {Purpose: Elevated hearing thresholds from high frequencies are known to be one of the hallmarks of age-related hearing loss. Our recent study showed accumulation of manganese (Mn) in inner ears resulting in acceleration of age-related hearing loss in mice orally exposed to Mn. However, there is no evidence showing an association between Mn in non-invasive biological samples and hearing loss in humans evaluated by pure tone audiometry (PTA). In this study, we evaluated Mn in non-invasive biological samples as a possible biomarker for hearing loss in humans. Materials and methods: We determined hearing levels by PTA and Mn levels in toenails, hair and urine with an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) in 145 healthy subjects in Bangladesh. Results: Multivariable analyses showed that Mn levels in toenails, but not in hair and urine samples, were significantly associated with hearing loss at 8 kHz and 12 kHz. Moreover, our experimental study showed a significant correlation between Mn levels in inner ears and nails, but not hair, in mice orally exposed to Mn. Conclusions: The results provide novel evidence that Mn in toenails is a possible biomarker for hearing loss at high frequencies in humans., ファイル公開:2019/04/10}, pages = {533--539}, title = {Manganese in toenails is associated with hearing loss at high frequencies in humans}, volume = {23}, year = {2018} }