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Stahl AN, Mondul JA, Alek KA, Hackett TA, Ramachandran R. Audiologic characterization using clinical physiological measures: Normative data from macaque monkeys. Hear Res 2022; 424:108568. [PMID: 35896044 PMCID: PMC9529828 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2022.108568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Clinical auditory physiological measures (e.g., auditory brainstem responses, ABRs, and distortion product otoacoustic emissions, DPOAEs) provide diagnostic specificity for differentially diagnosing overt hearing impairments, but they remain limited in their ability to detect specific sites of lesion and subtle levels of cochlear damage. Studies in animal models may hold the key to improve differential diagnosis due to the ability to induce tightly controlled and histologically verifiable subclinical cochlear pathologies. Here, we present a normative set of traditional and clinically novel physiological measures using ABRs and DPOAEs measured in a large cohort of male macaque monkeys. Given the high similarities between macaque and human auditory anatomy, physiology, and susceptibility to hearing damage, this normative data set will serve as a crucial baseline to investigate novel physiological measures to improve diagnostics. DPOAE amplitudes were robust at f2 = 1.22, L1/L2 = 65/55, increased with frequency up to 10 kHz, and exhibited high test re-test reliability. DPOAE thresholds were lowest from 2-10 kHz and highest < 2 kHz. ABRs with a standard clinical electrode montage (vertex-to-mastoid, VM) produced Waves I-IV with a less frequently observed Wave-I, and lower thresholds. ABRs with a vertex-to-tympanic membrane (VT) electrode montage produced a more robust Wave-I, but absent Waves II-IV and higher thresholds. Further study with the VM montage revealed amplitudes that increased with stimulus level and were largest in response to click stimuli, with Wave-II showing the largest ABR amplitude, followed by -IV and -I, with high inter- and intra-subject variability. ABR wave latencies decreased with stimulus level and frequency. When stimulus presentation rate increased or stimuli were presented in close temporal proximity, ABR amplitude decreased, and latency increased. These findings expand upon existing literature of normative clinical physiological data in nonhuman primates and lay the groundwork for future studies investigating the effects of noise-induced pathologies in macaques.
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- Amy N Stahl
- Vanderbilt Neuroscience Graduate Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212; Vanderbilt Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212.
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- Vanderbilt Neuroscience Graduate Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212; Vanderbilt Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212.
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- Vanderbilt Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212.
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- Vanderbilt Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212.
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- Vanderbilt Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212.
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Sun Z, Cheng Z, Gong N, Xu Z, Jin C, Wu H, Tao Y. Neural presbycusis at ultra-high frequency in aged common marmosets and rhesus monkeys. Aging (Albany NY) 2021; 13:12587-12606. [PMID: 33909598 PMCID: PMC8148503 DOI: 10.18632/aging.202936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The aging of the population and environmental noise have contributed to high rates of presbycusis, also known as age-related hearing loss (ARHL). Because mice have a relatively short life span, murine models have not been suitable for determining the mechanism of presbycusis development and methods of diagnosis. Although the common marmoset, a non-human primate (NHP), is an ideal animal model for studying age-related diseases, its auditory spectrum has not been systematically studied. Auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) from 38 marmosets of different ages demonstrated that auditory function correlated with age. Hearing loss in geriatric common marmosets started at ultra-high frequency (>16 kHz), then extended to lower frequencies. Despite age-related deterioration of ABR threshold and amplitude in marmosets, outer hair cell (OHC) function remained stable at all ages. Spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs), which are the first auditory neurons in the auditory system, were found to degenerate distinctly in aged common marmosets, indicating that neural degeneration caused presbycusis in these animals. Similarly, age-associated ABR deterioration without loss of OHC function was observed in another NHP, rhesus monkeys. Audiometry results from these two species of NHP suggested that NHPs were ideal for studying ARHL and that neural presbycusis at high frequency may be prevalent in primates.
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- Zhuoer Sun
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China
- Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translation Medicine on Ear and Nose Disease, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China
- Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translation Medicine on Ear and Nose Disease, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Key Laboratory of Primate Neurobiology, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Key Laboratory of Primate Neurobiology, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China
- Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translation Medicine on Ear and Nose Disease, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China
- Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translation Medicine on Ear and Nose Disease, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China
- Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translation Medicine on Ear and Nose Disease, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China
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Kurihara S, Fujioka M, Hata J, Yoshida T, Hirabayashi M, Yamamoto Y, Ogawa K, Kojima H, Okano HJ. Anatomical and Surgical Evaluation of the Common Marmoset as an Animal Model in Hearing Research. Front Neuroanat 2019; 13:60. [PMID: 31244619 PMCID: PMC6563828 DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2019.00060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Recent studies have indicated that direct administration of viral vectors or small compounds to the inner ear may aid in the treatment of Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). However, due to species differences between humans and rodents, translating experimental results into clinical applications remains challenging. The common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus), a New World monkey, is considered a pre-clinical animal model. In the present study, we describe morphometric data acquired from the temporal bone of the common marmoset in order to define the routes of topical drug administration to the inner ear. Dissection and diffusion tensor tractography (DTT) were performed on the fixed cadaverous heads of 13 common marmosets. To investigate potential routes for drug administration to the inner ear, we explored the anatomy of the round window, oval window (OW), semicircular canal, and endolymphatic sac (ES). Among these, the approach via the round window with posterior tympanotomy appeared feasible for delivering drugs to the inner ear without manipulating the tympanic membrane, minimizing the chances of conductive hearing loss. The courses of four critical nerves [including the facial nerve (FN)] were visualized using three-dimensional (3D) DTT, which may help to avoid nerve damage during surgery. Finally, to investigate the feasibility of actual drug administration, we measured the volume of the round window niche (RWN), which was approximately 0.9 μL. The present findings may help to establish experimental standards for evaluating new therapies in this primate model.
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- Sho Kurihara
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Division of Regenerative Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Regenerative Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Regenerative Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Division of Regenerative Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Regenerative Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Influence of ketamine-xylazine anaesthesia on cubic and quadratic high-frequency distortion-product otoacoustic emissions. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2014; 15:695-705. [PMID: 25070925 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-014-0470-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Accepted: 05/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Ketamine is a dissociative anaesthetic, analgesic drug as well as an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist and has been reported to influence otoacoustic emission amplitudes. In the present study, we assess the effect of ketamine-xylazine on high-frequency distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE) in the bat species Carollia perspicillata, which serves as model for sensitive high-frequency hearing. Cubic DPOAE provide information about the nonlinear gain of the cochlear amplifier, whereas quadratic DPOAE are used to assess the symmetry of cochlear amplification and potential efferent influence on the operating state of the cochlear amplifier. During anaesthesia, maximum cubic DPOAE levels can increase by up to 35 dB within a medium stimulus level range from 35 to 60 dB SPL. Close to the -10 dB SPL threshold, at stimulus levels below about 20-30 dB SPL, anaesthesia reduces cubic DPOAE amplitudes and raises cubic DPOAE thresholds. This makes DPOAE growth functions steeper. Additionally, ketamine increases the optimum stimulus frequency ratio which is indicative of a reduction of cochlear tuning sharpness. The effect of ketamine on cubic DPOAE thresholds becomes stronger at higher stimulus frequencies and is highly significant for f2 frequencies above 40 kHz. Quadratic DPOAE levels are increased by up to 25 dB by ketamine at medium stimulus levels. In contrast to cubic DPOAEs, quadratic DPOAE threshold changes are variable and there is no significant loss of sensitivity during anaesthesia. We discuss that ketamine effects could be caused by modulation of middle ear function or a release from ipsilateral efferent modulation that mainly affects the gain of cochlear amplification.
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