Quercetin prevents age-related hearing loss in C57BL/6J mice by activating mitophagy and inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasome
These findings indicated that quercetin exerted a protective effect against ARHL by suppressing NLRP3 inflammasome activation and modulating mitophagy, providing a theoretical basis for applying quercetin to treat ARHL.
Authors
- ZhiJi Chen
- Menglong Feng
- Guijun Yang
- Ting Yang
- Xiaoqing Zhou
- Wei Yuan
- Xu Jiang
Institutions
- Chongqing University (CN)
- Chongqing Science and Technology Commission (CN)
- First People's Hospital of Chongqing (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-03-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0342423
- Primary Topic
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00