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Cui L, Zheng J, Zhao Q, Chen JR, Liu H, Peng G, Wu Y, Chen C, He Q, Shi H, Yin S, Friedman RA, Chen Y, Guan MX. Mutations of MAP1B encoding a microtubule-associated phosphoprotein cause sensorineural hearing loss. JCI Insight 2020; 5:136046. [PMID: 33268592 PMCID: PMC7714412 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.136046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The pathophysiology underlying spiral ganglion cell defect–induced deafness remains elusive. Using the whole exome sequencing approach, in combination with functional assays and a mouse disease model, we identified the potentially novel deafness-causative MAP1B gene encoding a highly conserved microtubule-associated protein. Three novel heterozygous MAP1B mutations (c.4198A>G, p.1400S>G; c.2768T>C, p.923I>T; c.5512T>C, p.1838F>L) were cosegregated with autosomal dominant inheritance of nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing loss in 3 unrelated Chinese families. Here, we show that MAP1B is highly expressed in the spiral ganglion neurons in the mouse cochlea. Using otic sensory neuron–like cells, generated by pluripotent stem cells from patients carrying the MAP1B mutation and control subject, we demonstrated that the p.1400S>G mutation caused the reduced levels and deficient phosphorylation of MAP1B, which are involved in the microtubule stability and dynamics. Strikingly, otic sensory neuron–like cells exhibited disturbed dynamics of microtubules, axonal elongation, and defects in electrophysiological properties. Dysfunctions of these derived otic sensory neuron–like cells were rescued by genetically correcting MAP1B mutation using CRISPR/Cas9 technology. Involvement of MAP1B in hearing was confirmed by audiometric evaluation of Map1b heterozygous KO mice. These mutant mice displayed late-onset progressive sensorineural hearing loss that was more pronounced in the high frequencies. The spiral ganglion neurons isolated from Map1b mutant mice exhibited the deficient phosphorylation and disturbed dynamics of microtubules. Map1b deficiency yielded defects in the morphology and electrophysiology of spiral ganglion neurons, but it did not affect the morphologies of cochlea in mice. Therefore, our data demonstrate that dysfunctions of spiral ganglion neurons induced by MAP1B deficiency caused hearing loss. Dysfunctions of spiral ganglion neurons caused by Map1b deficiency leads to sensorineural hearing loss.
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- Limei Cui
- Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, The Children's Hospital.,Institute of Genetics and.,Department of Human Genetics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, The Children's Hospital
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- Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, The Children's Hospital.,Institute of Genetics and.,Department of Human Genetics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, The Children's Hospital.,Institute of Genetics and
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- Deaprtment of Otorhinolaryngology, the Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, The Children's Hospital
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- Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, The Children's Hospital.,Institute of Genetics and
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Otolaryngology, University of California at San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla California, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, The Children's Hospital.,Institute of Genetics and.,Department of Human Genetics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, The Children's Hospital.,Institute of Genetics and.,Department of Human Genetics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.,Division of Otolaryngology, University of California at San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla California, USA.,Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Genetic and Developmental Disorders, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.,Joint Institute of Genetics and Genomic Medicine between Zhejiang University and University of Toronto, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Sculpting the labyrinth: Morphogenesis of the developing inner ear. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2017; 65:47-59. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2016.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Revised: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Rajendran R, Giraldo-Velásquez M, Stadelmann C, Berghoff M. Oligodendroglial fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 gene targeting protects mice from experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis through ERK/AKT phosphorylation. Brain Pathol 2017; 28:212-224. [PMID: 28117910 DOI: 10.1111/bpa.12487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) exert diverse biological effects by binding and activation of specific fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs). FGFs and FGFRs have been implicated in demyelinating pathologies including multiple sclerosis. In vitro activation of the FGF2/FGFR1 pathway results in downregulation of myelin proteins. FGF1, 2 and 9 have been shown to be involved in the pathology of multiple sclerosis. Recent studies on the function of oligodendroglial FGFR1 in a model of toxic demyelination showed that deletion of FGFR1 led to increased remyelination and preservation of axonal density and an increased number of mature oligodendrocytes. In the present study the in vivo function of oligodendroglial FGFR1 was characterized using an oligodendrocyte-specific genetic approach in the most frequently used model of multiple sclerosis the MOG35-55 -induced EAE. Oligodendroglial FGFR1 deficient mice (referred to as Fgfr1ind-/- ) showed a significantly ameliorated disease course in MOG35-55 -induced EAE. Less myelin and axonal loss, and reduced lymphocyte and macrophage/microglia infiltration were found in Fgfr1ind-/- mice. The reduction in disease severity in Fgfr1ind-/- mice was accompanied by ERK/AKT phosphorylation, and increased expression of BDNF and TrkB. Reduced proinflammatory cytokine and chemokine expression was seen in Fgfr1ind-/- mice compared with control mice. Considering that FGFR inhibitors are used in cancer trials, the oligodendroglial FGFR1 pathway may provide a new target for therapy in multiple sclerosis.
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- Ranjithkumar Rajendran
- Department of Neurology, University of Giessen, Klinikstrasse 33, Giessen, 35385, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University of Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, Göttingen, 37099, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Giessen, Klinikstrasse 33, Giessen, 35385, Germany
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Bruno M, Rizzo IM, Romero-Guevara R, Bernacchioni C, Cencetti F, Donati C, Bruni P. Sphingosine 1-phosphate signaling axis mediates fibroblast growth factor 2-induced proliferation and survival of murine auditory neuroblasts. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2017; 1864:814-824. [PMID: 28188805 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2017.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Revised: 01/11/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Hearing loss affects millions of people in the world. In mammals the auditory system comprises diverse cell types which are terminally differentiated and with no regenerative potential. There is a tremendous research interest aimed at identifying cell therapy based solutions or pharmacological approaches that could be applied therapeutically alongside auditory devices to prevent hair cell and neuron loss. Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is a pleiotropic bioactive sphingolipid that plays key role in the regulation of many physiological and pathological functions. S1P is intracellularly produced by sphingosine kinase (SK) 1 and SK2 and exerts many of its action consequently to its ligation to S1P specific receptors (S1PR), S1P1-5. In this study, murine auditory neuroblasts named US/VOT-N33 have been used as progenitors of neurons of the spiral ganglion. We demonstrated that the fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2)-induced proliferative action was dependent on SK1, SK2 as well as S1P1 and S1P2. Moreover, the pro-survival effect of FGF2 from apoptotic cell death induced by staurosporine treatment was dependent on SK but not on S1PR. Additionally, ERK1/2 and Akt signaling pathways were found to mediate the mitogenic and survival action of FGF2, respectively. Taken together, these findings demonstrate a crucial role for S1P signaling axis in the proliferation and the survival of otic vesicle neuroprogenitors, highlighting the identification of possible novel therapeutical approaches to prevent neuronal degeneration during hearing loss.
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- Marina Bruno
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche "M. Serio", viale G B Morgagni 50, 50134 Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche "M. Serio", viale G B Morgagni 50, 50134 Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche "M. Serio", viale G B Morgagni 50, 50134 Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche "M. Serio", viale G B Morgagni 50, 50134 Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche "M. Serio", viale G B Morgagni 50, 50134 Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche "M. Serio", viale G B Morgagni 50, 50134 Firenze, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche "M. Serio", viale G B Morgagni 50, 50134 Firenze, Italy
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Yu F, Hao S, Yang B, Zhao Y, Yang J. Low Iron Diet Increases Susceptibility to Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Young Rats. Nutrients 2016; 8:nu8080456. [PMID: 27483303 PMCID: PMC4997371 DOI: 10.3390/nu8080456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Revised: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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We evaluated the role of iron deficiency (ID) without anemia on hearing function and cochlear pathophysiology of young rats before and after noise exposure. We used rats at developmental stages as an animal model to induce ID without anemia by dietary iron restriction. We have established this dietary restriction model in the rat that should enable us to study the effects of iron deficiency in the absence of severe anemia on hearing and ribbon synapses. Hearing function was measured on Postnatal Day (PND) 21 after induction of ID using auditory brainstem response (ABR). Then, the young rats were exposed to loud noise on PND 21. After noise exposure, hearing function was again measured. We observed the morphology of ribbon synapses, hair cells and spiral ganglion cells (SGCs), and assessed the expression of myosin VIIa, vesicular glutamate transporter 3 and prestin in the cochlea. ID without anemia did not elevate ABR threshold shifts, but reduced ABR wave I peak amplitude of young rats. At 70, 80, and 90 dB SPL, amplitudes of wave I (3.11 ± 0.96 µV, 3.52 ± 1.31 µV, and 4.37 ± 1.08 µV, respectively) in pups from the ID group were decreased compared to the control (5.92 ± 1.67 µV, 6.53 ± 1.70 µV, and 6.90 ± 1.76 µV, respectively) (p < 0.05). Moreover, ID without anemia did not impair the morphology hair cells and SGCs, but decreased the number of ribbon synapses. Before noise exposure, the mean number of ribbon synapses per inner hair cell (IHC) was significantly lower in the ID group (8.44 ± 1.21) compared to that seen in the control (13.08 ± 1.36) (p < 0.05). In addition, the numbers of ribbon synapses per IHC of young rats in the control (ID group) were 6.61 ± 1.59, 3.07 ± 0.83, 5.85 ± 1.63 and 12.25 ± 1.97 (3.75 ± 1.45, 2.03 ± 1.08, 3.81 ± 1.70 and 4.01 ± 1.65) at 1, 4, 7 and 14 days after noise exposure, respectively. Moreover, ABR thresholds at 4 and 8 kHz in young rats from the ID group were significantly elevated at 7 and 14 days after noise exposure compared to control (p < 0.05). The average number of young rat SGCs from the ID group were significantly decreased in the basal turn of the cochlea compared to the control (p < 0.05). Therefore, ID without anemia delayed the recovery from noise-induced hearing loss and ribbon synapses damage, increased SGCs loss, and upregulated prestin after noise exposure. Thus, the cochleae in rat pups with ID without anemia were potentially susceptible to loud noise exposure, and this deficit may be attributed to the reduction of ribbon synapses and SGCs.
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MESH Headings
- Anemia, Iron-Deficiency/diet therapy
- Anemia, Iron-Deficiency/metabolism
- Anemia, Iron-Deficiency/pathology
- Anemia, Iron-Deficiency/physiopathology
- Animals
- Auditory Cortex/metabolism
- Auditory Cortex/physiopathology
- Auditory Cortex/ultrastructure
- Auditory Threshold/radiation effects
- Brain Stem/metabolism
- Brain Stem/physiopathology
- Brain Stem/ultrastructure
- Cochlea/innervation
- Cochlea/metabolism
- Cochlea/physiopathology
- Cochlea/ultrastructure
- Cochlear Nerve/metabolism
- Cochlear Nerve/physiopathology
- Cochlear Nerve/radiation effects
- Cochlear Nerve/ultrastructure
- Disease Models, Animal
- Disease Susceptibility
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental/radiation effects
- Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced/etiology
- Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced/prevention & control
- Iron, Dietary/therapeutic use
- Male
- Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism
- Noise/adverse effects
- Nutritional Status
- Random Allocation
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Spiral Ganglion/metabolism
- Spiral Ganglion/physiopathology
- Spiral Ganglion/ultrastructure
- Weaning
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- Fei Yu
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, China Medical University, No. 77 Puhe Road, Shenyang North New Area, Shenyang 110122, China.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155, Nanjing North Street, Heping District, Shenyang 110001, China.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155, Nanjing North Street, Heping District, Shenyang 110001, China.
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, China Medical University, No. 77 Puhe Road, Shenyang North New Area, Shenyang 110122, China.
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, China Medical University, No. 77 Puhe Road, Shenyang North New Area, Shenyang 110122, China.
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The mammalian cochlea is exquisitely designed to decompose complex sounds into their component frequencies, accounting in part for the superb auditory discrimination displayed by many species. To perform this task, numerous mechanical and electrical specializations are graded along the length of the cochlea that create a tonotopic map in which sounds of different frequencies produce maximal responses at different cochlear locations. Graded mechanical features include structural changes in the vibratory basilar membrane, on which the hair cell sensory receptors sit, to systematic changes in receptor cell size and stereociliary length. Furthermore, there is growing evidence that frequency specificity does not stop at mechanical and morphological elements in the cochlea, but also extends to the intrinsic electrical profile of the hair cell sensory receptors and the first neural element in the auditory system—the spiral ganglion neurons.
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- Robin L Davis
- Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Nelson Laboratories, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8082, USA.
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Romero-Guevara R, Cencetti F, Donati C, Bruni P. Sphingosine 1-phosphate signaling pathway in inner ear biology. New therapeutic strategies for hearing loss? Front Aging Neurosci 2015; 7:60. [PMID: 25954197 PMCID: PMC4407579 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2015.00060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Hearing loss is one of the most prevalent conditions around the world, in particular among people over 60 years old. Thus, an increase of this affection is predicted as result of the aging process in our population. In this context, it is important to further explore the function of molecular targets involved in the biology of inner ear sensory cells to better individuate new candidates for therapeutic application. One of the main causes of deafness resides into the premature death of hair cells and auditory neurons. In this regard, neurotrophins and growth factors such as insulin like growth factor are known to be beneficial by favoring the survival of these cells. An elevated number of published data in the last 20 years have individuated sphingolipids not only as structural components of biological membranes but also as critical regulators of key biological processes, including cell survival. Ceramide, formed by catabolism of sphingomyelin (SM) and other complex sphingolipids, is a strong inducer of apoptotic pathway, whereas sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P), generated by cleavage of ceramide to sphingosine and phosphorylation catalyzed by two distinct sphingosine kinase (SK) enzymes, stimulates cell survival. Interestingly S1P, by acting as intracellular mediator or as ligand of a family of five distinct S1P receptors (S1P1–S1P5), is a very powerful bioactive sphingolipid, capable of triggering also other diverse cellular responses such as cell migration, proliferation and differentiation, and is critically involved in the development and homeostasis of several organs and tissues. Although new interesting data have become available, the information on S1P pathway and other sphingolipids in the biology of the inner ear is limited. Nonetheless, there are several lines of evidence implicating these signaling molecules during neurogenesis in other cell populations. In this review, we discuss the role of S1P during inner ear development, also as guidance for future studies.
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- Ricardo Romero-Guevara
- Department Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche "Mario Serio", University of Florence Firenze, Italy
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- Department Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche "Mario Serio", University of Florence Firenze, Italy
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- Department Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche "Mario Serio", University of Florence Firenze, Italy
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- Department Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche "Mario Serio", University of Florence Firenze, Italy
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Magariños M, Contreras J, Aburto MR, Varela-Nieto I. Early development of the vertebrate inner ear. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2012; 295:1775-90. [PMID: 23044927 DOI: 10.1002/ar.22575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2012] [Accepted: 07/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This is a review of the biological processes and the main signaling pathways required to generate the different otic cell types, with particular emphasis on the actions of insulin-like growth factor I. The sensory organs responsible of hearing and balance have a common embryonic origin in the otic placode. Lineages of neural, sensory, and support cells are generated from common otic neuroepithelial progenitors. The sequential generation of the cell types that will form the adult inner ear requires the coordination of cell proliferation with cell differentiation programs, the strict regulation of cell survival, and the metabolic homeostasis of otic precursors. A network of intracellular signals operates to coordinate the transcriptional response to the extracellular input. Understanding the molecular clues that direct otic development is fundamental for the design of novel treatments for the protection and repair of hearing loss and balance disorders.
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- Marta Magariños
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Alberto Sols, CSIC-UAM, Madrid, Spain
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Iron is critical in multiple aspects of CNS development, but its role in neurodevelopment--the ability of iron deficiency to alter normal development--is difficult to dissociate from the effects of anemia. We developed a novel dietary restriction model in the rat that allows us to study the effects of iron deficiency in the absence of severe anemia. Using a combination of auditory brainstem response analyses (ABR) and electron microscopy, we identified an unexpected impact of nonanemic iron deficiency on axonal diameter and neurofilament regulation in the auditory nerve. These changes are associated with altered ABR latency during development. In contrast to models of severe iron deficiency with anemia, we did not find consistent or prolonged defects in myelination. Our data demonstrate that iron deficiency in the absence of anemia disrupts normal development of the auditory nerve and results in altered conduction velocity.
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Palmgren B, Jin Z, Jiao Y, Kostyszyn B, Olivius P. Horseradish peroxidase dye tracing and embryonic statoacoustic ganglion cell transplantation in the rat auditory nerve trunk. Brain Res 2011; 1377:41-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.12.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2010] [Revised: 12/20/2010] [Accepted: 12/28/2010] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Feng J, Bendiske J, Morest DK. Postnatal development of NT3 and TrkC in mouse ventral cochlear nucleus. J Neurosci Res 2010; 88:86-94. [PMID: 19610111 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.22179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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In the developing nervous system, neurotrophin 3 (NT3) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) have been shown to interact with each other and with different parts of a neuron or glia and over considerable distances in time and space. The auditory system provides a useful model for analyzing these events, insofar as it is subdivided into well-defined groups of specific neuronal types that are readily related to each other at each stage of development. Previous work in our laboratory suggested that NT3 and its receptor TrkC in the mouse cochlear nucleus (CN) may be involved in directing neuronal migration and initial targeting of inputs from cochlear nerve axons in the embryo. NT3 is hard to detect soon after birth, but TrkC lingers longer. Here we found NT3 and TrkC around P8 and the peak around P30. Prominent in ventral CN, associated with globular bushy cells and stellate cells, they were localized to different subcellular sites. The TrkC immunostain was cytoplasmic, and that of NT3 was axonal and perisomatic. TrkC may be made by CN neurons, whereas NT3 has a cochlear origin. The temporal pattern of their development and the likelihood of activity-dependent release of NT3 from cochlear axons suggest that it may not be critical in early synaptogenesis; it may provide long-term trophic effects, including stabilization of synapses once established. Activity-related regulation could coordinate the supply of NT3 with inner ear activity. This may require interaction with other neurotrophins, such as BDNF.
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- J Feng
- Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, USA
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Blanco RE, Soto I, Duprey-Díaz M, Blagburn JM. Up-regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor by application of fibroblast growth factor-2 to the cut optic nerve is important for long-term survival of retinal ganglion cells. J Neurosci Res 2008; 86:3382-92. [PMID: 18655198 PMCID: PMC2587377 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Application of basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2) to the optic nerve after axotomy promotes the survival of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in the frog Rana pipiens and results in a rapid up-regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and TrkB synthesis by the RGCs. Here we investigate whether this up-regulation is maintained over the long term and whether it is required for FGF-2's survival effect. At 6 weeks after axotomy and FGF-2 treatment, we found more RGCs immunopositive for BDNF protein and higher intensity of BDNF and TrkB immunostaining, accompanied by increases in BDNF and TrkB mRNA in RGCs. Application of fluorescently labeled siRNA targeted against BDNF to the cut RGC axons showed that it was transported to the cell bodies. Axonal siRNA treatment eliminated the increases in BDNF immunostaining and mRNA that were induced by FGF-2 and had no effect on TrkB mRNA. This reduction in BDNF synthesis by siRNA greatly reduced the long-term survival effect of FGF-2 on RGCs. This, taken together with previous results, suggests that, although FGF-2 may initially activate survival pathways via ERK signaling, its main long-term survival effects are mediated via its up-regulation of BDNF synthesis by the RGCs.
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- Rosa E Blanco
- Institute of Neurobiology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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D'Sa C, Gross J, Francone VP, Morest DK. Plasticity of synaptic endings in the cochlear nucleus following noise-induced hearing loss is facilitated in the adult FGF2 overexpressor mouse. Eur J Neurosci 2007; 26:666-80. [PMID: 17651425 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05695.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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In adult mammals a single exposure to loud noise can damage cochlear hair cells and initiate subsequent episodes of degeneration of axonal endings in the cochlear nucleus (CN). Possible mechanisms are loss of trophic support and/or excitotoxicity. Fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2), important for development, might be involved in either mechanism. To test this hypothesis, we noise-exposed FGF2 overexpressor mice and observed the effects on synaptic endings by immunolabelling for SV2, a synaptic vesicle protein, at 1, 2, 4, and 8 weeks after noise exposure. SV2 staining was observed in two major locations; perisomatic, representing axo-somatic terminals, and neuropil, representing axo-dendritic terminals. The wildtype (WT) lost both perisomatic and neuropil clusters with an intervening period of modest recovery for the perisomatic. In contrast, in the overexpressor, the perisomatic clusters remained unchanged after intervening periods of increase. The neuropil clusters underwent a period of initial decline, followed by a transient recovery and ultimate decline. Changes in SV2 immunostaining correlated with changes in vesicular glutamate and GABA transporters at synapses and, in the overexpressor, with staining changes for FGF2 and FGF receptor 1. These molecules may contribute to the synaptic reorganization after noise damage; they may protect and/or aid recovery of synapses after overstimulation.
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- Chrystal D'Sa
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
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Bianchi LM, Daruwalla Z, Roth TM, Attia NP, Lukacs NW, Richards AL, White IO, Allen SJ, Barald KF. Immortalized mouse inner ear cell lines demonstrate a role for chemokines in promoting the growth of developing statoacoustic ganglion neurons. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2006; 6:355-67. [PMID: 16240240 PMCID: PMC2504622 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-005-0013-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2004] [Accepted: 07/20/2005] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The target-derived factors necessary for promoting initial outgrowth from the statoacoustic ganglion (SAG) to the inner ear have not been fully characterized. In the present study, conditioned medium from embryonic Immortomouse inner ear cell lines that maintain many characteristics of developing inner ear sensory epithelia were screened for neurite-promoting activity. Conditioned medium found to be positive for promoting SAG neurite outgrowth and neuronal survival was then tested for the presence of chemokines, molecules that have not previously been investigated for promoting SAG outgrowth. One candidate molecule, monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1), was detected in the conditioned medium and subsequently localized to mouse hair cells by immunocytochemistry. In vitro studies demonstrated that function-blocking MCP-1 antibodies decreased the amount of SAG neurite outgrowth induced by the conditioned medium and that subsequent addition of MCP-1 protein was able to promote outgrowth when added to the antibody-treated conditioned medium. The use of the Immortomouse cell lines proved valuable in identifying this candidate cofactor that promotes outgrowth of early-stage SAG nerve fibers and is expressed in embryonic hair cells.
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- Lynne M Bianchi
- Neuroscience Department, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 44074, USA.
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Soto I, Rosenthal JJC, Blagburn JM, Blanco RE. Fibroblast growth factor 2 applied to the optic nerve after axotomy up-regulates BDNF and TrkB in ganglion cells by activating the ERK and PKA signaling pathways. J Neurochem 2006; 96:82-96. [PMID: 16269011 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03510.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Application of basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2) to the optic nerve after axotomy promotes the survival of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in the frog, Rana pipiens. Here we investigate the effects of FGF-2 treatment upon the synthesis of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its receptor, tyrosine receptor kinase B (TrkB). Axotomy alone increased the amounts of BDNF and TrkB mRNA in RGCs after 1 week and 48 h, respectively; FGF-2 treatment to the nerve accelerated and increased this up-regulation of both. FGF-2 also increased the amounts of phosphorylated cAMP response element binding protein (pCREB) in the retina. Blocking extracellular-regulated kinase (ERK) activation with PD98059 or U0126 prevented the FGF-2-induced up-regulation of BDNF transcription but had no effect on TrkB. However, blocking protein kinase A (PKA) with H89 or Rp-8-Cl-cAMPS reduced the up-regulation of both BDNF and TrkB, and reduced pCREB. In addition, H89 inhibited ERK activation, indicating cross-talk between the pathways. Finally, axonal application of blocking antibody against the FGF receptor 1 (FGFR1) prevented the FGF-2-induced up-regulation of BDNF and TrkB. Our results suggest that FGF-2 acts on RGCs via FGFR1, activating the ERK pathway and CREB to increase BDNF synthesis, and PKA and CREB to increase TrkB synthesis.
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- Ileana Soto
- Institute of Neurobiology and Department of Anatomy, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, 201 Boulevard del Valle, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901
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Fritzsch B, Pauley S, Matei V, Katz DM, Xiang M, Tessarollo L. Mutant mice reveal the molecular and cellular basis for specific sensory connections to inner ear epithelia and primary nuclei of the brain. Hear Res 2005; 206:52-63. [PMID: 16080998 PMCID: PMC3904737 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2004.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2004] [Accepted: 11/14/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We review the in vivo evidence for afferent fiber guidance to the inner ear sensory epithelia and the central nuclei of termination. Specifically, we highlight our current molecular understanding for the role of hair cells and sensory epithelia in guiding afferents, how disruption of certain signals can alter fiber pathways, even in the presence of normal hair cells, and what role neurotrophins play in fiber guidance of sensory neurons to hair cells. The data suggest that the neurotrophin BDNF is the most important molecule known for inner ear afferent fiber guidance to hair cells in vivo. This suggestion is based on experiments on Ntf3 transgenic mice expressing BDNF under Ntf3 promoter that show deviations of fiber growth in the ear to areas that express BDNF but have no hair cells. However, fiber growth can occur in the absence of BDNF as demonstrated by double mutants for BDNF and Bax. We directly tested the significance of hair cells or sensory epithelia for fiber guidance in mutants that lose hair cells (Pou4f3) or do not form a posterior crista (Fgf10). While these data emphasize the role played by BDNF, normally released from hair cells, there is some limited capacity for directed growth even in the absence of hair cells, BDNF, or sensory epithelia. This directed growth may rely on semaphorins or other matrix proteins because targeted ablation of the sema3 docking site on the sema receptor Npn1 results in targeting errors of fibers even in the presence of hair cells and BDNF. Overall, our data support the notion that targeting of the afferent processes in the ear is molecularly distinct from targeting processes in the central nuclei. This conclusion is derived from data that show no recognizable central projection deviation, even if fibers are massively rerouted in the periphery, as in Ntf3(tgBDNF) mice in which vestibular fibers project to the cochlea.
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- Bernd Fritzsch
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, United States.
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Holley MC. Keynote review: The auditory system, hearing loss and potential targets for drug development. Drug Discov Today 2005; 10:1269-82. [PMID: 16214671 DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6446(05)03595-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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There is a huge potential market for the treatment of hearing loss. Drugs are already available to ameliorate predictable, damaging effects of excessive noise and ototoxic drugs. The biggest challenge now is to develop drug-based treatments for regeneration of sensory cells following noise-induced and age-related hearing loss. This requires careful consideration of the physiological mechanisms of hearing loss and identification of key cellular and molecular targets. There are many molecular cues for the discovery of suitable drug targets and a full range of experimental resources are available for initial screening through to functional analysis in vivo. There is now an unparalleled opportunity for translational research.
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- Matthew C Holley
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Addison Building, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK.
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Nicholl AJ, Kneebone A, Davies D, Cacciabue-Rivolta DI, Rivolta MN, Coffey P, Holley MC. Differentiation of an auditory neuronal cell line suitable for cell transplantation. Eur J Neurosci 2005; 22:343-53. [PMID: 16045487 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04213.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The auditory neuroblast cell line US/VOT-N33 (N33), which is conditionally immortal, was studied as an in vitro model for the differentiation of spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) and as a candidate for cell transplantation in rodents. It expresses numerous molecular markers characteristic of auditory neuroblasts, including the transcription factors GATA3, NeuroD, Brn3a and Islet1, as well as the neuronal cytoskeletal protein beta3-tubulin. It displays active migratory behaviour in vitro and in vivo. In the presence of the fibroblast growth factors FGF1 or FGF2 it differentiates bipolar morphologies similar to those of native SGNs. In coculture with neonatal cochlear tissue it is repelled from epithelial surfaces but not from native SGNs, alongside which it extends parallel neuronal processes. When injected into the retina in vivo, EGFP-labelled N33 cells were traced for 1-2 weeks and migrated rapidly within the subretinal space. Cells that found their way into the retinal ganglion cell layer extended multiple processes but did not express beta3-tubulin. The ability of N33 to migrate, to differentiate, to localize with native SGNs in vitro and to survive in vivo suggests that they provide an effective model for SGN differentiation and for cell transplantation into the ear.
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- A J Nicholl
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Addison Building, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
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The rate of identification of genes for hearing has clearly outpaced the rate of determination of the functions of these genes' products. The use of transgenic and knock-out mouse models is a powerful approach to the elucidation of gene function in the ear. A large number of gene-targeted mice with auditory defects have recently been created and characterized, and nine independent mouse lines in which Cre recombinase activity begins to be expressed during early embryonic development of the ear or is specifically expressed in hair cells during postnatal development will be useful for ear-specific gene manipulation when combined with mouse lines that have loxP sites flanking the genes of interest. Existing gene-trapped embryonic stem (ES) cells and existing targeting constructs are readily available; new targeting constructs can easily be created by modifying bacterial artificial chromosomes and using them to directly transfect and screen ES cells; and N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea mutagenesis of ES cells can create point mutations in specific genes. To minimize variation in hearing phenotypes and avoid undesired hearing defects, mutant mice in the common gene-targeting background strains (129 and C57BL/6) should be transferred into congenic CBA/CaJ, a strain with "gold standard" normal hearing. Valuable mutant strains can be maintained, distributed, and cryopreserved in one of four NIH-sponsored Mutant Mouse Regional Resource Centers. Targeting hearing genes in mice will provide unprecedented opportunities for collaboration and new directions in the hearing research community.
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- Jiangang Gao
- Department of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105-2794, USA
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Rubel EW, Parks TN, Zirpel L. Assembling, Connecting, and Maintaining the Cochlear Nucleus. PLASTICITY OF THE AUDITORY SYSTEM 2004. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-4219-0_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Bilak MM, Hossain WA, Morest DK. Intracellular fibroblast growth factor produces effects different from those of extracellular application on development of avian cochleovestibular ganglion cells in vitro. J Neurosci Res 2003; 71:629-47. [PMID: 12584722 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.10498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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In an avian coculture system, the neuronal precursors of the cochleovestibular ganglion typically migrated from the otocyst and differentiated in response to soluble fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2), which had free access to FGF receptors on the cell surface. Free FGF-2 switched cells from a proliferation mode to migration, accompanied by increases in process outgrowth, fasciculation, and polysialic acid expression. Microsphere-bound FGF-2 had some of the same effects, but in addition it increased proliferation and decreased fasciculation and polysialic acid. As shown by immunohistochemistry, FGF-2 that was bound to latex microspheres depleted the FGF surface receptor protein, which localized with the microspheres in the cytoplasm and nucleus. For microsphere-bound FGF-2, the surface receptor-mediated responses to FGF-2 appear to be limited and the door opened to another venue of intracellular events or an intracrine mechanism.
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- Masako M Bilak
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
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Alsina B, Giraldez F, Varela-Nieto I. Growth Factors and Early Development of Otic Neurons: Interactions between Intrinsic and Extrinsic Signals. Curr Top Dev Biol 2003; 57:177-206. [PMID: 14674481 DOI: 10.1016/s0070-2153(03)57006-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Berta Alsina
- DCEXS-Universitat Pomepu Fabra, Dr Aiguader 80, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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The neurons of the cochlear ganglion transmit acoustic information between the inner ear and the brain. These placodally derived neurons must produce a topographically precise pattern of connections in both the inner ear and the brain. In this review, we consider the current state of knowledge concerning the development of these neurons, their peripheral and central connections, and their influences on peripheral and central target cells. Relatively little is known about the cellular and molecular regulation of migration or the establishment of precise topographic connection to the hair cells or cochlear nucleus (CN) neurons. Studies of mice with neurotrophin deletions are beginning to yield increasing understanding of variations in ganglion cell survival and resulting innervation patterns, however. Finally, existing evidence suggests that while ganglion cells have little influence on the differentiation of their hair cell targets, quite the opposite is true in the brain. Ganglion cell innervation and synaptic activity are essential for normal development of neurons in the cochlear nucleus.
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- Edwin W Rubel
- Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center, Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle 98195-7923, USA.
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Genetically engineered strains of mice, modified by gene targeting (knockouts), are increasingly being employed as alternative effective research tools in elucidating the genetic basis of human deafness. An impressive array of auditory and vestibular mouse knockouts is already available as a valuable resource for studying the ontogenesis, morphogenesis and function of the mammalian inner ear. This article provides a current catalog of mouse knockouts with inner ear morphogenetic malformations and hearing or balance deficits resulting from ablation of genes that are regionally expressed in the inner ear and/or within surrounding tissues, such as the hindbrain, neural crest and mesenchyme.
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Cristobal R, Popper P, Lopez I, Micevych P, De Vellis J, Honrubia V. In vivo and in vitro localization of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, fibroblast growth factor-2 and their receptors in the bullfrog vestibular end organs. BRAIN RESEARCH. MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH 2002; 102:83-99. [PMID: 12191497 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(02)00202-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The inner ear sensory epithelia of vertebrates are composed mainly of supporting cells and hair cells (HCs). Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) are trophins that are believed to play an essential role in the development and innervation of inner ear epithelia. Both trophins also may play a crucial role in the maintenance and regeneration of hair cells in the adult vertebrate ear. In the bullfrog vestibular system, hair cells are produced throughout life, and the epithelia regenerates following ototoxicity. The expression of BDNF and FGF-2 in the vestibular organs of the adult bullfrog was investigated at a cellular level both in histological sections and in vitro in dissociated cell cultures. In histological sections of the crista ampullaris, in situ hybridization and immunocytochemical techniques demonstrated that HCs express both BDNF and its receptor trkB, while the supporting cells express the receptor trkB alone. Following dissociation and in vitro cell culture no changes in the pattern of BDNF and trkB receptor were observed. Immunocytochemical studies demonstrated that in vivo hair cells express FGF-2 and the receptors FGFR-1 and FGFR-2 while supporting cells do not express either molecule. Following dissociation, HCs continue to express FGF-2 and its two receptors, while supporting cells upregulate the expression of FGF-2 and its receptor FGFR-2. These data confirm the potential role of BDNF and FGF-2 trophic regulation of the sensory epithelia of the adult inner ear. The findings suggest that BDNF has a role in the maintenance of the vestibular epithelia while FGF-2 may regulate the proliferation of supporting cells.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Autocrine Communication/physiology
- Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism
- Cell Communication/physiology
- Cells, Cultured
- Fibroblast Growth Factor 2/metabolism
- Hair Cells, Vestibular/cytology
- Hair Cells, Vestibular/metabolism
- Immunohistochemistry
- Labyrinth Supporting Cells/cytology
- Labyrinth Supporting Cells/metabolism
- Rana catesbeiana/anatomy & histology
- Rana catesbeiana/metabolism
- Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/metabolism
- Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1
- Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2
- Receptor, trkB/metabolism
- Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor/metabolism
- Vestibule, Labyrinth/cytology
- Vestibule, Labyrinth/metabolism
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- Ricardo Cristobal
- Victor Goodhill Ear Center, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, CHS, Room 62-129, 10833 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90095-1624, USA
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Hossain WA, Brumwell CL, Morest DK. Sequential interactions of fibroblast growth factor-2, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, neurotrophin-3, and their receptors define critical periods in the development of cochlear ganglion cells. Exp Neurol 2002; 175:138-51. [PMID: 12009766 DOI: 10.1006/exnr.2002.7872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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We studied the interactions of neurotrophin-3 (NT3) with brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2), and their effects on tyrosine kinase C (TrkC) expression during cochlear ganglion development. Otocysts were explanted from white leghorn chicken embryos at stages when the neuronal precursors normally start to migrate. Cultures were fed with various combinations of NT3, BDNF, and FGF-2. NT3 appeared to have a greater effect on neurite outgrowth than on migration and was enhanced by BDNF. The results from in situ hybridization and immunostaining for TrkC receptor revealed up-regulation of the mRNA and protein by combining NT-3 and BDNF. NT-3 combined with FGF-2 produced down-regulation of receptor. Neutralizing antibody to NT3 had an inhibitory effect on neuronal development, suggesting that endogenous NT3 is normally active during the period examined. The findings suggest an interactive role of NT3 in early neuronal development. The trophic synergism of NT3 and BDNF may result from up-regulation of TrkC. This hypothesis is consistent with immunostaining in the embryonic basilar papilla, which localized TrkC to the initial axonal invasion sites. While the growth factors each produce particular trophic effects, the interactions of these factors define a critical sequence of developmental events based on modulation of receptor expression.
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- W Amin Hossain
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030-3401, USA
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Carnicero E, Garrido JJ, Alonso MT, Schimmang T. Roles of fibroblast growth factor 2 during innervation of the avian inner ear. J Neurochem 2001; 77:786-95. [PMID: 11331407 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2001.00283.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The importance of individual members of the fibroblast growth factor gene family during innervation of the vertebrate inner ear is not clearly defined. Here we address the role of fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2 or basic FGF) during development of the chicken inner ear. We found that FGF-2 stimulated survival of isolated cochlear and vestibular neurons during distinct phases of inner ear innervation. The potential neurotrophic role of FGF-2 was confirmed by its expression in the corresponding sensory epithelia and the detection of one of its high-affinity receptors in inner ear neurons. Finally, we have analysed the potential of the amplicon system based on defective herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) vectors to express FGF-2 in cochlear neurons. Overexpression of FGF-2 in cochlear neurons resulted in neuronal differentiation demonstrating the presence of biologically active growth factor. This study underlines the potential of FGF-2 to control innervation and development of sensory epithelia in the avian inner ear. Furthermore, amplicon vectors may provide a useful tool to analyse gene function in isolated neurons of the vertebrate inner ear.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Blotting, Western
- Cells, Cultured
- Chick Embryo
- Chickens
- Cochlea/embryology
- Cochlea/innervation
- Ear, Inner/embryology
- Ear, Inner/innervation
- Fibroblast Growth Factor 2/genetics
- Fibroblast Growth Factor 2/pharmacology
- Fibroblast Growth Factor 2/physiology
- Gene Expression
- Genetic Vectors
- Herpesvirus 1, Human/genetics
- Immunohistochemistry
- Neurons, Afferent/chemistry
- Neurons, Afferent/drug effects
- Neurons, Afferent/physiology
- Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/analysis
- Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1
- Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor/analysis
- Transfection
- Vestibule, Labyrinth/embryology
- Vestibule, Labyrinth/innervation
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- E Carnicero
- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular, Universidad de Valladolid y Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Valladolid, Spain
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Hossain WA, Morest DK. Fibroblast growth factors (FGF-1, FGF-2) promote migration and neurite growth of mouse cochlear ganglion cells in vitro: immunohistochemistry and antibody perturbation. J Neurosci Res 2000; 62:40-55. [PMID: 11002286 DOI: 10.1002/1097-4547(20001001)62:1<40::aid-jnr5>3.0.co;2-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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To study the effect of FGF in the early development of the sensory neurons of the auditory system, we established a culture preparation of ganglionic neuroblasts engaged in migration and process outgrowth. The presumed anlage of the cochlear ganglion was dissected from E11 otocysts, just as the neuronal precursors were migrating. The cultures were divided into 4 groups and supplemented for 7-9 days with either hrFGF-1 or hrFGF-2 or both or with defined medium only (control group). Measurements of the increase in explant growth, neuroblast migration, and neurite outgrowth were made by time-lapse imaging techniques in living cultures. Either FGF-1 or FGF-2 alone stimulated early migration and outgrowth of the ganglion cells by 5-10x. The effect of combining FGF-1 and FGF-2 was greater than either alone, but less than additive, consistent with a shared receptor. BrdU labeling confirmed that the effect was on migration, not on proliferation. Adding a neutralizing antibody for FGF-2 to the cultures inhibited migration and neurite outgrowth, suggesting an endogenous FGF-2 activity in these functions. Immunocytochemical observations in vitro and in situ with antibodies to FGF-1, FGF-2, or FGF receptor (R1) demonstrated immunopositive staining of the migrating ganglionic neuroblasts, their processes, and growth cones at corresponding stages (E13). Also non-neuronal cells, hair cells, and Schwann cells (in situ) expressed FGF-1 and FGF-2. Evidently both FGF-1 and FGF-2 play important roles in the migration and initial differentiation of cochlear ganglion neurons in the mouse.
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- W A Hossain
- Department of Anatomy and Center for Neurological Sciences, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030-3401, USA
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Interactions between FGF10 and the IIIb isoform of FGFR-2 appear to be crucial for the induction and growth of several organs, particularly those that involve budding morphogenesis. We determined their expression patterns in the inner ear and analyzed the inner ear phenotype of mice specifically deleted for the IIIb isoform of FGFR-2. FGF10 and FGFR-2(IIIb) mRNAs showed distinct, largely nonoverlapping expression patterns in the undifferentiated otic epithelium. Subsequently, FGF10 mRNA became confined to the presumptive cochlear and vestibular sensory epithelia and to the neuronal precursors and neurons. FGFR-2(IIIb) mRNA was expressed in the nonsensory epithelium of the otocyst that gives rise to structures such as the endolymphatic and semicircular ducts. These data suggest that in contrast to mesenchymal-epithelial-based FGF10 signaling demonstrated for other organs, the inner ear seems to depend on paracrine signals that operate within the epithelium. Expression of FGF10 mRNA partly overlapped with FGF3 mRNA in the sensory regions, suggesting that they may form parallel signaling pathways within the otic epithelium. In addition, hindbrain-derived FGF3 might regulate otocyst morphogenesis through FGFR-2(IIIb). Targeted deletion of FGFR-2(IIIb) resulted in severe dysgenesis of the cochleovestibular membraneous labyrinth, caused by a failure in morphogenesis at the otocyst stage. In addition to the nonsensory epithelium, sensory patches and the cochleovestibular ganglion remained at a rudimentary stage. Our findings provide genetic evidence that signaling by FGFR-2(IIIb) is critical for the morphological development of the inner ear.
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