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Yang Q, Shi H, Quan Y, Chen Q, Li W, Wang L, Wang Y, Ji Z, Yin SK, Shi HB, Xu H, Gao WQ. Stepwise Induction of Inner Ear Hair Cells From Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts via Mesenchymal- to-Epithelial Transition and Formation of Otic Epithelial Cells. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:672406. [PMID: 34222247 PMCID: PMC8248816 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.672406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Although embryonic stem cells or induced pluripotent stem cells are able to differentiate into inner ear hair cells (HCs), they have drawbacks limiting their clinical application, including a potential risk of tumourigenicity. Direct reprogramming of fibroblasts to inner ear HCs could offer an alternative solution to this problem. Here, we present a stepwise guidance protocol to induce mouse embryonic fibroblasts to differentiate into inner ear HC-like cells (HCLs) via mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition and then acquisition of otic sensory epithelial cell traits by overexpression of three key transcription factors. These induced HCLs express multiple HC-specific proteins, display protrusions reminiscent of ciliary bundle structures, respond to voltage stimulation, form functional mechanotransduction channels, and exhibit a transcriptional profile of HC signature. Together, our work provides a new method to produce functional HCLs in vitro, which may have important implications for studies of HC development, drug discovery, and cell replacement therapy for hearing loss.
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- Qiong Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-Med X Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Sixth People’s Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-Med X Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-Med X Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-Med X Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Sixth People’s Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Sixth People’s Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-Med X Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-Med X Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- School of Biomedical Engineering and Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Postnatal Changes of Neural Stem Cells in the Mammalian Auditory Cortex. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22041550. [PMID: 33557044 PMCID: PMC7913836 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22041550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Our previous study reported neural stem cells (NSCs) in the auditory cortex (AC) of postnatal day 3 (P3) mice in vitro. It is unclear whether AC-NSCs exist in vivo. This study aims to determine the presence and changes of AC-NSCs during postnatal development and maturation both in vitro and in vivo. P3, postnatal day 14 (P14), 2-month-old (2M), and 4-month-old (4M) mouse brain tissues were fixed and cryosectioned for NSC marker immunostaining. In vitro, P3, P14, and 2M AC tissues were dissected and cultured in suspension to study NSCs. NSC proliferation was examined by EdU incorporation and cell doubling time assays in vitro. The results show that Nestin and Sox2 double expressing NSCs were observed in the AC area from P3 to 4M in vivo, in which the number of NSCs remarkably reduced with age. In vitro, the neurosphere forming capability, cell proliferation, and percentage of Nestin and Sox2 double expressing NSCs significantly diminished with age. These results suggest that AC-NSCs exist in the mouse AC area both in vitro and in vivo, and the percentage of AC-NSCs decreases during postnatal development and maturation. The results may provide important cues for the future research of the central auditory system.
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Deng X, Hu Z. Generation of Cochlear Hair Cells from Sox2 Positive Supporting Cells via DNA Demethylation. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21228649. [PMID: 33212773 PMCID: PMC7696585 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21228649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Regeneration of auditory hair cells in adult mammals is challenging. It is also difficult to track the sources of regenerated hair cells, especially in vivo. Previous paper found newly generated hair cells in deafened mouse by injecting a DNA methyltransferase inhibitor 5-azacytidine into the inner ear. This paper aims to investigate the cell sources of new hair cells. Transgenic mice with enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) expression controlled by the Sox2 gene were used in the study. A combination of kanamycin and furosemide was applied to deafen adult mice, which received 4 mM 5-azacytidine injection into the inner ear three days later. Mice were followed for 3, 5, 7 and 14 days after surgery to track hair cell regeneration. Immunostaining of Myosin VIIa and EGFP signals were used to track the fate of Sox2-expressing supporting cells. The results show that (i) expression of EGFP in the transgenic mice colocalized the supporting cells in the organ of Corti, and (ii) the cell source of regenerated hair cells following 5-azacytidine treatment may be supporting cells during 5-7 days post 5-azacytidine injection. In conclusion, 5-azacytidine may promote the conversion of supporting cells to hair cells in chemically deafened adult mice.
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- Xin Deng
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA;
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA;
- John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +313-577-0675
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He L, Guo JY, Liu K, Wang GP, Gong SS. Research progress on flat epithelium of the inner ear. Physiol Res 2020; 69:775-785. [PMID: 32901490 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.934447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Sensorineural hearing loss and vertigo, resulting from lesions in the sensory epithelium of the inner ear, have a high incidence worldwide. The sensory epithelium of the inner ear may exhibit extreme degeneration and is transformed to flat epithelium (FE) in humans and mice with profound sensorineural hearing loss and/or vertigo. Various factors, including ototoxic drugs, noise exposure, aging, and genetic defects, can induce FE. Both hair cells and supporting cells are severely damaged in FE, and the normal cytoarchitecture of the sensory epithelium is replaced by a monolayer of very thin, flat cells of irregular contour. The pathophysiologic mechanism of FE is unclear but involves robust cell division. The cellular origin of flat cells in FE is heterogeneous; they may be transformed from supporting cells that have lost some features of supporting cells (dedifferentiation) or may have migrated from the flanking region. The epithelial-mesenchymal transition may play an important role in this process. The treatment of FE is challenging given the severe degeneration and loss of both hair cells and supporting cells. Cochlear implant or vestibular prosthesis implantation, gene therapy, and stem cell therapy show promise for the treatment of FE, although many challenges remain to be overcome.
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- L He
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. ,
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Huang J, Zuo N, Wu C, Chen P, Ma J, Wang C, Li W, Liu S. Role of the periotic mesenchyme in the development of sensory cells in early mouse cochlea. J Otol 2020; 15:138-143. [PMID: 33293914 PMCID: PMC7691837 DOI: 10.1016/j.joto.2020.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Objective To investigate the role of the periotic mesenchyme (POM) in the development of sensory cells of developing auditory epithelium. Methods Developing auditory epithelium with or without periotic mesenchyme was isolated from mice at embryonic days 11.5 (E11.5), E12.5 and E13.5, respectively, and cultured in vitro to an equivalent of E18.5’s epithelium in vivo. Then, the explants were co-stained with antibodies targeting myosin VIIA, Sox2 and BrdU. Results More hair cells in E11.5 + 7 DIV, E12.5 + 6 DIV and E13.5 + 5 DIV auditory epithelia were found upon culture with POM (225.90 ± 62.44, 476.94 ± 100.81, and 1386.60 ± 202.38, respectively) compared with the non-POM group (68.17 ± 23.74, 205.00 ± 44.23, and 1266.80 ± 38.84, respectively). Moreover, regardless of developmental stage, the mesenchymal tissue increased the amount of cochlear sensory cells as well as the ratio of differentiated hair cells to total sensory cells. Conclusions The periotic mesenchyme promotes the development of cochlear sensory cells, and its effect depends on the developmental stage of the auditory epithelium.
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- Jingjiang Huang
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, China
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- ENT Institute and Otorhinolaryngology Department of Affiliated Eye and ENT Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, China.,Key Laboratory of Hearing Medicine of NHFPC, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, China
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Lo LM, Raghunath M, Lee KKH. Growing Human Dermal Fibroblasts as Spheroids Renders Them Susceptible for Early Expression of Pluripotency Genes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 3:e1900094. [DOI: 10.1002/adbi.201900094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Lok Man Lo
- MOE Key Laboratory for Regenerative MedicineSchool of Biomedical SciencesChinese University of Hong Kong
- Joint Chinese University of Hong Kong – University of Southampton Laboratory for Stem Cell and Regenerative MedicineSchool of Biomedical SciencesChinese University of Hong Kong
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- Center for Cell Biology and Tissue EngineeringInstitute for Chemistry and BiotechnologyZurich University for Applied Sciences (ZHAW) Switzerland
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Regenerative MedicineSchool of Biomedical SciencesChinese University of Hong Kong
- Joint Chinese University of Hong Kong – University of Southampton Laboratory for Stem Cell and Regenerative MedicineSchool of Biomedical SciencesChinese University of Hong Kong
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Hu Z, Tao L, Liu Z, Jiang Y, Deng X. Identification of Neural Stem Cells from Postnatal Mouse Auditory Cortex In Vitro. Stem Cells Dev 2019; 28:860-870. [PMID: 31038014 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2018.0247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Auditory signals are processed in multiple central nervous system structures, including the auditory cortex (AC). Development of stem cell biology provides the opportunity to identify neural stem cells (NSCs) in the central nervous system. However, it is unclear whether NSCs exist in the AC. The aim of this study is to determine the existence of NSCs in the postnatal mouse AC. To accomplish this aim, postnatal mouse AC tissues were dissected and dissociated into singular cells and small cell clumps, which were suspended in the culture medium to observe neurosphere formation. The spheres were examined by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and immunofluorescence to determine expression of NSC genes and proteins. In addition, AC-spheres were cultured in the presence or absence of astrocyte-conditioned medium (ACM) to study neural differentiation. The results show that AC-derived cells were able to proliferate to form neurospheres, which expressed multiple NSC genes and proteins, including SOX2 and NESTIN. AC-derived NSCs (AC-NSCs) differentiated into cells expressing neuronal and glial cell markers. However, the neuronal generation rate is low in the culture medium containing nerve growth factor, ∼8%. To stimulate neuronal generation, AC-NSCs were cultured in the culture medium containing ACM. In the presence of ACM, ∼29% AC-NSCs differentiated into cells expressing neuronal marker class III β-tubulin (TUJ1). It was observed that the length of neurites of AC-NSC-derived neurons in the ACM group was significantly longer than that of the control group. In addition, synaptic protein immunostaining showed significantly higher expression of synaptic proteins in the ACM group. These results suggest that ACM is able to stimulate neuronal differentiation, extension of neurites, and expression of synaptic proteins. Identifying AC-NSCs and determining effects of ACM on NSC differentiation will be important for the auditory research and other neural systems.
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- Zhengqing Hu
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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Regenerative medicine in hearing recovery. Cytotherapy 2017; 19:909-915. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2017.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Revised: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Ouji Y, Sakagami M, Omori H, Higashiyama S, Kawai N, Kitahara T, Wanaka A, Yoshikawa M. Efficient induction of inner ear hair cell-like cells from mouse ES cells using combination of Math1 transfection and conditioned medium from ST2 stromal cells. Stem Cell Res 2017; 23:50-56. [PMID: 28689068 DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2017.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Revised: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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We sought to establish a more efficient technique for induction of inner ear hair cell-like cells (HC-like cells) from embryonic stem cells (ES cells) by using a combination of two previously reported methods; ST2 stromal cell-conditioned medium, known to be favorable for HC-like cell induction (HIST2 method), and ES cells with transfer of the Math1 gene (Math1-ES cells). Math1-ES cells carrying Tet-inducible Math1 were cultured for 14days with doxycycline in conditioned medium from cultures of ST2 stromal cells following formation of 4-day embryoid bodies (EBs). Although each of the previously introduced methods have been reported to induce approximately 20% HC-like cells and 10% HC-like cells in their respective populations in EB outgrowths at the end of the culture periods, the present combined method was able to generate approximately 30% HC-like cells expressing HC-related markers (myosin6, myosin7a, calretinin, α9AchR, Brn3c), which showed remarkable formation of stereocilia-like structures. Analysis of expressions of marker genes specific for cochlear (Lmod3, Emcn) and vestibular (Dnah5, Ptgds) cells indicated that our HIST2 method may lead to induction of cochlear- and vestibular-type cells. In addition, continuous Math1 induction by doxycycline without use of the HIST2 method preferentially induced cochlear markers with negligible effects on vestibular marker induction.
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- Yukiteru Ouji
- Department of Pathogen, Infection and Immunity, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
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- Department of Pathogen, Infection and Immunity, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan; Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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- Core Instrumentation Facility, Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Core Instrumentation Facility, Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan; Central Instrumentation Laboratory, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pathogen, Infection and Immunity, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Second Anatomy, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Pathogen, Infection and Immunity, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
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Kelley MW, Stone JS. Development and Regeneration of Sensory Hair Cells. AUDITORY DEVELOPMENT AND PLASTICITY 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-21530-3_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Zhou Y, Hu Z. Epigenetic DNA Demethylation Causes Inner Ear Stem Cell Differentiation into Hair Cell-Like Cells. Front Cell Neurosci 2016; 10:185. [PMID: 27536218 PMCID: PMC4971107 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2016.00185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) inhibitor 5-azacytidine (5-aza) causes genomic demethylation to regulate gene expression. However, it remains unclear whether 5-aza affects gene expression and cell fate determination of stem cells. In this study, 5-aza was applied to mouse utricle sensory epithelia-derived progenitor cells (MUCs) to investigate whether 5-aza stimulated MUCs to become sensory hair cells. After treatment, MUCs increased expression of hair cell genes and proteins. The DNA methylation level (indicated by percentage of 5-methylcytosine) showed a 28.57% decrease after treatment, which causes significantly repressed DNMT1 protein expression and DNMT activity. Additionally, FM1-43 permeation assays indicated that the permeability of 5-aza-treated MUCs was similar to that of sensory hair cells, which may result from mechanotransduction channels. This study not only demonstrates a possible epigenetic approach to induce tissue specific stem/progenitor cells to become sensory hair cell-like cells, but also provides a cell model to epigenetically modulate stem cell fate determination.
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- Yang Zhou
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, MI, USA
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Lee SG, Huang M, Obholzer ND, Sun S, Li W, Petrillo M, Dai P, Zhou Y, Cotanche DA, Megason SG, Li H, Chen ZY. Myc and Fgf Are Required for Zebrafish Neuromast Hair Cell Regeneration. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0157768. [PMID: 27351484 PMCID: PMC4924856 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Unlike mammals, the non-mammalian vertebrate inner ear can regenerate the sensory cells, hair cells, either spontaneously or through induction after hair cell loss, leading to hearing recovery. The mechanisms underlying the regeneration are poorly understood. By microarray analysis on a chick model, we show that chick hair cell regeneration involves the activation of proliferation genes and downregulation of differentiation genes. Both MYC and FGF are activated in chick hair cell regeneration. Using a zebrafish lateral line neuromast hair cell regeneration model, we show that the specific inhibition of Myc or Fgf suppresses hair cell regeneration, demonstrating that both pathways are essential to the process. Rapid upregulation of Myc and delayed Fgf activation during regeneration suggest a role of Myc in proliferation and Fgf in differentiation. The dorsal-ventral pattern of fgfr1a in the neuromasts overlaps with the distribution of hair cell precursors. By laser ablation, we show that the fgfr1a-positive supporting cells are likely the hair cell precursors that directly give rise to new hair cells; whereas the anterior-posterior fgfr1a-negative supporting cells have heightened proliferation capacity, likely to serve as more primitive progenitor cells to replenish lost precursors after hair cell loss. Thus fgfr1a is likely to mark compartmentalized supporting cell subtypes with different capacities in renewal proliferation and hair cell regeneration. Manipulation of c-MYC and FGF pathways could be explored for mammalian hair cell regeneration.
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- Sang Goo Lee
- Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Eaton-Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Eaton-Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Eaton-Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shanghai Eye and ENT Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Eaton-Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shanghai Eye and ENT Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Eaton-Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Stem Cell Program and Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children’s Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shanghai Eye and ENT Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- * E-mail: (ZYC); (HL)
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Eaton-Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- * E-mail: (ZYC); (HL)
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Induction of Functional Hair-Cell-Like Cells from Mouse Cochlear Multipotent Cells. Stem Cells Int 2015; 2016:8197279. [PMID: 27057177 PMCID: PMC4709769 DOI: 10.1155/2016/8197279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Revised: 09/15/2015] [Accepted: 09/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In this paper, we developed a two-step-induction method of generating functional hair cells from inner ear multipotent cells. Multipotent cells from the inner ear were established and induced initially into progenitor cells committed to the inner ear cell lineage on the poly-L-lysine substratum. Subsequently, the committed progenitor cells were cultured on the mitotically inactivated chicken utricle stromal cells and induced into hair-cell-like cells containing characteristic stereocilia bundles. The hair-cell-like cells exhibited rapid permeation of FM1-43FX. The whole-cell patch-clamp technique was used to measure the membrane currents of cells differentiated for 7 days on chicken utricle stromal cells and analyze the biophysical properties of the hair-cell-like cells by recording membrane properties of cells. The results suggested that the hair-cell-like cells derived from inner ear multipotent cells were functional following differentiation in an enabling environment.
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Induction of differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into functional hair-cell-like cells in the absence of stromal cells. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2015; 81:208-222. [PMID: 26615761 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2015.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Revised: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 11/20/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Sensorineural hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction have become the most common forms of sensory defects. Stem cell-based therapeutic strategies for curing hearing loss are being developed. Several attempts to develop hair cells by using chicken utricle stromal cells as feeder cells have resulted in phenotypic conversion of stem cells into inner ear hair-cell-like cells. Here, we induced the differentiation of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) into otic epithelial progenitors (OEPs), and further induced the differentiation of OEPs into hair-cell-like cells using different substrates. Our results showed that OEPs cultured on the chicken utricle stromal cells with the induction medium could differentiate into hair-cell-like cells with stereociliary bundles. Co-culture with stromal cells, however, may be problematic for subsequent examination of the induced hair-cell-like cells. In order to avoid the interference from stromal cells, we cultured OEPs on laminin with different induction media and examined the effects of the induction medium on the differentiation potentials of OEPs into hair-cell-like cells. The results revealed that the culture of OEPs on laminin with the conditioned medium from chicken utricle stromal cells supplemented with EGF and all-trans retinoic acid (RA) could promote the organization of cells into epithelial clusters displaying hair-cell-like cells with stereociliary bundles. These cells also displayed the expected electrophysiological properties.
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Liu Q, Chen J, Gao X, Ding J, Tang Z, Zhang C, Chen J, Li L, Chen P, Wang J. Identification of stage-specific markers during differentiation of hair cells from mouse inner ear stem cells or progenitor cells in vitro. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2015; 60:99-111. [PMID: 25582750 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2014.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2014] [Revised: 12/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The induction of inner ear hair cells from stem cells or progenitor cells in the inner ear proceeds through a committed inner ear sensory progenitor cell stage prior to hair cell differentiation. To increase the efficacy of inducing inner ear hair cell differentiation from the stem cells or progenitor cells, it is essential to identify comprehensive markers for the stem cells/progenitor cells from the inner ear, the committed inner ear sensory progenitor cells and the differentiating hair cells to optimize induction conditions. Here, we report that we efficiently isolated and expanded the stem cells or progenitor cells from postnatal mouse cochleae, and induced the generation of inner ear progenitor cells and subsequent differentiation of hair cells. We profiled the gene expression of the stem cells or progenitor cells, the inner ear progenitor cells, and hair cells using aRNA microarray analysis. The pathway and gene ontology (GO) analysis of differentially expressed genes was performed. Analysis of genes exclusively detected in one particular cellular population revealed 30, 38, and 31 genes specific for inner ear stem cells, inner ear progenitor cells, and hair cells, respectively. We further examined the expression of these genes in vivo and determined that Gdf10+Ccdc121, Tmprss9+Orm1, and Chrna9+Espnl are marker genes specific for inner ear stem cells, inner ear progenitor cells, and differentiating hair cells, respectively. The identification of these marker genes will likely help the effort to increase the efficacy of hair cell induction from the stem cells or progenitor cells.
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- Quanwen Liu
- Institute of Cell and Development, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Institute of Cell and Development, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Laboratory of Bone Marrow, The First Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, PR China
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- Institute of Cell and Development, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Institute of Cell and Development, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Institute of Cell and Development, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Institute of Cell and Development, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Institute of Cell and Development, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Institute of Cell and Development, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China; Departments of Cell Biology and Otolaryngology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
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- Institute of Cell and Development, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China.
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Kwan KY, Shen J, Corey DP. C-MYC transcriptionally amplifies SOX2 target genes to regulate self-renewal in multipotent otic progenitor cells. Stem Cell Reports 2014; 4:47-60. [PMID: 25497456 PMCID: PMC4297878 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2014.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2014] [Revised: 11/03/2014] [Accepted: 11/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Sensorineural hearing loss is caused by the loss of sensory hair cells and neurons of the inner ear. Once lost, these cell types are not replaced. Two genes expressed in the developing inner ear are c-Myc and Sox2. We created immortalized multipotent otic progenitor (iMOP) cells, a fate-restricted cell type, by transient expression of C-MYC in SOX2-expressing otic progenitor cells. This activated the endogenous C-MYC and amplified existing SOX2-dependent transcripts to promote self-renewal. RNA-seq and ChIP-seq analyses revealed that C-MYC and SOX2 occupy over 85% of the same promoters. C-MYC and SOX2 target genes include cyclin-dependent kinases that regulate cell-cycle progression. iMOP cells continually divide but retain the ability to differentiate into functional hair cells and neurons. We propose that SOX2 and C-MYC regulate cell-cycle progression of these cells and that downregulation of C-MYC expression after growth factor withdrawal serves as a molecular switch for differentiation. A single factor, C-MYC, induces self-renewal in SOX2-expressing otic progenitors C-MYC transcriptionally amplifies SOX2 target genes SOX2 modulates transcription of cell-cycle genes Immortalized multipotent otic progenitors can differentiate into otic cell types
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- Kelvin Y Kwan
- Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Ronaghi M, Nasr M, Ealy M, Durruthy-Durruthy R, Waldhaus J, Diaz GH, Joubert LM, Oshima K, Heller S. Inner ear hair cell-like cells from human embryonic stem cells. Stem Cells Dev 2014; 23:1275-84. [PMID: 24512547 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2014.0033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In mammals, the permanence of many forms of hearing loss is the result of the inner ear's inability to replace lost sensory hair cells. Here, we apply a differentiation strategy to guide human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) into cells of the otic lineage using chemically defined attached-substrate conditions. The generation of human otic progenitor cells was dependent on fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signaling, and protracted culture led to the upregulation of markers indicative of differentiated inner ear sensory epithelia. Using a transgenic ESC reporter line based on a murine Atoh1 enhancer, we show that differentiated hair cell-like cells express multiple hair cell markers simultaneously. Hair cell-like cells displayed protrusions reminiscent of stereociliary bundles, but failed to fully mature into cells with typical hair cell cytoarchitecture. We conclude that optimized defined conditions can be used in vitro to attain otic progenitor specification and sensory cell differentiation.
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- Mohammad Ronaghi
- 1 Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, California
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Hu Z, Ulfendahl M. The potential of stem cells for the restoration of auditory function in humans. Regen Med 2014; 8:309-18. [PMID: 23627825 DOI: 10.2217/rme.13.32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hearing loss is one of the most common disabilities, affecting approximately 10% of the population. Hair cells and spiral ganglion neurons are usually damaged in most cases of hearing loss. Currently, there is virtually no biological approach to replace damaged hearing cells. Recent developments in stem cell technology provide new opportunities for the treatment of deafness. Two major strategies have been investigated: differentiation of endogenous stem cells into new hair cells; and introduction of exogenous cells into the inner ear to substitute injured hearing neurons. Although there is still a learning curve in stem cell-based replacement, the probability exists to utilize personalized stem cells to eventually provide a novel intervention for patients with deafness in future clinical research trials.
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- Zhengqing Hu
- Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, Wayne State University, MI, USA.
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Toward Translating Molecular Ear Development to Generate Hair Cells from Stem Cells. ADULT STEM CELLS 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-9569-7_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Generation of inner ear sensory epithelia from pluripotent stem cells in 3D culture. Nature 2013; 500:217-21. [PMID: 23842490 PMCID: PMC3739998 DOI: 10.1038/nature12298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 273] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2012] [Accepted: 05/13/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The inner ear contains sensory epithelia that detect head movements, gravity and sound. It is unclear how to derive these sensory epithelia from pluripotent stem cells, a process which will be critical for modeling inner ear disorders or developing cell-based therapies for profound hearing loss and balance disorders1,2. To date, attempts to derive inner ear mechanosensitive hair cells and sensory neurons have resulted in inefficient or incomplete phenotypic conversion of stem cells into inner ear-like cells3–7. A key insight lacking from these previous studies is the importance of the non-neural and pre-placodal ectoderm, two critical precursors during inner ear development8–11. Here we report the step-wise differentiation of inner ear sensory epithelia from mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) in three-dimensional culture12,13. We show that by recapitulating in vivo development with precise temporal control of BMP, TGFβ and FGF signaling, ESC aggregates transform sequentially into non-neural, pre-placodal and otic placode-like epithelia. Remarkably, in a self-organized process that mimics normal development, vesicles containing prosensory cells emerge from the presumptive otic placodes and give rise to hair cells bearing stereocilia bundles and a kinocilium. Moreover, these stem cell-derived hair cells exhibit functional properties of native mechanosensitive hair cells and form specialized synapses with sensory neurons that have also arisen from ESCs in the culture. Finally, we demonstrate how these vesicles are structurally and biochemically comparable to developing vestibular end organs. Our data thus establish a novel in vitro model of inner ear differentiation that can be used to gain deeper insight into inner ear development and disorder.
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Ouji Y, Ishizaka S, Nakamura-Uchiyama F, Wanaka A, Yoshikawa M. Induction of inner ear hair cell-like cells from Math1-transfected mouse ES cells. Cell Death Dis 2013; 4:e700. [PMID: 23828563 PMCID: PMC3730404 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2013.230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2012] [Revised: 05/10/2013] [Accepted: 06/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Math1, a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor homolog of the Drosophila atonal gene, is considered to be a key factor for induction of sensory hair cells (HCs) during development of the organ of Corti or cochlea. Although embryonic stem (ES) cells are able to produce HC-like cells, the role of Math1 in induction of those cells has not been thoroughly elucidated. In the present study, we introduced Math1 into ES cells in order to achieve efficient generation of HC-like cells. ES cells carrying Tet-inducible Math1, Math1-ES cells, were generated using a Tet-On gene expression system. Embryoid bodies (EBs) formed in the absence of doxycycline (Dox) for 4 days were allowed to grow for an additional 14 days in the dishes in the presence of 400 μg/ml of Dox. At the end of those 14-day cultures, approximately 10% of the cells in EB outgrowths expressed the HC-related markers myosin6, myosin7a, calretinin, α9AchR, and Brn3c (also known as Pou4f3) and showed formation of stereocilia-like structures, whereas few cells in EB outgrowths grown without Dox showed those markers. Reporter assays of Math1-ES cells using a Brn3c-promoter plasmid demonstrated positive regulation of Brn3c by Math1. Furthermore, such HC-related marker-positive cells derived from Math1-ES cells were found to be incorporated in the developing inner ear after transplantation into chick embryos. Math1-ES cells are considered to be an efficient source of ES-derived HC-like cells, and Math1 may be an important factor for induction of HC-like cells from differentiating ES cells.
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- Y Ouji
- Department of Pathogen, Infection and Immunity, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
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Hu Z, Luo X, Zhang L, Lu F, Dong F, Monsell E, Jiang H. Generation of human inner ear prosensory-like cells via epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. Regen Med 2013; 7:663-73. [PMID: 22954437 DOI: 10.2217/rme.12.53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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AIM To identify human hair cell progenitors from adult inner ear sensory epithelium. MATERIALS & METHODS We collected discarded utricles from translabyrinthine surgery and isolated human utricular sensory epithelial cells (HUCs) to explore whether they can proliferate and obtain features of stem/progenitor cells in vitro using reverse transcription PCR and immunofluorescence. RESULTS When cultured in vitro, HUCs expressed genes and proteins that are usually present in prosensory cells and stem cells. Additionally, dissociated HUCs expanded on the substrates and presented properties of mesenchymal cells via epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. CONCLUSION The results reveal that sensory epithelial cells from the adult human inner ear can re-enter the cell cycle and adopt a stem/progenitor cell fate. The outcomes of this study may open avenues for human hair cell progenitor generation, which could potentially provide a novel stem cell-based replacement for hearing loss and other inner ear disorders.
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- Zhengqing Hu
- Department of Otolaryngology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
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MYC gene delivery to adult mouse utricles stimulates proliferation of postmitotic supporting cells in vitro. PLoS One 2012; 7:e48704. [PMID: 23119091 PMCID: PMC3484123 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2012] [Accepted: 10/01/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The inner ears of adult humans and other mammals possess a limited capacity for regenerating sensory hair cells, which can lead to permanent auditory and vestibular deficits. During development and regeneration, undifferentiated supporting cells within inner ear sensory epithelia can self-renew and give rise to new hair cells; however, these otic progenitors become depleted postnatally. Therefore, reprogramming differentiated supporting cells into otic progenitors is a potential strategy for restoring regenerative potential to the ear. Transient expression of the induced pluripotency transcription factors, Oct3/4, Klf4, Sox2, and c-Myc reprograms fibroblasts into neural progenitors under neural-promoting culture conditions, so as a first step, we explored whether ectopic expression of these factors can reverse supporting cell quiescence in whole organ cultures of adult mouse utricles. Co-infection of utricles with adenoviral vectors separately encoding Oct3/4, Klf4, Sox2, and the degradation-resistant T58A mutant of c-Myc (c-MycT58A) triggered significant levels of supporting cell S-phase entry as assessed by continuous BrdU labeling. Of the four factors, c-MycT58A alone was both necessary and sufficient for the proliferative response. The number of BrdU-labeled cells plateaued between 5–7 days after infection, and then decreased ∼60% by 3 weeks, as many cycling cells appeared to enter apoptosis. Switching to differentiation-promoting culture medium at 5 days after ectopic expression of c-MycT58A temporarily attenuated the loss of BrdU-labeled cells and accompanied a very modest but significant expansion of the sensory epithelium. A small number of the proliferating cells in these cultures labeled for the hair cell marker, myosin VIIA, suggesting they had begun differentiating towards a hair cell fate. The results indicate that ectopic expression of c-MycT58A in combination with methods for promoting cell survival and differentiation may restore regenerative potential to supporting cells within the adult mammalian inner ear.
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In vitro differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells into inner ear hair cell-like cells using stromal cell conditioned medium. Cell Death Dis 2012; 3:e314. [PMID: 22622133 PMCID: PMC3366087 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2012.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Hearing loss is mainly caused by loss of sensory hair cells (HCs) in the organ of Corti or cochlea. Although embryonic stem (ES) cells are a promising source for cell therapy, little is known about the efficient generation of HC-like cells from ES cells. In the present study, we developed a single-medium culture method for growing embryoid bodies (EBs), in which conditioned medium (CM) from cultures of ST2 stromal cells (ST2-CM) was used for 14-day cultures of 4-day EBs. At the end of the 14-day cultures, up to 20% of the cells in EB outgrowths expressed HC-related markers, including Math1 (also known as Atoh1), myosin6, myosin7a, calretinin, α9AchR and Brn3c (also known as Pou4f3), and also showed formation of stereocilia-like structures. Further, we found that these cells were incorporated into the developing inner ear after transplantation into chick embryos. The present inner ear HC induction method using ST2-CM (HIST2 method) is quite simple and highly efficient to obtain ES-derived HC-like cells with a relatively short cultivation time.
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Jin M, Berrout J, Chen L, O'Neil RG. Hypotonicity-induced TRPV4 function in renal collecting duct cells: modulation by progressive cross-talk with Ca2+-activated K+ channels. Cell Calcium 2011; 51:131-9. [PMID: 22204737 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2011.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2011] [Revised: 11/11/2011] [Accepted: 11/29/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The mouse cortical collecting duct (CCD) M-1 cells were grown to confluency on coverslips to assess the interaction between TRPV4 and Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels. Immunocytochemistry demonstrated strong expression of TRPV4, along with the CCD marker, aquaporin-2, and the Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels, the small conductance SK3 (K(Ca)2.3) channel and large conductance BKα channel (K(Ca)1.1). TRPV4 overexpression studies demonstrated little physical dependency of the K(+) channels on TRPV4. However, activation of TRPV4 by hypotonic swelling (or GSK1016790A, a selective agonist) or inhibition by the selective antagonist, HC-067047, demonstrated a strong dependency of SK3 and BK-α activation on TRPV4-mediated Ca(2+) influx. Selective inhibition of BK-α channel (Iberiotoxin) or SK3 channel (apamin), thereby depolarizing the cells, further revealed a significant dependency of TRPV4-mediated Ca(2+) influx on activation of both K(+) channels. It is concluded that a synergistic cross-talk exists between the TRPV4 channel and SK3 and BK-α channels to provide a tight functional regulation between the channel groups. This cross-talk may be progressive in nature where the initial TRPV4-mediated Ca(2+) influx would first activate the highly Ca(2+)-sensitive SK3 channel which, in turn, would lead to enhanced Ca(2+) influx and activation of the less Ca(2+)-sensitive BK channel.
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- Min Jin
- Dept. of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Zhang L, Hu Z. Sensory epithelial cells acquire features of prosensory cells via epithelial to mesenchymal transition. Stem Cells Dev 2011; 21:1812-21. [PMID: 22014028 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2011.0443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays a critical role during normal development and in adult tissue repair. It is known that immortalized epithelial cells can undergo an EMT and become cancer stem cells, and that epithelial cells from mouse pancreatic islet and avian inner ear can acquire mesenchymal traits in vitro via EMT. However, it is unclear whether epithelial cells from mammalian sensory system can undergo an EMT and obtain features of stem/progenitor cells. In this study, we used mouse utricle sensory epithelial cells (MUCs) as a mammalian cell model to address this issue. When cultured on 2-dimensional substrates, dissociated MUCs gradually lost their columnar shape and started to expand on the substrate with downregulation of expression of epithelial junction markers and upregulation of genes and proteins that are widely shown in mesenchymal cells. Moreover, MUCs expressed genes and proteins that are usually presented in prosensory epithelial cells and stem cells. These MUCs showed potential to differentiate into epithelial cells via a reverse EMT when they were forced to suspend in culture medium. Our findings reveal that sensory epithelial cells from mammalian tissue can undergo an EMT to become cells expressing features of stem cells that can be induced to become epithelial cells via a reverse EMT. The outcomes of this study may provide a novel approach to generate epithelial progenitors for use in cell replacement therapy to treat a number of human diseases, such as hearing loss and vision loss.
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- Lei Zhang
- Department of Otolaryngology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Farnum CE, Wilsman NJ. Axonemal positioning and orientation in three-dimensional space for primary cilia: what is known, what is assumed, and what needs clarification. Dev Dyn 2011; 240:2405-31. [PMID: 22012592 PMCID: PMC3278774 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Two positional characteristics of the ciliary axoneme--its location on the plasma membrane as it emerges from the cell, and its orientation in three-dimensional (3D) space--are known to be critical for optimal function of actively motile cilia (including nodal cilia), as well as for modified cilia associated with special senses. However, these positional characteristics have not been analyzed to any significant extent for primary cilia. This review briefly summarizes the history of knowledge of these two positional characteristics across a wide spectrum of cilia, emphasizing their importance for proper function. Then the review focuses what is known about these same positional characteristics for primary cilia in all major tissue types where they have been reported. The review emphasizes major areas that would be productive for future research for understanding how positioning and 3D orientation of primary cilia may be related to their hypothesized signaling roles within different cellular populations.
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- Cornelia E Farnum
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
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Nishikawa S. Fluorescent AM1-43 and FM1-43 probes for dental sensory nerves and cells: Their labeling mechanisms and applications. JAPANESE DENTAL SCIENCE REVIEW 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jdsr.2010.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Zhang L, Jiang H, Hu Z. Concentration-dependent effect of nerve growth factor on cell fate determination of neural progenitors. Stem Cells Dev 2011; 20:1723-31. [PMID: 21219132 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2010.0370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Stem cell-based spiral ganglion neuron (SGN) replacement therapy has been proposed to be a promising strategy to restore hearing either via replacing degenerated neurons or by improving the efficacy of cochlear implants which rely on functional neurons. However, lack of suitable donor cells and low survival rate of implanted cells are the major obstacles to successful implementation of therapeutic transplantation. The present study investigated the potential of mouse inner ear statoacoustic ganglion (SAG)-derived neural progenitors (NPs) to differentiate toward SGN-like glutamatergic cells and the influence to cell survival and differentiation when nerve growth factor (NGF) was supplied. We found that SAG-NPs could form neurospheres, proliferate, and differentiate into cells expressing neuronal protein neurofilament and β-III tubulin. NGF affected the cell fate of SAG-NP in a concentration-dependent manner in vitro. Low concentration of NGF (2-5 ng/mL) promoted cell proliferation. Medium concentration of NGF (20-40 ng/mL) stimulated cells to differentiate into bi-polar SGN-like cells expressing glutamatergic proteins. High concentration of NGF (100 ng/mL) could rescue cells from induced apoptosis. In the in vivo study, NGF (100 ng/mL) dramatically enhanced SAG-NP survival rate after implantation into adult mammalian inner ear. This finding raises the possibility to further induce these NPs to differentiate into SGN-like neurons in future in vivo study. In conclusion, given the capability of proliferation and differentiation into SGN-like cells with the supplement of NGF in vitro, SAG-NPs can serve as donor cells in stem cell-based SGN replacement therapy. NGF improved the survival of SAG-NPs not only in vitro but also in vivo.
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- Lei Zhang
- Department of Otolaryngology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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Goodyear RJ, Legan PK, Christiansen JR, Xia B, Korchagina J, Gale JE, Warchol ME, Corwin JT, Richardson GP. Identification of the hair cell soma-1 antigen, HCS-1, as otoferlin. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2010; 11:573-86. [PMID: 20809368 PMCID: PMC2975885 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-010-0231-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2009] [Accepted: 08/05/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hair cells, the mechanosensitive receptor cells of the inner ear, are critical for our senses of hearing and balance. The small number of these receptor cells in the inner ear has impeded the identification and characterization of proteins important for hair cell function. The binding specificity of monoclonal antibodies provides a means for identifying hair cell-specific proteins and isolating them for further study. We have generated a monoclonal antibody, termed hair cell soma-1 (HCS-1), which specifically immunolabels hair cells in at least five vertebrate classes, including sharks and rays, bony fish, amphibians, birds, and mammals. We used HCS-1 to immunoprecipitate the cognate antigen and identified it as otoferlin, a member of the ferlin protein family. Mutations in otoferlin underlie DFNB9, a recessive, nonsyndromic form of prelingual deafness characterized as an auditory neuropathy. Using immunocytochemistry, we find that otoferlin is associated with the entire basolateral membrane of the hair cells and with vesicular structures distributed throughout most of the hair cell cytoplasm. Biochemical assays indicate that otoferlin is tightly associated with membranes, as it is not solubilized by alterations in calcium or salt concentrations. HCS-1 immunolabeling does not co-localize with ribeye, a constituent of synaptic ribbons, suggesting that otoferlin may, in addition to its proposed function in synaptic vesicle release, play additional roles in hair cells.
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- Richard J Goodyear
- School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QG, UK.
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Oshima K, Shin K, Diensthuber M, Peng AW, Ricci AJ, Heller S. Mechanosensitive hair cell-like cells from embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells. Cell 2010; 141:704-16. [PMID: 20478259 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 226] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2009] [Revised: 01/18/2010] [Accepted: 02/24/2010] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Mechanosensitive sensory hair cells are the linchpin of our senses of hearing and balance. The inability of the mammalian inner ear to regenerate lost hair cells is the major reason for the permanence of hearing loss and certain balance disorders. Here, we present a stepwise guidance protocol starting with mouse embryonic stem and induced pluripotent stem cells, which were directed toward becoming ectoderm capable of responding to otic-inducing growth factors. The resulting otic progenitor cells were subjected to varying differentiation conditions, one of which promoted the organization of the cells into epithelial clusters displaying hair cell-like cells with stereociliary bundles. Bundle-bearing cells in these clusters responded to mechanical stimulation with currents that were reminiscent of immature hair cell transduction currents.
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- Kazuo Oshima
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Sensory hair cells of the inner ear are responsible for translating auditory or vestibular stimuli into electrical energy that can be perceived by the nervous system. Although hair cells are exquisitely mechanically sensitive, they can be easily damaged by excessive stimulation by ototoxic drugs and by the effects of aging. In mammals, auditory hair cells are never replaced, such that cumulative damage to the ear causes progressive and permanent deafness. In contrast, non-mammalian vertebrates are capable of replacing lost hair cells, which has led to efforts to understand the molecular and cellular basis of regenerative responses in different vertebrate species. In this review, we describe recent progress in understanding the limits to hair cell regeneration in mammals and discuss the obstacles that currently exist for therapeutic approaches to hair cell replacement.
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- Andrew K Groves
- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, BCM 295, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Hearing Loss and a Cell-Based Replacement Therapy. Otol Neurotol 2010. [DOI: 10.1097/mao.0b013e3181b76b89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review will focus on 'self-repair' of the mammalian inner ear sensory epithelium, including recruiting the in-situ proliferation and differentiation of endogenous cells at the damaged site and the autologous transplantation RECENT FINDINGS Self-repair refers to a favorable structural and functional outcome of damaged inner ear sensory epithelium. Our advanced ability of manipulating the fate of inner ear sensory cells makes in-situ proliferation a possible candidate of hearing restoration. A practical alternative of the unavoidable immune rejection is to introduce autologous cells. Ependymal cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, and olfactory neuroepithelial cells have been recognized as promising sources, which will spur ongoing efforts to evaluate these new cell sources for cell replacement therapy. SUMMARY Further exploration of the innate advantages of in-situ proliferation and use of novel cell sources for autologous transplantation may serve as rehearsals for clinical trials in the near future.
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Racz B, Horvath G, Reglodi D, Gasz B, Kiss P, Gallyas F, Sumegi B, Toth G, Nemeth A, Lubics A, Tamas A. PACAP ameliorates oxidative stress in the chicken inner ear: an in vitro study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 160:91-8. [PMID: 19969027 DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2009.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2009] [Revised: 11/09/2009] [Accepted: 12/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a pleiotropic and multifunctional neuropeptide. Numerous studies prove that PACAP has neuroprotective effects in diverse neuronal systems in vitro and in vivo. The involvement of PACAP in visual and olfactory sensory processing has also been documented, but little is known about its effects in the auditory system. The presence of PACAP and its receptor, the specific PAC1 receptor, has been shown in the cochlea and in brain structures involved in auditory pathways. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether PACAP is protective in cochlear oxidative stress-induced cell death, which is known to play a role in several ototoxic insults. Chicken cochlear cells were exposed to 1mM H(2)O(2), which resulted in a marked reduction of cell viability and a parallel increase of apoptotic and necrotic cells assessed by MTT test, annexin V/propidium iodide flow cytometry and JC-1 apoptosis assay. Co-incubation with 100nM PACAP increased cell viability and reduced the percentage of apoptotic cells. Furthermore, oxidative stress increased the activation of caspase-3, while simultaneous PACAP treatment reduced it. In summary, our present results demonstrate that PACAP effectively protects cochlear cells against oxidative stress-induced apoptotic cell death.
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- Boglarka Racz
- Department of Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry, University of Pecs, Hungary
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Lau K, Paus R, Tiede S, Day P, Bayat A. Exploring the role of stem cells in cutaneous wound healing. Exp Dermatol 2009; 18:921-33. [PMID: 19719838 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2009.00942.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The skin offers a perfect model system for studying the wound healing cascade, which involves a finely tuned interplay between several cell types, pathways and processes. The dysregulation of these factors may lead to wound healing disorders resulting in chronic wounds, as well as abnormal scars such as hypertrophic and keloid scars. As the contribution of stem cells towards tissue regeneration and wound healing is increasingly appreciated, a rising number of stem cell therapies for cutaneous wounds are currently under development, encouraged by emerging preliminary findings in both animal models and human studies. However, we still lack an in-depth understanding of the underlying mechanisms through which stem cells contribute to cutaneous wound healing. The aim of this review is, therefore, to present a critical synthesis of our current understanding of the role of stem cells in normal cutaneous wound healing. In addition to summarizing wound healing principles and related key molecular and cellular players, we discuss the potential participation of different cutaneous stem cell populations in wound healing, and list corresponding stem cells markers. In summary, this review delineates current strategies, future applications, and limitations of stem cell-based or stem cell-targeted therapy in the management of acute and chronic skin wounds.
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- Katherine Lau
- Proteomics Department, Institute of Analytical Sciences, Dortmund, Germany
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Hearing loss is a global health problem with profound socioeconomic impact. We contend that acquired hearing loss is mainly a modern disorder caused by man-made noise and modern drugs, among other causes. These factors, combined with increasing lifespan, have exposed a deficit in cochlear self-regeneration that was irrelevant for most of mammalian evolution. Nevertheless, the mammalian cochlea has evolved from phylogenetically older structures, which do have the capacity for self-repair. Moreover, nonmammalian vertebrates can regenerate auditory hair cells that restore sensory function. We will offer a critical perspective on recent advances in stem cell biology, gene therapy, cell cycle regulation and pharmacotherapeutics to define and validate regenerative medical interventions for mammalian hair cell loss. Although these advances are promising, we are only beginning to fully appreciate the complexity of the many challenges that lie ahead.
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- John V Brigande
- Department of Otolaryngology, Oregon Hearing Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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P2X antagonists inhibit styryl dye entry into hair cells. Neuroscience 2009; 161:1144-53. [PMID: 19272432 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.02.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2008] [Revised: 02/22/2009] [Accepted: 02/24/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The styryl pyridinium dyes, FM1-43 and AM1-43, are fluorescent molecules that can permeate the mechanotransduction channels of hair cells, the sensory receptors of the inner ear. When these dyes are applied to hair cells, they enter the cytoplasm rapidly, resulting in a readily detectable intracellular fluorescence that is often used as a molecular indication of mechanotransduction channel activity. However, such dyes can also permeate the ATP receptor, P2X(2). Therefore, we explored the contribution of P2X receptors to the loading of hair cells with AM1-43. The chick inner ear was found to express P2X receptors and to release ATP, similar to the inner ear of mammals, allowing for the endogenous stimulation of P2X receptors. The involvement of these receptors was evaluated pharmacologically, by exposing the sensory epithelium of the chick inner ear to 5 microM AM1-43 under different experimental conditions and measuring the fluorescence in hair cells after fixation of the tissue. Pre-exposure of the tissue to 5 mM EGTA for 15 min, which should eliminate most of the gating "tip links" of the mechanotransduction channels, deceased fluorescence by only 44%. In contrast, P2X receptor antagonists (pyridoxalphosphate-6-azophenyl-2',4'-disulfonic acid [PPADS], suramin, 2',3'-O-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl) ATP [TNP-ATP], and d-tubocurarine) had greater effects on dye loading. PPADS, suramin, and TNP-ATP all decreased intracellular AM1-43 fluorescence in hair cells by at least 69% when applied at a concentration of 100 microM. The difference between d-tubocurarine-treated and control fluorescence was statistically insignificant when d-tubocurarine was applied at a concentration that blocks the mechanotransduction channel (200 microM). At a concentration that also blocks P2X(2) receptors (2 mM), d-tubocurarine decreased dye loading by 72%. From these experiments, it appears that AM1-43 can enter hair cells through endogenously activated P2X receptors. Thus, the contribution of P2X receptors to dye entry should be considered when using styryl pyridinium dyes to detect hair cell mechanotransduction channel activity, especially in the absence of explicit mechanical stimulation of stereocilia.
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Collado MS, Burns JC, Hu Z, Corwin JT. Recent advances in hair cell regeneration research. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2009; 16:465-71. [PMID: 18797290 DOI: 10.1097/moo.0b013e32830f4ab5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review discusses recent progress in research that seeks to understand the regeneration of hair cells and highlights findings that may hold importance for the eventual development of regenerative therapies for hearing and balance impairments. RECENT FINDINGS Signaling via the Notch receptor and the basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors has important roles in the development and regeneration of hair cells. The cytoskeletal properties and cell-matrix interactions of supporting cells in mice of different ages may hold part of the explanation for the age-related differences in their proliferative responses to damage and the differences between mammals and nonmammals in hair cell regeneration. Progress also has been made in deriving stem cells from inner ear tissues and other sources and in the evaluation of their potential uses as sources of new hair cells and as tools for biomedical research. SUMMARY Much has been accomplished since the discovery of postembryonic hair cell production and hair cell regeneration in nonmammals decades ago. No therapies for hair cell regeneration are under clinical trials, but research is yielding potentially important discoveries that are likely to lead to the development of therapeutic methods for inducing hair cell regeneration in the mammalian inner ear.
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- Maria Sol Collado
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
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Current World Literature. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2008; 16:490-5. [DOI: 10.1097/moo.0b013e3283130f63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Redfern WS, Waldron G, Winter MJ, Butler P, Holbrook M, Wallis R, Valentin JP. Zebrafish assays as early safety pharmacology screens: Paradigm shift or red herring? J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2008; 58:110-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2008.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2008] [Accepted: 05/08/2008] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Edge AS, Chen ZY. Hair cell regeneration. Curr Opin Neurobiol 2008; 18:377-82. [PMID: 18929656 PMCID: PMC5653255 DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2008.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2008] [Revised: 09/30/2008] [Accepted: 10/02/2008] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The mammalian inner ear largely lacks the capacity to regenerate hair cells, the sensory cells required for hearing and balance. Recent studies in both lower vertebrates and mammals have uncovered genes and pathways important in hair cell development and have suggested ways that the sensory epithelia could be manipulated to achieve hair cell regeneration. These approaches include the use of inner ear stem cells, transdifferentiation of nonsensory cells, and induction of a proliferative response in the cells that can become hair cells.
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- Albert Sb Edge
- Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States.
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