A Novel Central-Peripheral Interface: The Auditory Nerve Glial Transition Zone Exhibits Enhanced Age-Related Immune and Glial Cell Dysfunction
Shelby A. Payne, Haley R Anderson, Isaac M. Brown, Jiaxin Chai, Peng Chen, Hai Yao, Jeremy L. Barth, Hainan Lang
This study identifies the auditory nerve glial transition zone as a critical site of age-related immune and glial dysfunction contributing to hearing loss.
Frontiers in Immunology · Aug 7, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience