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Yeo XY, Kwon S, Rinai KR, Lee S, Jung S, Park R. A Consolidated Understanding of the Contribution of Redox Dysregulation in the Development of Hearing Impairment. Antioxidants (Basel) 2024; 13:598. [PMID: 38790703 PMCID: PMC11118506 DOI: 10.3390/antiox13050598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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The etiology of hearing impairment is multifactorial, with contributions from both genetic and environmental factors. Although genetic studies have yielded valuable insights into the development and function of the auditory system, the contribution of gene products and their interaction with alternate environmental factors for the maintenance and development of auditory function requires further elaboration. In this review, we provide an overview of the current knowledge on the role of redox dysregulation as the converging factor between genetic and environmental factor-dependent development of hearing loss, with a focus on understanding the interaction of oxidative stress with the physical components of the peripheral auditory system in auditory disfunction. The potential involvement of molecular factors linked to auditory function in driving redox imbalance is an important promoter of the development of hearing loss over time.
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- Xin Yi Yeo
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore;
- Department of Medical Science, College of Medicine, CHA University, Seongnam 13488, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Medical Science, College of Medicine, CHA University, Seongnam 13488, Republic of Korea;
- Department of BioNanotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, College of Medicine, CHA University, Seongnam 13488, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital and Medical School, Gwangju 61469, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Medical Science, College of Medicine, CHA University, Seongnam 13488, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology (GIST), Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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Kashio A, Yamada C, Yasuhara K, Kamogashira T, Someya S, Yamasoba T. Taurine, Coenzyme Q 10, and Hydrogen Water Prevents Germanium Dioxide-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Associated Sensorineural Hearing Loss in mouse. Hear Res 2023; 428:108678. [PMID: 36577362 PMCID: PMC11466212 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2022.108678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 11/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Mitochondrial dysfunction has been implicated in numerous common diseases as well as aging and plays an important role in the pathogenesis of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). In the current study, we showed that supplementation with germanium dioxide (GeO2) in CBA/J mice resulted in SNHL due to the degeneration of the stria vascularis and spiral ganglion, which were associated with down-regulation of mitochondrial respiratory chain associated genes and up-regulation in apoptosis associated genes in the cochlea. Supplementation with taurine, coenzyme Q10, or hydrogen-rich water, attenuated the cochlear degeneration and associated SNHL induced by GeO2. These results suggest that daily supplements or consumption of antioxidants, such as taurine, coenzyme Q10, and hydrogen-rich water, may be a promising intervention to slow SNHL associated with mitochondrial dysfunction.
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- Akinori Kashio
- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Sakata A, Kashio A, Koyama H, Uranaka T, Iwasaki S, Fujimoto C, Kinoshita M, Yamasoba T. Long-Term Progression and Rapid Decline in Hearing Loss in Patients with a Point Mutation at Nucleotide 3243 of the Mitochondrial DNA. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:life12040543. [PMID: 35455034 PMCID: PMC9033132 DOI: 10.3390/life12040543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Patients with m.3243A>G mutation of mitochondrial DNA develop bilaterally symmetric sensorineural hearing loss. However, it is unclear how fast their hearing loss progresses over time, and whether they experience rapid progression of hearing loss. In the present study, we conducted a long-term hearing evaluation in patients with MELAS or MIDD who harbored the m.3243A>G mutation of mitochondrial DNA. A retrospective chart review was performed on 15 patients with this mutation who underwent pure-tone audiometry at least once a year for more than two years. The mean follow-up period was 12.8 years. The mean progression rate of hearing loss was 5.5 dB per year. Hearing loss progressed rapidly to be profoundly deaf in seven patients during the observation period. Heteroplasmy and age-corrected heteroplasmy levels correlated with the age of onset of hearing loss. These results indicate that patients with m.3243A>G mutation have a gradual progression of hearing loss in the early stages and rapid decline in hearing to be profoundly deaf in approximately half of the patients. Although it is possible to predict the age of onset of hearing loss from heteroplasmy and age-corrected heteroplasmy levels, it is difficult to predict whether and when the rapid hearing loss will occur.
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- Aki Sakata
- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (A.S.); (A.K.); (H.K.); (T.U.); (S.I.); (C.F.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (A.S.); (A.K.); (H.K.); (T.U.); (S.I.); (C.F.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (A.S.); (A.K.); (H.K.); (T.U.); (S.I.); (C.F.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (A.S.); (A.K.); (H.K.); (T.U.); (S.I.); (C.F.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (A.S.); (A.K.); (H.K.); (T.U.); (S.I.); (C.F.); (M.K.)
- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya City University, Aichi 467-8601, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (A.S.); (A.K.); (H.K.); (T.U.); (S.I.); (C.F.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (A.S.); (A.K.); (H.K.); (T.U.); (S.I.); (C.F.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (A.S.); (A.K.); (H.K.); (T.U.); (S.I.); (C.F.); (M.K.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-3-3815-5411
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Kanemoto K, Kashio A, Ogata E, Akamatsu Y, Koyama H, Uranaka T, Hoshi Y, Iwasaki S, Yamasoba T. Cochlear Implantation in Patients with Mitochondrial Gene Mutation: Decline in Speech Perception in Retrospective Long-Term Follow-Up Study. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:life12040482. [PMID: 35454973 PMCID: PMC9029697 DOI: 10.3390/life12040482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Clinical evidence of the effectiveness of cochlear implantation for hearing loss with mitochondrial DNA mutation is limited. Most reports have only described short-term postoperative speech perception, which may not reflect the limitations of cochlear implantation caused by progressive retrocochlear dysfunction. The present study aimed to investigate long-term speech perception after cochlear implantation in patients with severe to profound hearing loss associated with mitochondrial DNA mutation. A retrospective chart review was performed on patients with mitochondrial DNA mutation who had undergone cochlear implantation at the Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Tokyo Hospital. We extracted data on causative mutations, clinical types, clinical course, perioperative complications, and short-term and long-term postoperative speech perception. Nine patients with mitochondrial DNA mutation underwent cochlear implantation. The mean observation period was 5.5 ± 4.2 years (range, 1–13 years), and seven patients were followed for more than 3 years. Two of the seven patients who initially showed good speech perception exhibited deterioration during long-term follow-up. The absence of an acute progression of cognitive decline in patients, showing a gradual decrease in speech perception, suggests that the deterioration of speech perception was caused by progressive retrocochlear degeneration. Although most patients with mitochondrial DNA mutation maintained good speech perception for more than 3 years after cochlear implantation, retrocochlear degeneration could cause the deterioration of speech perception during long-term follow-up.
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- Kai Kanemoto
- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (K.K.); (E.O.); (Y.A.); (H.K.); (T.U.); (Y.H.); (T.Y.)
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama 350-1298, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (K.K.); (E.O.); (Y.A.); (H.K.); (T.U.); (Y.H.); (T.Y.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-3-3815-5411
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (K.K.); (E.O.); (Y.A.); (H.K.); (T.U.); (Y.H.); (T.Y.)
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (K.K.); (E.O.); (Y.A.); (H.K.); (T.U.); (Y.H.); (T.Y.)
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (K.K.); (E.O.); (Y.A.); (H.K.); (T.U.); (Y.H.); (T.Y.)
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (K.K.); (E.O.); (Y.A.); (H.K.); (T.U.); (Y.H.); (T.Y.)
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (K.K.); (E.O.); (Y.A.); (H.K.); (T.U.); (Y.H.); (T.Y.)
- Department of Otolaryngology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Tokyo 101-8643, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan;
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (K.K.); (E.O.); (Y.A.); (H.K.); (T.U.); (Y.H.); (T.Y.)
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Cochlear implantation for hearing loss due to an A8296G mitochondrial DNA mutation. OTOLARYNGOLOGY CASE REPORTS 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.xocr.2019.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Eshraghi AA, Lang DM, Roell J, Van De Water TR, Garnham C, Rodrigues H, Guardiola M, Gupta C, Mittal J. Mechanisms of programmed cell death signaling in hair cells and support cells post-electrode insertion trauma. Acta Otolaryngol 2015; 135:328-34. [PMID: 25761716 DOI: 10.3109/00016489.2015.1012276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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CONCLUSION Programmed cell death (PCD) initially starts in the support cells (SCs) after electrode insertion trauma (EIT), followed by PCD in hair cells (HCs). Activation of caspase-3 was observed only in SCs. Protecting both SCs and HCs with selective otoprotective drugs at an early stage post implantation may help to preserve residual hearing. OBJECTIVES Cochlear implant EIT can initiate sensory cell losses via necrosis and PCD within the organ of Corti, which can lead to a loss of residual hearing. PCD appears to be a major factor in HC loss post-EIT. The current study aimed to: (1) determine the onset of PCD in both SCs and HCs within the traumatized organ of Corti; and (2) identify the molecular mechanisms active within the HCs and SCs that are undergoing PCD. METHODS Adult guinea pigs were assigned to one of two groups: (1) EIT and (2) unoperated contralateral ears as controls. Immunostaining of dissected organ of Corti surface preparations for phosphorylated-Jun, cleaved caspase-3, and 4-hydroxy-2,3-nonenal (HNE) were performed at 6, 12, and 24 h post-EIT and for contralateral control ears. RESULTS At 6 h post-EIT the SCs immunolabeled for the presence of phosphorylated-Jun and activated caspase-3. Phosphorylated p-Jun labeling was observed at 12 h in both the HCs and SCs of middle and basal cochlear turns. Cleaved caspase-3 was not observed in HCs of any cochlear turn at up to 24 h post-EIT. Lipid peroxidation (HNE immunostaining) was first observed at 12 h post-EIT in both the HCs and SCs of the basal turn, and reached the apical turn by 24 h post-EIT.
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Successful cochlear implantation in a patient with mitochondrial hearing loss and m.625G>A transition. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology 2011; 125:1282-5. [PMID: 21914246 DOI: 10.1017/s0022215111002453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We present a patient with mitochondrial hearing loss and a novel mitochondrial DNA transition, who underwent successful cochlear implantation. CASE REPORT An 11-year-old girl showed epilepsy and progressive hearing loss. Despite the use of hearing aids, she gradually lost her remaining hearing ability. Laboratory data revealed elevated lactate levels, indicating mitochondrial dysfunction. Magnetic resonance imaging showed diffuse, mild brain atrophy. Cochlear implantation was performed, and the patient's hearing ability was markedly improved. Whole mitochondrial DNA genome analysis revealed a novel heteroplasmic mitochondrial 625G>A transition in the transfer RNA gene for phenylalanine. This transition was not detected in blood DNA from the patient's mother and healthy controls. Mitochondrial respiratory chain activities in muscle were predominantly decreased in complex III. CONCLUSION This case indicates that cochlear implantation can be a valuable therapeutic option for patients with mitochondrial syndromic hearing loss.
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Ohlemiller KK, Rosen AD, Rellinger EA, Montgomery SC, Gagnon PM. Different cellular and genetic basis of noise-related endocochlear potential reduction in CBA/J and BALB/cJ mice. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2011; 12:45-58. [PMID: 20922451 PMCID: PMC3015030 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-010-0238-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2010] [Accepted: 09/20/2010] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The acute and permanent effects of noise exposure on the endocochlear potential (EP) and cochlear lateral wall were evaluated in BALB/cJ (BALB) inbred mice, and compared with CBA/J (CBA) and C57BL/6 (B6) mice. Two-hour exposure to broadband noise (4-45 kHz) at 110 dB SPL leads to a approximately 50 mV reduction in the EP in BALB and CBA, but not B6. EP reduction in BALB and CBA is reliably associated with characteristic acute cellular pathology in stria vascularis and spiral ligament. By 8 weeks after exposure, the EP in CBA mice has returned to normal. In BALBs, however, the EP remains depressed by an average approximately 10 mV, so that permanent EP reduction contributes to permanent threshold shifts in these mice. We recently showed that the CBA noise phenotype in part reflects the influence of a large effect quantitative trait locus on Chr. 18, termed Nirep (Ohlemiller et al., Hear Res 260:47-53, 2010b). While CBA "EP susceptibility" alleles are dominant to those in B6, examination of (B6 × BALB) F1 hybrid mice and (F1 × BALB) N2 backcross mice revealed that noise-related EP reduction and associated cell pathology in BALBs are inherited in an autosomal recessive manner, and are dependent on multiple genes. Moreover, while N2 mice formed from B6 and CBA retain strong correspondence between acute EP reduction, ligament pathology, and strial pathology, N2s formed from B6 and BALB include subsets that dissociate pathology of ligament and stria. We conclude that the genes and cascades that govern the very similar EP susceptibility phenotypes in BALB and CBA mice need not be the same. BALBs appear to carry alleles that promote more pronounced long term effects of noise on the lateral wall. Separate loci in BALBs may preferentially impact stria versus ligament.
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- Kevin K Ohlemiller
- Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Age-related hearing loss in C57BL/6J mice is mediated by Bak-dependent mitochondrial apoptosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:19432-7. [PMID: 19901338 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0908786106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 246] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Age-related hearing loss (AHL), known as presbycusis, is a universal feature of mammalian aging and is the most common sensory disorder in the elderly population. The molecular mechanisms underlying AHL are unknown, and currently there is no treatment for the disorder. Here we report that C57BL/6J mice with a deletion of the mitochondrial pro-apoptotic gene Bak exhibit reduced age-related apoptotic cell death of spiral ganglion neurons and hair cells in the cochlea, and prevention of AHL. Oxidative stress induces Bak expression in primary cochlear cells, and Bak deficiency prevents apoptotic cell death. Furthermore, a mitochondrially targeted catalase transgene suppresses Bak expression in the cochlea, reduces cochlear cell death, and prevents AHL. Oral supplementation with the mitochondrial antioxidants alpha-lipoic acid and coenzyme Q(10) also suppresses Bak expression in the cochlea, reduces cochlear cell death, and prevents AHL. Thus, induction of a Bak-dependent mitochondrial apoptosis program in response to oxidative stress is a key mechanism of AHL in C57BL/6J mice.
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Lin CH, Chen TJ, Chen SS. Functional changes on ascending auditory pathway in rats caused by germanium dioxide exposure: an electrophysiological study. Toxicology 2008; 256:110-7. [PMID: 19059453 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2008.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2008] [Revised: 11/10/2008] [Accepted: 11/11/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The semiconductor element, germanium (Ge), is essential for the manufacture of modern integrated circuits. Because of its anti-tumor and immunomodulative effects, Ge-containing compounds are also used as health-promoting ingredients in food. However, some histological studies have shown the toxic effects of Ge-containing compounds on various organs, including the central nervous system. Even now, the effect of germanium on auditory system function is not completely clear. To clarify this question, brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs) were applied to examine the effect of germanium dioxide (GeO(2)) on the ascending auditory pathway. Since the voltage-gated sodium channel is important to neuron activation and nerve conduction, the effect of GeO(2) on voltage-gated sodium channels was also examined. The result revealed GeO(2) elevated the BAEPs threshold dose-dependently. GeO(2) also prolonged latencies and interpeak latencies (IPLs) of BAEPs, but the amplitudes of suprathreshold intensities (90dB) did not show any obvious change. In addition, the results of whole cell patch clamp studies indicated GeO(2) reduced inward sodium current. These results suggest the toxic effect of GeO(2) on the conduction of the auditory system, and that inhibitory effect of GeO(2) on the voltage-gated sodium channels might play a role in GeO(2)-induced abnormal hearing loss.
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- Chuang-Hao Lin
- Department of Physiology, Graduate Institute of Physiology and Molecular Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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Someya S, Yamasoba T, Prolla TA, Tanokura M. Genes encoding mitochondrial respiratory chain components are profoundly down-regulated with aging in the cochlea of DBA/2J mice. Brain Res 2007; 1182:26-33. [PMID: 17964557 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.08.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2007] [Revised: 08/23/2007] [Accepted: 08/30/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Age-related hearing loss (AHL) is the progressive loss of auditory function with aging. Mutations in the Cdh23 gene of DBA/2J mice result in AHL by 3 months of age. Hearing function was analyzed by auditory brainstem response (ABR) which confirmed that severe age-related hearing loss occurred in 8-month-old mice, whereas mild hearing loss occurred in 2-month-old mice. Cochlear gene expression of 2-month-old and 8-month-old DBA/2J mice was measured using Affymetrix microarrays. Comprehensive gene expression analysis identified significant expression changes correlated with AHL in over 4000 cochlear genes. AHL-correlated genes in the cochlea of 8-month-old DBA/2J mice were statistically associated with 15 mitochondrial process categories, including "mitochondrial electron transport chain", "oxidative phosphorylation", "respiratory chain complex I", "respiratory chain complex IV", and "respiratory chain complex V". Furthermore, 31 genes encoding components of the mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes I, II, III, IV, and V were significantly down-regulated in the cochlea. Quantitative RT-PCR (QRT-PCR) validated the microarray data in a selected set of genes. Thus, these observations provide evidence that AHL is associated with profound down-regulation of genes involved in the mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes in the cochlea of aged DBA/2J mice.
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- Shinichi Someya
- Departments of Genetics & Medical Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Buckiova D, Popelar J, Syka J. Aging cochleas in the F344 rat: Morphological and functional changes. Exp Gerontol 2007; 42:629-38. [PMID: 17442517 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2007.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2006] [Revised: 02/19/2007] [Accepted: 02/20/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The Fischer 344 rat strain has been frequently used as an animal model of rapid aging. The present study was aimed at evaluating the incidence of apoptotic cells in the inner ear of 20-24-month-old F344 rats and to correlate it with cochlear function using otoacoustic emissions. Staining with cresyl violet and the enzymatic labeling (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase, TdT) of fragmented DNA revealed large numbers of apoptotic cells in the marginal and basal layers of the stria vascularis and in adjacent cells of the spiral ligament. The amplitudes of distortion products otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs), which reflect functional state of the outer hair cells, were significantly reduced or totally absent in these animals. In contrast to old F344 rats, no marked DPOAE amplitude reduction and smaller numbers of apoptotic cells were found in young 4-month-old F344 rats or in aged 24-28-month-old Long Evans rats. The accumulation of apoptotic cells, mainly in the basal layer of the stria vascularis and in adjacent cells of the spiral ligament, leads to a detachment of the stria vascularis from the spiral ligament and results in the impairment of outer hair cell function. This specific type of strial deterioration suggests that aged F344 rats can serve as an animal model of strial presbycusis.
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- Daniela Buckiova
- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska 1083, Prague 4, Czech Republic.
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Yamasoba T, Someya S, Yamada C, Weindruch R, Prolla TA, Tanokura M. Role of mitochondrial dysfunction and mitochondrial DNA mutations in age-related hearing loss. Hear Res 2007; 226:185-93. [PMID: 16870370 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2006.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2006] [Revised: 05/29/2006] [Accepted: 06/12/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations/deletions are considered to be associated with the development of age-related hearing loss (AHL). We assessed the role of accumulation of mtDNA mutations in the development of AHL using Polg(D257A) knock-in mouse, which exhibited increased spontaneous mtDNA mutation rates during aging and showed accelerated aging primarily due to increased apoptosis. They exhibited moderate hearing loss and degeneration of the hair cells, spiral ganglion cells and stria vascularis by 9 month of age, while wild-type animals did not. We next examined if mitochondrial damage induced by systemic application of germanium dioxide caused progressive hearing loss and cochlear damage. Guinea pigs and mice given germanium dioxide exhibited degeneration of the muscles and kidney and developed hearing loss due to degeneration of cochlear tissues, including the stria vascularis. Calorie restriction, which causes a metabolic shift toward increased energy metabolism in some organs, has been shown to attenuate AHL and age-related cochlear degeneration and to lower quantity of mtDNA deletions in the cochlea of mammals. Together these findings indicate that decreased energy metabolism due to accumulation of mtDNA mutations/deletions and decline of respiratory chain function play an important role in the manifestation of AHL.
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- Tatsuya Yamasoba
- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Tokyo 113-8665, Japan.
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Ohlemiller KK, Gagnon PM. Genetic dependence of cochlear cells and structures injured by noise. Hear Res 2007; 224:34-50. [PMID: 17175124 PMCID: PMC1809471 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2006.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2006] [Revised: 11/06/2006] [Accepted: 11/09/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The acute and permanent effects of a single damaging noise exposure were compared in CBA/J, C57BL/6 (B6), and closely related strains of mice. Two hours of broadband noise (4-45 kHz) at 110 dB SPL led to temporary reduction in the endocochlear potential (EP) of CBA/J and CBA/CaJ (CBA) mice and acute cellular changes in cochlear stria vascularis and spiral ligament. For the same exposure, B6 mice showed no EP reduction and little of the pathology seen in CBA. Eight weeks after exposure, all mice showed a normal EP, but only CBA mice showed injury and cell loss in cochlear lateral wall, despite the fact that B6 sustained larger permanent threshold shifts. Examination of noise injury in B6 congenics carrying alternate alleles of genes encoding otocadherin (Cdh23), agouti protein, and tyrosinase (albinism) indicated that none of these loci can account for the strain differences observed. Examination of CBA x B6 F1 mice and N2 backcross mice to B6 further indicated that susceptibility to noise-related EP reduction and associated cell pathology are inherited in an autosomal dominant manner, and are established by one or a few large effect quantitative trait loci. Findings support a common genetic basis for an entire constellation of noise-related cochlear pathologies in cochlear lateral wall and spiral limbus. Even within species, cellular targets of acute and permanent cochlear noise injury may vary with genetic makeup.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kevin K Ohlemiller
- Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States.
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The human ear is a delicate sensory apparatus of hearing for normal communication, and its proper functioning is highly dependent on mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. The first mitochondrial point mutation for nonsyndromic and aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss was identified in 1993. Since then a number of inherited mitochondrial mutations have been implicated in hearing loss. Most of the molecular defects responsible for mitochondrial disorder-associated hearing loss are mutations in the 12S rRNA gene and tRNA genes. In this review, after a short description of normal hearing mechanisms and mitochondrial genetics, we outline the recent advances that have been made in the identification of deafness-associated mitochondrial mutations, and discuss how mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to hearing loss.
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Affiliation(s)
- Guangqian Xing
- Department of Otolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
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Kil J, Pierce C, Tran H, Gu R, Lynch ED. Ebselen treatment reduces noise induced hearing loss via the mimicry and induction of glutathione peroxidase. Hear Res 2006; 226:44-51. [PMID: 17030476 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2006.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2006] [Revised: 07/04/2006] [Accepted: 08/01/2006] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Previous studies indicate that noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) involves a decrease in glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity and a subsequent loss of outer hair cells (OHC). However, the cellular localization of this GPx decrease and the link to OHC loss are still poorly understood. In this report, we examined the cellular localization of GPx (GPx1, GPx 3 and GPx 4) in F-344 rat before and after noise exposure and after oral treatment with ebselen, a small molecule mimic of GPx activity. Results indicate that GPx1 is the major isoform within the cochlea and is highly expressed in cells of the organ of Corti, spiral ganglia, stria vascularis, and spiral ligament. Within 5h of noise exposure (4h at 113 dB, 4-16 kHz), significant OHC loss was already apparent in regions coincident with the 8-16 kHz region of the cochlea. In addition, the stria vascularis exhibited significant edema or swelling and a decrease in GPx1 immunoreactivity or fluorescent intensity. Treatment with ebselen (4 mg/kg p.o.) before and immediately after noise exposure reduced both OHC loss and the swelling of the stria vascularis typically observed within 5h post-noise exposure. Interestingly, GPx1 levels increased in the stria vascularis after noise and ebselen treatment vs noise and vehicle-only treatment, and exceeded baseline no noise control levels. These data indicate that ebselen acts to prevent the acute loss of OHCs and reduces the acute swelling of the stria vascularis by two potential mechanisms: one, as a ROS/RNS scavenger through its intrinsic GPx activity, and two, as a stimulator of GPx1 expression or activity. This latter mechanism may be due to the preservation of endogenous GPx1 from ROS/RNS induced degradation and/or the stimulation of GPx1 expression or activity.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antioxidants/pharmacology
- Auditory Threshold/drug effects
- Azoles/pharmacology
- Enzyme Induction/drug effects
- Female
- Free Radical Scavengers/pharmacology
- Glutathione Peroxidase/biosynthesis
- Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer/enzymology
- Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer/pathology
- Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced/enzymology
- Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced/pathology
- Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced/physiopathology
- Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced/prevention & control
- Isoenzymes/biosynthesis
- Isoindoles
- Models, Biological
- Molecular Mimicry
- Organoselenium Compounds/pharmacology
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred F344
- Glutathione Peroxidase GPX1
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Affiliation(s)
- Jonathan Kil
- Sound Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Research and Development, 4010 Stone Way N Suite 120, Seattle, WA 98103, USA.
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