简介：Aminoglycosides(AmAn)arewidelyusedfortheirgreatefficiencyagainstgram-negativebacterialinfections.However,theycanalsoinduceototoxichearingloss,whichhasaffectedmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.Aspreviouslyreported,individualsbearingmitochondrialDNAmutationsinthe12SrRNAgene,suchasm.1555A>Gandm.1494C>T,aremorepronetoAmAn-inducedototoxicity.Thesemutationscausehumanmitochondrialribosomestomorecloselyresemblebacterialribosomesandenableastrongeraminoglycosideinteraction.Consequently,exposuretoAmAncaninduceorworsenhearinglossintheseindividuals.Furthermore,awiderangeofseverityandpenetranceofhearinglosswasobservedamongfamiliescarryingthesemutations.StudieshaverevealedthatthesemitochondriamutationsaretheprimarymolecularmechanismofgeneticsusceptibilitytoAmAnototoxicity,thoughnuclearmodifiergenesandmitochondrialhaplotypesareknowntomodulatethephenotypicmanifestation.