TRPM7 and infectious otitis media: The latter is independent of TRPM7, since neither 1 μM AOM pre-incubation between 30 min and 60 min nor acute application thereof inhibited overexpressed hTRPM7 currents as assessed by whole-cell patch clamp technique in tetracycline-inducible HEK293-TREx cells [13] (Fig. 6e).