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Capshaw G, Diebold CA, Adams DM, Rayner J, Wilkinson GS, Moss CF, Lauer AM. Resistance to age-related hearing loss in the echolocating big brown bat ( Eptesicus fuscus ). BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.07.15.603592. [PMID: 39071368 PMCID: PMC11275774 DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.15.603592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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Hearing mediates many behaviors critical for survival in echolocating bats, including foraging and navigation. Most mammals are susceptible to progressive age-related hearing loss; however, the evolution of biosonar, which requires the ability to hear low-intensity echoes from outgoing sonar signals, may have selected against the development of hearing deficits in echolocating bats. Although many echolocating bats exhibit exceptional longevity and rely on acoustic behaviors for survival to old age, relatively little is known about the aging bat auditory system. In this study, we used DNA methylation to estimate the ages of wild-caught big brown bats ( Eptesicus fuscus ) and measured hearing sensitivity in young and aging bats using auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) and distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs). We found no evidence for hearing deficits in aging bats, demonstrated by comparable thresholds and similar ABR wave and DPOAE amplitudes across age groups. We additionally found no significant histological evidence for cochlear aging, with similar hair cell counts, afferent, and efferent innervation patterns in young and aging bats. Here we demonstrate that big brown bats show minimal evidence for age-related loss of peripheral hearing sensitivity and therefore represent informative models for investigating mechanisms that may preserve hearing function over a long lifetime.
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Teraoka M, Hato N, Inufusa H, You F. Role of Oxidative Stress in Sensorineural Hearing Loss. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:4146. [PMID: 38673731 PMCID: PMC11050000 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25084146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Hearing is essential for communication, and its loss can cause a serious disruption to one's social life. Hearing loss is also recognized as a major risk factor for dementia; therefore, addressing hearing loss is a pressing global issue. Sensorineural hearing loss, the predominant type of hearing loss, is mainly due to damage to the inner ear along with a variety of pathologies including ischemia, noise, trauma, aging, and ototoxic drugs. In addition to genetic factors, oxidative stress has been identified as a common mechanism underlying several cochlear pathologies. The cochlea, which plays a major role in auditory function, requires high-energy metabolism and is, therefore, highly susceptible to oxidative stress, particularly in the mitochondria. Based on these pathological findings, the potential of antioxidants for the treatment of hearing loss has been demonstrated in several animal studies. However, results from human studies are insufficient, and future clinical trials are required. This review discusses the relationship between sensorineural hearing loss and reactive oxidative species (ROS), with particular emphasis on age-related hearing loss, noise-induced hearing loss, and ischemia-reperfusion injury. Based on these mechanisms, the current status and future perspectives of ROS-targeted therapy for sensorineural hearing loss are described.
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- Masato Teraoka
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime University, Toon 791-0295, Ehime, Japan;
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime University, Toon 791-0295, Ehime, Japan;
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- Division of Anti-Oxidant Research, Life Science Research Center, Gifu University, Yanagito 1-1, Gifu 501-1194, Japan; (H.I.); (F.Y.)
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- Division of Anti-Oxidant Research, Life Science Research Center, Gifu University, Yanagito 1-1, Gifu 501-1194, Japan; (H.I.); (F.Y.)
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Pan X, Huang P, Ali SS, Renslo B, Hutchinson TE, Erwin N, Greenberg Z, Ding Z, Li Y, Warnecke A, Fernandez NE, Staecker H, He M. CRISPR-Cas9 Engineered Extracellular Vesicles for the Treatment of Dominant Progressive Hearing Loss. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.09.14.557853. [PMID: 38168224 PMCID: PMC10760051 DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.14.557853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Clinical translation of gene therapy has been challenging, due to limitations in current delivery vehicles such as traditional viral vectors. Herein, we report the use of gRNA:Cas9 ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes engineered extracellular vesicles (EVs) for in vivo gene therapy. By leveraging a novel high-throughput microfluidic droplet-based electroporation system (μDES), we achieved 10-fold enhancement of loading efficiency and more than 1000-fold increase in processing throughput on loading RNP complexes into EVs (RNP-EVs), compared with conventional bulk electroporation. The flow-through droplets serve as enormous bioreactors for offering millisecond pulsed, low-voltage electroporation in a continuous-flow and scalable manner, which minimizes the Joule heating influence and surface alteration to retain natural EV stability and integrity. In the Shaker-1 mouse model of dominant progressive hearing loss, we demonstrated the effective delivery of RNP-EVs into inner ear hair cells, with a clear reduction of Myo7ash1 mRNA expression compared to RNP-loaded lipid-like nanoparticles (RNP-LNPs), leading to significant hearing recovery measured by auditory brainstem responses (ABR).
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- Xiaoshu Pan
- College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, United States
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- College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, United States
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- College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, United States
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- College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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Tan WJT, Santos-Sacchi J, Tonello J, Shanker A, Ivanova AV. Pharmacological Modulation of Energy and Metabolic Pathways Protects Hearing in the Fus1/Tusc2 Knockout Model of Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:1225. [PMID: 37371955 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12061225] [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: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Tightly regulated and robust mitochondrial activities are critical for normal hearing. Previously, we demonstrated that Fus1/Tusc2 KO mice with mitochondrial dysfunction exhibit premature hearing loss. Molecular analysis of the cochlea revealed hyperactivation of the mTOR pathway, oxidative stress, and altered mitochondrial morphology and quantity, suggesting compromised energy sensing and production. Here, we investigated whether the pharmacological modulation of metabolic pathways using rapamycin (RAPA) or 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) supplementation can protect against hearing loss in female Fus1 KO mice. Additionally, we aimed to identify mitochondria- and Fus1/Tusc2-dependent molecular pathways and processes critical for hearing. We found that inhibiting mTOR or activating alternative mitochondrial energetic pathways to glycolysis protected hearing in the mice. Comparative gene expression analysis revealed the dysregulation of critical biological processes in the KO cochlea, including mitochondrial metabolism, neural and immune responses, and the cochlear hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis signaling system. RAPA and 2-DG mostly normalized these processes, although some genes showed a drug-specific response or no response at all. Interestingly, both drugs resulted in a pronounced upregulation of critical hearing-related genes not altered in the non-treated KO cochlea, including cytoskeletal and motor proteins and calcium-linked transporters and voltage-gated channels. These findings suggest that the pharmacological modulation of mitochondrial metabolism and bioenergetics may restore and activate processes critical for hearing, thereby protecting against hearing loss.
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- Winston J T Tan
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1023, New Zealand
- Department of Surgery (Otolaryngology), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Surgery (Otolaryngology), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- School of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
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- School of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
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- School of Graduate Studies and Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
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Tan WJT, Song L. Role of mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in sensorineural hearing loss. Hear Res 2023; 434:108783. [PMID: 37167889 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2023.108783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) can either be genetically inherited or acquired as a result of aging, noise exposure, or ototoxic drugs. Although the precise pathophysiological mechanisms underlying SNHL remain unclear, an overwhelming body of evidence implicates mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress playing a central etiological role. With its high metabolic demands, the cochlea, particularly the sensory hair cells, stria vascularis, and spiral ganglion neurons, is vulnerable to the damaging effects of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS). Mitochondrial dysfunction and consequent oxidative stress in cochlear cells can be caused by inherited mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations (hereditary hearing loss and aminoglycoside-induced ototoxicity), accumulation of acquired mtDNA mutations with age (age-related hearing loss), mitochondrial overdrive and calcium dysregulation (noise-induced hearing loss and cisplatin-induced ototoxicity), or accumulation of ototoxic drugs within hair cell mitochondria (drug-induced hearing loss). In this review, we provide an overview of our current knowledge on the role of mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in the development of SNHL caused by genetic mutations, aging, exposure to excessive noise, and ototoxic drugs. We also explore the advancements in antioxidant therapies for the different forms of acquired SNHL that are being evaluated in preclinical and clinical studies.
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- Winston J T Tan
- Department of Surgery (Otolaryngology), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, 1023, New Zealand.
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- Department of Surgery (Otolaryngology), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA; Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200125, China; Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200125, China.
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Sun G, Zheng Y, Fu X, Zhang W, Ren J, Ma S, Sun S, He X, Wang Q, Ji Z, Cheng F, Yan K, Liu Z, Belmonte JCI, Qu J, Wang S, Chai R, Liu GH. Single-cell transcriptomic atlas of mouse cochlear aging. Protein Cell 2023; 14:180-201. [PMID: 36933008 PMCID: PMC10098046 DOI: 10.1093/procel/pwac058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Progressive functional deterioration in the cochlea is associated with age-related hearing loss (ARHL). However, the cellular and molecular basis underlying cochlear aging remains largely unknown. Here, we established a dynamic single-cell transcriptomic landscape of mouse cochlear aging, in which we characterized aging-associated transcriptomic changes in 27 different cochlear cell types across five different time points. Overall, our analysis pinpoints loss of proteostasis and elevated apoptosis as the hallmark features of cochlear aging, highlights unexpected age-related transcriptional fluctuations in intermediate cells localized in the stria vascularis (SV) and demonstrates that upregulation of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) chaperon protein HSP90AA1 mitigates ER stress-induced damages associated with aging. Our work suggests that targeting unfolded protein response pathways may help alleviate aging-related SV atrophy and hence delay the progression of ARHL.
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- Guoqiang Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Aging Translational Medicine Center, International Center for Aging and Cancer, Beijing Municipal Geriatric Medical Research Center, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
- China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing 100101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
- China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
- Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing 100101, China
- The Fifth People’s Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing 400062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
- Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing 100101, China
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- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
- Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing 100101, China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
- Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing 100101, China
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- Shandong Provincial Hospital and School of Laboratory Animal Science, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
- Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing 100101, China
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- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
- Aging Translational Medicine Center, International Center for Aging and Cancer, Beijing Municipal Geriatric Medical Research Center, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
- The Fifth People’s Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing 400062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
- Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
- Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing 100101, China
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Capshaw G, Vicencio-Jimenez S, Screven LA, Burke K, Weinberg MM, Lauer AM. Physiological Evidence for Delayed Age-related Hearing Loss in Two Long-lived Rodent Species (Peromyscus leucopus and P. californicus). J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2022; 23:617-631. [PMID: 35882705 PMCID: PMC9613845 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-022-00860-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 10/16/2022] Open
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Deer mice (genus Peromyscus) are an emerging model for aging studies due to their longevity relative to rodents of similar size. Although Peromyscus species are well-represented in genetic, developmental, and behavioral studies, relatively few studies have investigated auditory sensitivity in this genus. Given the potential utility of Peromyscus for investigations of age-related changes to auditory function, we recorded auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) in two Peromyscus species, P. californicus, and P. leucopus, across the lifespan. We compared hearing sensitivity and ABR wave metrics measured in these species with measurements from Mus musculus (CBA/CaJ strain) to assess age-related effects on hearing across species. Recordings in young animals showed that all species had similar hearing ranges and thresholds with peak sensitivity ranging from 8 to 16 kHz; however, P. californicus and P. leucopus were more sensitive to frequencies below 8 kHz. Although M. musculus showed significant threshold shifts across a broad range of frequencies beginning at middle age and worsening among old individuals, older Peromyscus mice retained good sensitivity to sound across their lifespan. Middle-aged P. leucopus had comparable thresholds to young for frequencies below 24 kHz. P. leucopus also had notably large ABRs that were robust to age-related amplitude reductions, although response latencies increased with age. Old P. californicus were less sensitive to mid-range tones (8-16 kHz) than young individuals; however, there were no significant age-effects on ABR amplitudes or latencies in this species. These results indicate that longevity in Peromyscus mice may be correlated with delayed aging of the auditory system and highlight these species as promising candidates for longitudinal hearing research.
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- Grace Capshaw
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
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Kociszewska D, Vlajkovic S. Age-Related Hearing Loss: The Link between Inflammaging, Immunosenescence, and Gut Dysbiosis. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:7348. [PMID: 35806352 PMCID: PMC9266910 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23137348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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This article provides a theoretical overview of the association between age-related hearing loss (ARHL), immune system ageing (immunosenescence), and chronic inflammation. ARHL, or presbyacusis, is the most common sensory disability that significantly reduces the quality of life and has a high economic impact. This disorder is linked to genetic risk factors but is also influenced by a lifelong cumulative effect of environmental stressors, such as noise, otological diseases, or ototoxic drugs. Age-related hearing loss and other age-related disorders share common mechanisms which often converge on low-grade chronic inflammation known as "inflammaging". Various stimuli can sustain inflammaging, including pathogens, cell debris, nutrients, and gut microbiota. As a result of ageing, the immune system can become defective, leading to the accumulation of unresolved inflammatory processes in the body. Gut microbiota plays a central role in inflammaging because it can release inflammatory mediators and crosstalk with other organ systems. A proinflammatory gut environment associated with ageing could result in a leaky gut and the translocation of bacterial metabolites and inflammatory mediators to distant organs via the systemic circulation. Here, we postulate that inflammaging, as a result of immunosenescence and gut dysbiosis, accelerates age-related cochlear degeneration, contributing to the development of ARHL. Age-dependent gut dysbiosis was included as a hypothetical link that should receive more attention in future studies.
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- Department of Physiology and The Eisdell Moore Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland 1142, New Zealand;
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Fuentes-Santamaría V, Alvarado JC, Mellado S, Melgar-Rojas P, Gabaldón-Ull MC, Cabanes-Sanchis JJ, Juiz JM. Age-Related Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in the Cochlea Are Exacerbated by Long-Term, Short-Duration Noise Stimulation. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:853320. [PMID: 35450058 PMCID: PMC9016828 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.853320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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We have previously reported that young adult rats exposed to daily, short-duration noise for extended time periods, develop accelerated presbycusis starting at 6 months of age. Auditory aging is associated with progressive hearing loss, cell deterioration, dysregulation of the antioxidant defense system, and chronic inflammation, among others. To further characterize cellular and molecular mechanisms at the crossroads between noise and age-related hearing loss (ARHL), 3-month-old rats were exposed to a noise-accelerated presbycusis (NAP) protocol and tested at 6 and 16 months of age, using auditory brainstem responses, Real-Time Reverse Transcription-Quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) and immunocytochemistry. Chronic noise-exposure leading to permanent auditory threshold shifts in 6-month-old rats, resulted in impaired sodium/potassium activity, degenerative changes in the lateral wall and spiral ganglion, increased lipid peroxidation, and sustained cochlear inflammation with advancing age. Additionally, at 6 months, noise-exposed rats showed significant increases in the gene expression of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase 1/2, glutathione peroxidase 1, and catalase) and inflammation-associated molecules [ionized calcium binding adaptor molecule 1, interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha]. The levels of IL-1β were upregulated in the spiral ganglion and spiral ligament, particularly in type IV fibrocytes; these cells showed decreased levels of connective tissue growth factor and increased levels of 4-hydroxynonenal. These data provide functional, structural and molecular evidence that age-noise interaction contributes to exacerbating presbycusis in young rats by leading to progressive dysfunction and early degeneration of cochlear cells and structures. These findings contribute to a better understanding of NAP etiopathogenesis, which is essential as it affects the life quality of young adults worldwide.
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- Verónica Fuentes-Santamaría
- Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades Neurológicas (IDINE), Albacete, Spain
- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades Neurológicas (IDINE), Albacete, Spain
- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades Neurológicas (IDINE), Albacete, Spain
- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades Neurológicas (IDINE), Albacete, Spain
- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades Neurológicas (IDINE), Albacete, Spain
- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades Neurológicas (IDINE), Albacete, Spain
- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades Neurológicas (IDINE), Albacete, Spain
- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
- Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, NIFE-VIANNA, Cluster of Excellence Hearing4all-German Research Foundation, Hanover, Germany
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Mehdi MM, Solanki P, Singh P. Oxidative stress, antioxidants, hormesis and calorie restriction: The current perspective in the biology of aging. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2021; 95:104413. [PMID: 33845417 DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2021.104413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Aging, in a large measure, has long been defined as the resultant of oxidative stress acting on the cells. The cellular machinery eventually malfunctions at the basic level by the damage from the processes of oxidation and the system starts slowing down because of intrinsic eroding. To understand the initial destruction at the cellular level spreading outward to affect tissues, organs and the organism, the relationship between molecular damage and oxidative stress is required to understand. Retarding the aging process is a matter of cumulatively decreasing the rate of oxidative damage to the cellular machinery. Along with the genetic reasons, the decrease of oxidative stress is somehow a matter of lifestyle and importantly of diet. In the current review, the theories of aging and the understanding of various levels of molecular damage by oxidative stress have been emphasized. A broader understanding of mechanisms of aging have been elaborated in terms of effects of oxidative at molecular, mitochondrial, cellular and organ levels. The antioxidants supplementation, hormesis and calorie restriction as the prominent anti-aging strategies have also been discussed. The relevance and the efficacy of the antiaging strategies at system level have also been presented.
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- Mohammad Murtaza Mehdi
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Bio-engineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, 144411, Punjab, India.
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- Multidisciplinary Research Unit, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, 124001, Haryana, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, 222003, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Karimian M, Behjati M, Barati E, Ehteram T, Karimian A. CYP1A1 and GSTs common gene variations and presbycusis risk: a genetic association analysis and a bioinformatics approach. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:42600-42610. [PMID: 32712936 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10144-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Antioxidant enzymes such as glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) and cytochromes P450 (CYPs) are involved in the metabolism and detoxification of cytotoxic compounds, as well as the elimination of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Therefore, alterations in the structure of these enzymes could result in prolonged production of ROS with subsequent risk of development of disorders such as presbycusis. This study aimed to investigate the association between CYP1A1 (rs4646903, rs1048943) and GSTs (GSTM1-deletion, GSTT1-deletion, GSTP1-rs1695) with presbycusis risk in an Iranian population which was followed by an in silico approach. In a case-control study, 280 subjects including 140 cases with presbycusis and 140 healthy controls were enrolled. Genotypes of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were detected by PCR-RFLP method and the genotype of the above mentioned deletions was determined by touchdown PCR. Some bioinformatics tools were employed to evaluate the impact of SNPs on the gene function. SNP analysis revealed that there are significant associations between rs1048943 (AG vs. AA: OR = 2.46, 95%CI = 1.30-4.65, p = 0.006; GG + AG vs. AA: OR = 2.53, 95%CI = 1.36-4.69, p = 0.003; G vs. A: OR = 2.36, 95%CI = 1.33-4.17, p = 0.003) and rs4646903 (C vs. T: OR = 1.45, 95%CI = 1.02-2.06, p = 0.040) variations and increased risk of presbycusis. However, there was no significant association between rs1695 and presbycusis risk. Also, significant associations were observed between GSTM1 (OR = 4.28, 95%CI = 1.18-15.52, p = 0.027) and GSTT1 (OR = 1.64, 95%CI = 1.02-2.65, p = 0.041) deletions and elevated risk of presbycusis. Moreover, the combination analysis revealed a significant association between GSTM1+/GSTT1- genotype and presbycusis susceptibility (OR = 1.63, 95%CI = 1.00-2.67, p = 0.049). In silico analysis revealed that the rs1048943 SNP could influence significantly on the RNA structure of CYP1A1 (distance: 0.1454; p value: 0.1799). Based on our findings, the rs4646903, rs1048943 SNPs as well as GSTM1 and GSTT1 deletions could be considered as genetic risk factors for the development and progression of presbycusis.
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- Mohammad Karimian
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, 47416-95447, Iran.
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- Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Department of ENT, School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Science, Qotb-e Ravandi Blvd, Kashan, 8715988141, Iran
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
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Spankovich C, Le Prell CG. The role of diet in vulnerability to noise-induced cochlear injury and hearing loss. THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2019; 146:4033. [PMID: 31795697 DOI: 10.1121/1.5132707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The influence of dietary nutrient intake on the onset and trajectory of hearing loss during aging and in mediating protection from challenges such as noise is an important relationship yet to be fully appreciated. Dietary intake provides essential nutrients that support basic cellular processes related to influencing cellular stress response, immune response, cardiometabolic status, neural status, and psychological well-being. Dietary quality has been shown to alter risk for essentially all chronic health conditions including hearing loss and tinnitus. Evidence of nutrients with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-ischemic properties, and overall healthy diet quality as otoprotective strategies are slowly accumulating, but many questions remain unanswered. In this article, the authors will discuss (1) animal models in nutritional research, (2) evidence of dietary nutrient-based otoprotection, and (3) consideration of confounds and limitations to nutrient and dietary study in hearing sciences. Given that there are some 60 physiologically essential nutrients, unraveling the intricate biochemistry and multitude of interactions among nutrients may ultimately prove infeasible; however, the wealth of available data suggesting healthy nutrient intake to be associated with improved hearing outcomes suggests the development of evidence-based guidance regarding diets that support healthy hearing may not require precise understanding of all possible interactions among variables. Clinical trials evaluating otoprotective benefits of nutrients should account for dietary quality, noise exposure history, and exercise habits as potential covariates that may influence the efficacy and effectiveness of test agents; pharmacokinetic measures are also encouraged.
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- Christopher Spankovich
- Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi 39216, USA
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- School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas 75080, USA
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Drug-induced Stress Granule Formation Protects Sensory Hair Cells in Mouse Cochlear Explants During Ototoxicity. Sci Rep 2019; 9:12501. [PMID: 31467369 PMCID: PMC6715625 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48393-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Stress granules regulate RNA translation during cellular stress, a mechanism that is generally presumed to be protective, since stress granule dysregulation caused by mutation or ageing is associated with neurodegenerative disease. Here, we investigate whether pharmacological manipulation of the stress granule pathway in the auditory organ, the cochlea, affects the survival of sensory hair cells during aminoglycoside ototoxicity, a common cause of acquired hearing loss. We show that hydroxamate (-)-9, a silvestrol analogue that inhibits eIF4A, induces stress granule formation in both an auditory cell line and ex-vivo cochlear cultures and that it prevents ototoxin-induced hair-cell death. In contrast, preventing stress granule formation using the small molecule inhibitor ISRIB increases hair-cell death. Furthermore, we provide the first evidence of stress granule formation in mammalian hair cells in-vivo triggered by aminoglycoside treatment. Our results demonstrate that pharmacological induction of stress granules enhances cell survival in native-tissue, in a clinically-relevant context. This establishes stress granules as a viable therapeutic target not only for hearing loss but also other neurodegenerative diseases.
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Desa DE, Nichols MG, Smith HJ. Aminoglycosides rapidly inhibit NAD(P)H metabolism increasing reactive oxygen species and cochlear cell demise. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2018; 24:1-14. [PMID: 30411553 PMCID: PMC6225535 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.24.5.051403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Despite causing permanent hearing loss by damaging inner ear sensory cells, aminoglycosides (AGs) remain one of the most widely used classes of antibiotics in the world. Although the mechanisms of cochlear sensory cell damage are not fully known, reactive oxygen species (ROS) are clearly implicated. Mitochondrial-specific ROS formation was evaluated in acutely cultured murine cochlear explants exposed to gentamicin (GM), a representative ototoxic AG antibiotic. Superoxide (O2·-) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) were measured using MitoSOX Red and Dihydrorhodamine 123, respectively, in sensory and supporting cells. A 1-h GM exposure significantly increased O2·- formation in IHCs and increased H2O2 formation in all cell types. At the same time point, GM significantly increased manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) levels while significantly decreasing copper/zinc superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD) in cochlear sensory cells. This suggests (1) a rapid conversion of highly reactive O2·- to H2O2 during the acute stage of ototoxic antibiotic exposure and (2) that the endogenous antioxidant system is significantly altered by AGs. Fluorescence intensity-based measurements of reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (phosphate) [NAD(P)H] and mitochondrial membrane potential were measured to determine if increases in GM-induced ROS production were correlated with changes in mitochondrial metabolism. This project provides a basis for understanding the mechanisms of mitochondrial ROS production in cochlear cells exposed to ototoxic antibiotics. Understanding the nature of ototoxic antibiotic-induced changes in mitochondrial metabolism is critical for developing hearing loss treatment and prevention strategies.
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- Danielle E. Desa
- University of Rochester, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rochester, New York, United States
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- Creighton University, Department of Physics, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Creighton University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center, The Eppley Institute for Cancer and Allied Diseases, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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Matyas P, Postyeni E, Komlosi K, Szalai R, Bene J, Magyari L, Melegh B, Hadzsiev K. Age-Related Hearing Impairment Associated NAT2, GRM7, GRHL2 Susceptibility Gene Polymorphisms and Haplotypes in Roma and Hungarian Populations. Pathol Oncol Res 2018; 25:1349-1355. [PMID: 29455378 DOI: 10.1007/s12253-018-0388-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Age-related hearing impairment (ARHI) is the most frequent sensory disease in the elderly, which is caused by an interaction between genetic and environmental factors. Here we examined the ethnic differences, allele and genotype frequencies of the NAT2, GRM7, and GRHL2 genes pooled samples of healthy Hungarian and healthy and hearing impaired Roma people. Study populations of healthy Hungarian and Roma subjects were characterized for the rs1799930 NAT2, rs11928865 GRM7, rs10955255, rs13263539, and rs1981361 GRHL2 polymorphisms and deaf Roma subjects were characterized for the rs1799930 NAT2, rs13263539, and rs1981361 GRHL2 using a PCR-RFLP method. We found significant differences in minor allele frequencies for GRHL2 rs13263539 and rs1981361 polymorphism between healthy Roma and Hungarian samples (37.9% vs. 51.0% and 43.6% vs. 56.2%, respectively; p < 0.05). The differences of homozygous genotype of GRHL2 rs13263539 and rs1981361 variants, values were also significantly different (13.0% vs. 25.3% and 16.5 vs. 32.3%; p < 0.05). The NAT2 rs1799930 homozygous genotype was 14.0% in healthy Romas and 7.7% in Hungarians, while the minor A allele frequency was 38.0% and 26.7% in Roma and Hungarian population, respectively (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the frequency of GGT, GAC and GAT haplotypes was significantly higher in the Hungarian population than in healthy Roma (1.87 vs. 4.47%, 0.91 vs. 2.07% and 1.15 vs. 5.51%, respectively; p < 0.008). Present study revealed significant interethnic differences in allele polymorphisms of NAT2, GRM7 and GRHL2 exhibit quite marked ethnic differences in Roma populations that might have important implications for the preventive and therapeutic treatments in this population.
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- Petra Matyas
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Pecs, Medical School, Szigeti 12, Pecs, H-7624, Hungary.,Human Genetic and Pharmacogenomic Research Group, Janos Szentagothai Research Centre, Ifjusag 20, Pecs, H-7624, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Pecs, Medical School, Szigeti 12, Pecs, H-7624, Hungary.,Human Genetic and Pharmacogenomic Research Group, Janos Szentagothai Research Centre, Ifjusag 20, Pecs, H-7624, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Pecs, Medical School, Szigeti 12, Pecs, H-7624, Hungary.,Human Genetic and Pharmacogenomic Research Group, Janos Szentagothai Research Centre, Ifjusag 20, Pecs, H-7624, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Pecs, Medical School, Szigeti 12, Pecs, H-7624, Hungary.,Human Genetic and Pharmacogenomic Research Group, Janos Szentagothai Research Centre, Ifjusag 20, Pecs, H-7624, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Pecs, Medical School, Szigeti 12, Pecs, H-7624, Hungary.,Human Genetic and Pharmacogenomic Research Group, Janos Szentagothai Research Centre, Ifjusag 20, Pecs, H-7624, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Pecs, Medical School, Szigeti 12, Pecs, H-7624, Hungary.,Human Genetic and Pharmacogenomic Research Group, Janos Szentagothai Research Centre, Ifjusag 20, Pecs, H-7624, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Pecs, Medical School, Szigeti 12, Pecs, H-7624, Hungary. .,Human Genetic and Pharmacogenomic Research Group, Janos Szentagothai Research Centre, Ifjusag 20, Pecs, H-7624, Hungary.
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Pecs, Medical School, Szigeti 12, Pecs, H-7624, Hungary.,Human Genetic and Pharmacogenomic Research Group, Janos Szentagothai Research Centre, Ifjusag 20, Pecs, H-7624, Hungary
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Loss of sestrin 2 potentiates the early onset of age-related sensory cell degeneration in the cochlea. Neuroscience 2017; 361:179-191. [PMID: 28818524 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Revised: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Sestrin 2 (SESN2) is a stress-inducible protein that protects tissues from oxidative stress and delays the aging process. However, its role in maintaining the functional and structural integrity of the cochlea is largely unknown. Here, we report the expression of SESN2 protein in the sensory epithelium, particularly in hair cells. Using C57BL/6J mice, a mouse model of age-related cochlear degeneration, we observed a significant age-related reduction in SESN2 expression in cochlear tissues that was associated with early onset hearing loss and accelerated age-related sensory cell degeneration that progressed from the base toward the apex of the cochlea. Hair cell death occurred by caspase-8 mediated apoptosis. Compared to C57BL/6J control mice, Sesn2 KO mice displayed enhanced expression of proinflammatory genes and activation of basilar membrane macrophages, suggesting that loss of SESN2 function provokes the immune response. Together, these results suggest that Sesn2 plays an important role in cochlear homeostasis and immune responses to stress.
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Kitoh R, Nishio SY, Usami SI. Prognostic impact of gene polymorphisms in patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. Acta Otolaryngol 2017; 137:S24-S29. [PMID: 28366034 DOI: 10.1080/00016489.2017.1296971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate whether genetic polymorphisms (single-nucleotide polymorphism [SNPs]) have a prognostic influence on hearing recovery after standardized corticosteroid therapy. METHODS A total of 192 gene samples from idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) patients registered in the Intractable Inner Ear Disease Gene Bank were enrolled and, as the candidate genes, 16 SNPs from 13 genes were selected for this study. Fischer's exact test was used to compare allele frequencies in each SNP between the patients with good hearing recovery and patients with poor hearing recovery. RESULTS The SNPs of the GSR gene (rs2251780 and rs3779647) and NOS3 gene (rs1799983) were associated with treatment outcome (p < .05). Furthermore, there was a marginal correlation between the SNP of the NR3C1 gene (rs4912910) and treatment outcome (p = .05). CONCLUSIONS The results of this study indicate that the analysis of genetic factors might make it possible to predict the treatment outcome, at least in part, in patients with idiopathic SSNHL.
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- Ryosuke Kitoh
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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Shinomiya H, Yamashita D, Fujita T, Nakano E, Inokuchi G, Hasegawa S, Otsuki N, Nishigori C, Nibu KI. Hearing Dysfunction in Xpa-Deficient Mice. Front Aging Neurosci 2017; 9:19. [PMID: 28239347 PMCID: PMC5301083 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a rare recessive heredity disease caused by DNA repair impairment characterized by photosensitivity and neurologic symptoms in half of the cases. There are eight subtypes of XP: XP-A–XP-G and XP variant. Among eight subtypes, XP complementation group A (XP-A) display the lowest DNA repair ability and the severest cutaneous and neurologic symptoms. While its pathogenesis of skin symptoms have been well-studied, that of neurological symptoms, including sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) remains unknown. Basic studies have suggested that SNHL may be caused by inner ear damage, including damage to the spiral ganglion neurons and organ of Corti, and that the XP-A is associated with most severe form of SNHL in humans. Here, we report the occurrence of SNHL in Xpa-deficient mice. Xpa-deficient mice and wild-type mice underwent measurements for auditory brainstem response, and the results revealed that Xpa-deficient mice exhibited significantly greater (p < 0.01) ABR thresholds at 4, 8, and 16 kHz than the wild-type mice. Furthermore, the number of spiral ganglion neurons was reduced in Xpa-deficient mice compared with that in wild-type mice, indicating that hearing loss may be related to spiral ganglion neuron deficiency, consistent with the few reports published in human patients with XP. These results provide important insights into the pathogenesis of SNHL in patients with XP-A.
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- Hitomi Shinomiya
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Related Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Related Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe, Japan
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Vlajkovic SM, Ambepitiya K, Barclay M, Boison D, Housley GD, Thorne PR. Adenosine receptors regulate susceptibility to noise-induced neural injury in the mouse cochlea and hearing loss. Hear Res 2016; 345:43-51. [PMID: 28034618 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2016.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Revised: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Our previous studies have shown that the stimulation of A1 adenosine receptors in the inner ear can mitigate the loss of sensory hair cells and hearing loss caused by exposure to traumatic noise. Here, we focus on the role of adenosine receptors (AR) in the development of noise-induced neural injury in the cochlea using A1AR and A2AAR null mice (A1AR-/- and A2AAR-/-). Wildtype (WT) and AR deficient mice were exposed to octave band noise (8-16 kHz, 100 dB SPL) for 2 h to induce cochlear injury and hearing loss. Auditory thresholds and input/output functions were assessed using auditory brainstem responses (ABR) before and two weeks post-exposure. The loss of outer hair cells (OHC), afferent synapses and spiral ganglion neurons (SGN) were assessed by quantitative histology. A1AR-/- mice (6-8 weeks old) displayed a high frequency hearing loss (ABR threshold shift and reduced ABR wave I and II amplitudes). This hearing loss was further aggravated by acute noise exposure and exceeded the hearing loss in the WT and A2AAR-/- mice. All mice experienced the loss of OHC, synaptic ribbons and SGN after noise exposure, but the loss of SGN was significantly higher in A1AR-/- mice than in the A2AAR-/- and WT genotypes. The A2AAR-/- demonstrated better preservation of OHC and afferent synapses and the minimal loss of SGN after noise exposure. The findings suggest that the loss of A1AR expression results in an increased susceptibility to cochlear neural injury and hearing loss, whilst absence of A2AAR increases cochlear resistance to acoustic trauma.
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- Srdjan M Vlajkovic
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag, 92019, Auckland, New Zealand; Centre for Brain Research, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag, 92019, Auckland, New Zealand.
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag, 92019, Auckland, New Zealand; Centre for Brain Research, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag, 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag, 92019, Auckland, New Zealand; Centre for Brain Research, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag, 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
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- RS Dow Neurobiology Laboratories, Legacy Research, Portland, OR, 97232, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Translational Neuroscience Facility, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag, 92019, Auckland, New Zealand; Centre for Brain Research, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag, 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
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Labbé D, Bloch W, Schick B, Michel O. Hearing impairment, cochlear morphology, and peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)) formation in adult and aging NOS II knockout mice. Acta Otolaryngol 2016; 136:991-8. [PMID: 27192390 DOI: 10.1080/00016489.2016.1183167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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CONCLUSION Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) II induction is a protective mechanism against age-related degeneration of the cochlea. OBJECTIVES An induction of NOS II has been described in different inner ear pathologies. The objective was to examine the role of NOS II in age-related degeneration of the cochlea. METHODS The hearing ability in adult and aging NOS II knockout mice (KO) and their wildtype (WT) littermates was explored via auditory brainstem response (ABR) measurements. Inner ear morphological differences were studied with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Immunohistochemistry was used to examine the induction of NOS II in the inner ear of aging WT mice. Expression of nitrotyrosin, a marker protein for the reactive oxygen species peroxynitrite, was compared between KO and WT mice using immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Adult KO mice exhibited a mild hearing impairment. WT mice showed an induction of NOS II after 6 months of age. Age-related hearing deterioration was accelerated in KO mice, which was accompanied by increased nitrotyrosin formation and outer hair cell loss.
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- Daniel Labbé
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Clinics of the Saarland, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Sport Medicine, German Sport University, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Clinics of the Saarland, Homburg, Germany
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- Afdelingshoofd Dienst KNO, Universitair Ziekenhuis -Vrije Universiteit Brussel UZ-VUB, Brussels, Belgium
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Kasica N, Podlasz P, Sundvik M, Tamas A, Reglodi D, Kaleczyc J. Protective Effects of Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide (PACAP) Against Oxidative Stress in Zebrafish Hair Cells. Neurotox Res 2016; 30:633-647. [PMID: 27557978 PMCID: PMC5047952 DOI: 10.1007/s12640-016-9659-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Revised: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a pleiotropic neuropeptide, with known antiapoptotic functions. Our previous in vitro study has demonstrated the ameliorative role of PACAP-38 in chicken hair cells under oxidative stress conditions, but its effects on living hair cells is now yet known. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate in vivo the protective role of PACAP-38 in hair cells found in zebrafish (Danio rerio) sense organs-neuromasts. To induce oxidative stress the 5-day postfertilization (dpf) zebrafish larvae were exposed to 1.5 mM H2O2 for 15 min or 1 h. This resulted in an increase in caspase-3 and p-38 MAPK level in the hair cells as well as in an impairment of the larvae basic behavior. To investigate the ameliorative role of PACAP-38, the larvae were incubated with a mixture of 1.5 mM H2O2 and 100 nM PACAP-38 following 1 h preincubation with 100 nM PACAP-38 only. PACAP-38 abilities to prevent hair cells from apoptosis were investigated. Whole-mount immunohistochemistry and confocal microscopy analyses revealed that PACAP-38 treatment decreased the cleaved caspase-3 level in the hair cells, but had no influence on p-38 MAPK. The analyses of basic locomotor activity supported the protective role of PACAP-38 by demonstrating the improvement of the fish behavior after PACAP-38 treatment. In summary, our in vivo findings demonstrate that PACAP-38 protects zebrafish hair cells from oxidative stress by attenuating oxidative stress-induced apoptosis.
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- Natalia Kasica
- Department of Animal Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 13, box 105J, 10-719, Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Forensic Veterinary and Administration, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 13, 10-719, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Anatomy, Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8 (Biomedicum Helsinki), 00290, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Pecs, Szigeti 12, 7624, Pecs, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Pecs, Szigeti 12, 7624, Pecs, Hungary
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- Department of Animal Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 13, box 105J, 10-719, Olsztyn, Poland
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Association of oxidative stress gene polymorphisms with presbycusis. Gene 2016; 593:277-83. [PMID: 27562082 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2016.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Revised: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Presbycusis is characterised by etiopathological changes in the cochlea of the inner ear due to genetic and environmental factors and has a serious impact on quality of life. The present study was aimed to evaluate the role of oxidant stress gene polymorphisms in the development of presbycusis. SUBJECTS AND METHODS 220 subjects with confirmed presbycusis from ENT specialists of MAA ENT hospital, Hyderabad, India from 2012 to 2014 were considered for the study. 270 age and sex matched controls were included in the study. Analysis of gene polymorphisms of SNPs cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) 3801 T>C, 2455 A>G and 2453 A>C; glutathione S transferase (GST) T1 and M1; N-acetyl transferase (NAT2) 282 C>T and 857 G>A; uncoupled proteins (UCP1) (-3826) A>G and (UCP2) (866)G>A was carried out. Variations in the allelic and genotypic frequencies obtained were computed and analysed using appropriate statistical methods. RESULTS The results of the study indicated that CYP1A1 gene polymorphism at 2453 C>A (adjusted OR: 1.59, 95% CI: 1.01-2.87) and 2455 A>G (adjusted OR: 1.87, 95% CI: 1.07-3.37), double null genotype of GSTM1 and GSTT1 (adjusted OR: 8.88, 95% CI: 4.10-19.19), NAT2 gene at C282T (adjusted OR: 1.77, 95% CI: 1.02-3.11) and G590 A (adjusted OR: 1.83, 95% CI 1.20-3.63) and UCP2 (-866) G>A (adjusted OR: 12.39; 95% CI: 6.51-23.56) showed increased risk for presbycusis while CYP1A1 at 3801 T>C and UCP1 (-3286) A>G exhibited no association. The haplotype combinations of T-G-A of CYP1A1 at 3801, 2455 and 2453 positions as well as T-A of NAT2*6 at 282 and 590 positions were found to contribute significant risk for the onset of presbycusis. CONCLUSIONS Gene polymorphisms of CYP1A1 (A2455G, C2453A), NAT2*6 (C282T, G590 A), GST T1/M1 (double null genotype) and UCP2 (G-866 A) were found to contribute significant risk to presbycusis.
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Deslyper G, Colgan TJ, Cooper AJR, Holland CV, Carolan JC. A Proteomic Investigation of Hepatic Resistance to Ascaris in a Murine Model. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016; 10:e0004837. [PMID: 27490109 PMCID: PMC4974003 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The helminth Ascaris causes ascariasis in both humans and pigs. Humans, especially children, experience significant morbidity including respiratory complications, growth deficits and intestinal obstruction. Given that 800 million people worldwide are infected by Ascaris, this represents a significant global public health concern. The severity of the symptoms and associated morbidity are related to the parasite burden and not all hosts are infected equally. While the pathology of the disease has been extensively examined, our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying resistance and susceptibility to this nematode infection is poor. In order to investigate host differences associated with heavy and light parasite burden, an experimental murine model was developed utilising Ascaris-susceptible and -resistant mice strains, C57BL/6J and CBA/Ca, respectively, which experience differential burdens of migratory Ascaris larvae in the host lungs. Previous studies identified the liver as the site where this difference in susceptibility occurs. Using a label free quantitative proteomic approach, we analysed the hepatic proteomes of day four post infection C57BL/6J and CBA/Ca mice with and without Ascaris infection to identify proteins changes potentially linked to both resistance and susceptibility amongst the two strains, respectively. Over 3000 proteins were identified in total and clear intrinsic differences were elucidated between the two strains. These included a higher abundance of mitochondrial proteins, particularly those associated with the oxidative phosphorylation pathway and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in the relatively resistant CBA/Ca mice. We hypothesise that the increased ROS levels associated with higher levels of mitochondrial activity results in a highly oxidative cellular environment that has a dramatic effect on the nematode's ability to successfully sustain a parasitic association with its resistant host. Under infection, both strains had increased abundances in proteins associated with the oxidative phosphorylation pathway, as well as the tricarboxylic acid cycle, with respect to their controls, indicating a general stress response to Ascaris infection. Despite the early stage of infection, some immune-associated proteins were identified to be differentially abundant, providing a novel insight into the host response to Ascaris. In general, the susceptible C57BL/6J mice displayed higher abundances in immune-associated proteins, most likely signifying a more active nematode cohort with respect to their CBA/Ca counterparts. The complement component C8a and S100 proteins, S100a8 and S100a9, were highly differentially abundant in both infected strains, signifying a potential innate immune response and the importance of the complement pathway in defence against macroparasite infection. In addition, the signatures of an early adaptive immune response were observed through the presence of proteins, such as plastin-2 and dipeptidyl peptidase 1. A marked decrease in proteins associated with translation was also observed in both C57BL/6J and CBA/Ca mice under infection, indicative of either a general response to Ascaris or a modulatory effect by the nematode itself. Our research provides novel insights into the in vivo host-Ascaris relationship on the molecular level and provides new research perspectives in the development of Ascaris control and treatment strategies.
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- Gwendoline Deslyper
- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland
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- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Zoology, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Zoology, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland
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Sánchez-Rodríguez C, Martín-Sanz E, Cuadrado E, Granizo JJ, Sanz-Fernández R. Protective effect of polyphenols on presbycusis via oxidative/nitrosative stress suppression in rats. Exp Gerontol 2016; 83:31-6. [PMID: 27426743 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2016.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Revised: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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UNLABELLED Age-related hearing loss (AHL) -presbycusis- is the number one neurodegenerative disorder and top communication deficit of our aged population. Experimental evidence suggests that mitochondrial dysfunction associated with reactive oxygen species (ROS) plays a central role in the aging process of cochlear cells. Dietary antioxidants, in particular polyphenols, have been found to be beneficial in protecting against the generation of ROS in various diseases associated with oxidative stress, such as cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and aging. OBJECTIVES This study was designed to investigate the effects of polyphenols on AHL and to determine whether oxidative stress plays a role in the pathophysiology of AHL. METHODS Sprague-Dawley rats (n=100) were divided into five groups according to their age (3, 6, 12, 18 and 24months old) and treated with 100mg/kg/day body weight of polyphenols dissolved in tap water for half of the life of the animal. Auditory steady-state responses (ASSR) threshold shifts were measured before sacrificing the rats. Then, cochleae were harvested to measure total superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities, reactive oxidative and nitrogen species levels, superoxide anions and nitrotyrosine levels. RESULTS Increased levels of ROS and RNS in cochlea observed with age decreases with polyphenol treatment. In addition, the activity of SOD and GPx enzymes in older rats recovered after the administration of polyphenols. CONCLUSION The reduction in oxidative and nitrosative stress in the presence of polyphenols correlates with significant improvements in ASSR threshold shifts.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital of Getafe, Carretera de Toledo, km 12, 500, Getafe (Madrid), Spain.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University Hospital of Getafe, Carretera de Toledo, km 12, 500, Getafe (Madrid), Spain.
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Infanta Cristina Hospital, Avenida 9 de junio, 2. 28981 - Parla, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital of Getafe, Carretera de Toledo, km 12, 500, Getafe (Madrid), Spain.
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Lee JH, Kim MS, Park BR. Vestibular end organ injury induced by middle ear treatment with ferric chloride in rats. Hum Exp Toxicol 2016; 36:146-159. [DOI: 10.1177/0960327116639365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sensorineural hearing loss, ataxia, pyramidal signs, and vestibular deficits characterize superficial siderosis of the central nervous system. This study investigated changes in vestibular function, free radical formation, and phosphorylated cJun expression in the vestibular end organs after middle ear treatment with a ferric chloride (FeCl3) solution. A single injection of 70% FeCl3 solution into the unilateral middle ear cavity caused static vestibular symptoms, such as spontaneous nystagmus and head tilt. Asymmetric expression of c-Fos protein was observed in the bilateral vestibular nuclei and prepositus hypoglossal nuclei within 6 h after injection. Histopathologic examinations revealed partial hair cell loss, degeneration of the supporting stroma, and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling-positive cells in the neuroepithelial layer of the crista ampullaris in FeCl3-treated animals. 5-(And-6)-chloromethyl-2′,7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate, acetyl ester and diaminofluorescein–2 diacetate fluorescence and immunoreactivity for nitrotyrosine increased markedly in the sensory neuroepithelial layer and nerve bundles of the crista ampullaris after 2 h. Strong immunoreactivity for phospho-cJun and cJun was observed in the type I hair cells of the crista ampullaris 120 h after injection. Thus, a single short-term treatment with a high concentration of FeCl3 in the unilateral middle ear cavity can induce activation of intracellular signals for cJun protein and oxidative stress through the formation of reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide in vestibular sensory receptors, resulting in vestibular dysfunction. These results suggest that activation of intracellular signals for cJun protein and oxidative stress may be a key component of the pathogenesis of vestibular deficits in patients with superficial siderosis.
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- JH Lee
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine and Brain Science Institute at Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine and Brain Science Institute at Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea
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Stebbings KA, Choi HW, Ravindra A, Llano DA. The impact of aging, hearing loss, and body weight on mouse hippocampal redox state, measured in brain slices using fluorescence imaging. Neurobiol Aging 2016; 42:101-9. [PMID: 27143426 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2016.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2015] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The relationships between oxidative stress in the hippocampus and other aging-related changes such as hearing loss, cortical thinning, or changes in body weight are not yet known. We measured the redox ratio in a number of neural structures in brain slices taken from young and aged mice. Hearing thresholds, body weight, and cortical thickness were also measured. We found striking aging-related increases in the redox ratio that were isolated to the stratum pyramidale, while such changes were not observed in thalamus or cortex. These changes were driven primarily by changes in flavin adenine dinucleotide, not nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide hydride. Multiple regression analysis suggested that neither hearing threshold nor cortical thickness independently contributed to this change in hippocampal redox ratio. However, body weight did independently contribute to predicted changes in hippocampal redox ratio. These data suggest that aging-related changes in hippocampal redox ratio are not a general reflection of overall brain oxidative state but are highly localized, while still being related to at least one marker of late aging, weight loss at the end of life.
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- Kevin A Stebbings
- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA; Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
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Brosel S, Laub C, Averdam A, Bender A, Elstner M. Molecular aging of the mammalian vestibular system. Ageing Res Rev 2016; 26:72-80. [PMID: 26739358 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2015.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2015] [Revised: 12/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Dizziness and imbalance frequently affect the elderly and contribute to falls and frailty. In many geriatric patients, clinical testing uncovers a dysfunction of the vestibular system, but no specific etiology can be identified. Neuropathological studies have demonstrated age-related degeneration of peripheral and central vestibular neurons, but the molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. In contrast, recent studies into age-related hearing loss strongly implicate mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress and apoptotic cell death of cochlear hair cells. While some data suggest that analogous biological pathomechanisms may underlie vestibular dysfunction, actual proof is missing. In this review, we summarize the available data on the molecular causes of vestibular dysfunction.
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- Sonja Brosel
- German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Department of Neurology, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology with Friedrich-Baur-Institute, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Friedrich-Baur-Institute, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Therapiezentrum Burgau, Kapuzinerstr.34, 89331 Burgau, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Friedrich-Baur-Institute, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Academic Hospital Munich-Bogenhausen, Technical University of Munich, Englschalkingerstr. 77, 81925 Munich, Germany
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Zhu Y, Zhao J, Feng B, Su Y, Kang D, Yuan H, Zhai S, Dai P. Mutations in the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene in elderly Chinese people. Acta Otolaryngol 2015; 135:26-34. [PMID: 25376778 DOI: 10.3109/00016489.2014.949849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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 Our data indicate that the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene, and particularly the A827G mutation, may be associated with susceptibility to age-related hearing loss. OBJECTIVE Hearing loss associated with aging is common among elderly persons. In all genetic backgrounds, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations may be one of the most important factors contributing to aging and age-related hearing loss. The mitochondrial 12S rRNA is a hot spot for deafness-associated mutations in Chinese populations. The purpose of the present study was to elucidate the relationship of 12S rRNA gene polymorphisms and age-related hearing loss. METHODS The 12S rRNA gene polymorphisms were detected by direct sequencing. Statistical analyses were performed to assess the associations between age-related hearing loss and 12S rRNA gene variants. RESULTS We report here a systematic mutational screening of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene in 662 elderly subjects from the general population with various hearing threshold levels (211 controls and 451 age-related hearing loss subjects). Mutational screening of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene identified 55 nucleotide changes, including 4 mutations localized at highly conserved sites and 51 known variants. Of the known deafness-associated mutations in the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene, the incidence of the A1555G mutation was 0.15%, A827G was 4.38%, T1095C was 0.45%, and T1005C was 3.78%. The incidence of the other known variants was 0.15-99.85%. We found statistically significant differences in the proportions of subjects with the A827G mutation among the various age-related hearing loss groups and normal controls.
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- Yuhua Zhu
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, PLA General Hospital , Beijing , PR China
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Lou X, Yuan H, Xie J, Wang X, Yang L, Zhang Y. Growth factors have a protective effect on neomycin-induced hair cell loss. Cell Biol Int 2014; 39:65-73. [PMID: 25052549 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.10347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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We have demonstrated that selected growth factors are involved in regulating survival and proliferation of progenitor cells derived from the neonatal rat organ of Corti (OC). The protective and regenerative effects of these defined growth factors on the injured organ of Corti were therefore investigated. The organ of Corti dissected from the Wistar rat pups (P3-P5) was split into apical, middle, and basal parts, explanted and cultured with or without neomycin and growth factors. Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2), and epidermal growth factor (EGF) protected the inner hair cells (IHCs) and outer hair cells (OHCs) from neomycin ototoxicity. Using EGF, IGF-1, and FGF-2 alone induced no protective effect on the survival of auditory hair cells. Combining 2 growth factors (EGF + IGF-1, EGF + FGF-2, or IGF-1 + FGF-2) gave statistically protective effects. Similarly, combining all three growth factors effectively protected auditory hair cells from the ototoxic insult. None of the growth factors induced regeneration of hair cells in the explants injured with neomycin. Thus various combinations of the three defined factors (IGF-1, FGF-2, and EGF) can protect the auditory hair cells from the neomycin-induced ototoxic damage, but no regeneration was seen. This offers a possible novel approach to the treatment of hearing loss.
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- Xiangxin Lou
- Department of Bioengineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, 2999 North Renmin Road, Shanghai, 201620, China
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Tian C, Kim YJ, Lim HJ, Kim YS, Park HY, Choung YH. Red ginseng delays age-related hearing and vestibular dysfunction in C57BL/6 mice. Exp Gerontol 2014; 57:224-32. [PMID: 24952098 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2014.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2014] [Revised: 05/27/2014] [Accepted: 06/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Since Korean red ginseng (KRG) has been proven to protect against gentamicin-induced vestibular and hearing dysfunction, the effects of KRG on age-related inner ear disorder in C57BL/6 mice were investigated. While age-related hearing loss was detected at the age of 6months (32kHz) and 9months (16kHz) in the control group, it was significantly delayed (p<0.05) in the 150mg/kg KRG-treated group. Vestibular dysfunction was observed in the tail-hanging and swimming tests, with significantly different severity scores and swimming times detected between the control and 150mg/kg KRG-treated group at the age of 12months (p<0.05). Mice treated with 500mg/kg KRG exhibited irritability and aggravated inner ear dysfunction. Histological observation supported the findings of hearing and vestibular function defects. In conclusion, C57BL/6 mice showed early-onset hearing loss and progressive vestibular dysfunction with aging, which were delayed by treatment with 150mg/kg KRG. However, 500mg/kg KRG treatment may induce aggressive behavior.
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- Chunjie Tian
- Department of Otolaryngology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
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Tadros SF, D'Souza M, Zhu X, Frisina RD. Gene expression changes for antioxidants pathways in the mouse cochlea: relations to age-related hearing deficits. PLoS One 2014; 9:e90279. [PMID: 24587312 PMCID: PMC3938674 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Age-related hearing loss - presbycusis - is the number one neurodegenerative disorder and top communication deficit of our aged population. Like many aging disorders of the nervous system, damage from free radicals linked to production of reactive oxygen and/or nitrogen species (ROS and RNS, respectively) may play key roles in disease progression. The efficacy of the antioxidant systems, e.g., glutathione and thioredoxin, is an important factor in pathophysiology of the aging nervous system. In this investigation, relations between the expression of antioxidant-related genes in the auditory portion of the inner ear - cochlea, and age-related hearing loss was explored for CBA/CaJ mice. Forty mice were classified into four groups according to age and degree of hearing loss. Cochlear mRNA samples were collected and cDNA generated. Using Affymetrix® GeneChip, the expressions of 56 antioxidant-related gene probes were analyzed to estimate the differences in gene expression between the four subject groups. The expression of Glutathione peroxidase 6, Gpx6; Thioredoxin reductase 1, Txnrd1; Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1, Idh1; and Heat shock protein 1, Hspb1; were significantly different, or showed large fold-change differences between subject groups. The Gpx6, Txnrd1 and Hspb1 gene expression changes were validated using qPCR. The Gpx6 gene was upregulated while the Txnrd1 gene was downregulated with age/hearing loss. The Hspb1 gene was found to be downregulated in middle-aged animals as well as those with mild presbycusis, whereas it was upregulated in those with severe presbycusis. These results facilitate development of future interventions to predict, prevent or slow down the progression of presbycusis.
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- Sherif F. Tadros
- International Center for Hearing & Speech Research, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Otolaryngology Dept., University of Rochester Medical School, Rochester, New York, United States of America
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- International Center for Hearing & Speech Research, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Otolaryngology Dept., University of Rochester Medical School, Rochester, New York, United States of America
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- International Center for Hearing & Speech Research, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Otolaryngology Dept., University of Rochester Medical School, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Depts. Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, Communication Sciences & Disorders, and Global Center for Hearing & Speech Research, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- International Center for Hearing & Speech Research, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Otolaryngology Dept., University of Rochester Medical School, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Depts. Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, Communication Sciences & Disorders, and Global Center for Hearing & Speech Research, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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The protective role of Bax inhibitor-1 against chronic mild stress through the inhibition of monoamine oxidase A. Sci Rep 2013; 3:3398. [PMID: 24292328 PMCID: PMC3844965 DOI: 10.1038/srep03398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2013] [Accepted: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The anti-apoptotic protein Bax inhibitor-1 (BI-1) is a regulator of apoptosis linked to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. It has been hypothesized that BI-1 protects against neuron degenerative diseases. In this study, BI-1⁻/⁻ mice showed increased vulnerability to chronic mild stress accompanied by alterations in the size and morphology of the hippocampi, enhanced ROS accumulation and an ER stress response compared with BI-1⁺/⁺ mice. BI-1⁻/⁻ mice exposed to chronic mild stress showed significant activation of monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A), but not MAO-B, compared with BI-1⁺/⁺ mice. To examine the involvement of BI-1 in the Ca²⁺-sensitive MAO activity, thapsigargin-induced Ca²⁺ release and MAO activity were analyzed in neuronal cells overexpressing BI-1. The in vitro study showed that BI-1 regulates Ca²⁺ release and related MAO-A activity. This study indicates an endogenous protective role of BI-1 under conditions of chronic mild stress that is primarily mediated through Ca²⁺-associated MAO-A regulation.
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Han C, Someya S. Mouse models of age-related mitochondrial neurosensory hearing loss. Mol Cell Neurosci 2013; 55:95-100. [PMID: 22820179 PMCID: PMC3609944 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2012.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2012] [Revised: 07/01/2012] [Accepted: 07/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder in the elderly population. Overall, 10% of the population has a hearing loss in the US, and this age-related hearing disorder is projected to afflict more than 28 million Americans by 2030. Age-related hearing loss is associated with loss of sensory hair cells (sensory hearing loss) and/or spiral ganglion neurons (neuronal hearing loss) in the cochlea of the inner ear. Many lines of evidence indicate that oxidative stress and associated mitochondrial dysfunction play a central role in age-related neurodegenerative diseases and are a cause of age-related neurosensory hearing loss. Yet, the molecular mechanisms of how oxidative stress and/or mitochondrial dysfunction lead to hearing loss during aging remain unclear, and currently there is no treatment for this age-dependent disorder. Several mouse models of aging and age-related diseases have been linked to age-related mitochondrial neurosensory hearing loss. Evaluation of these animal models has offered basic knowledge of the mechanism underlying hearing loss associated with oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and aging. Here we review the evidence that specific mutations in the mitochondrial DNA or nuclear DNA that affect mitochondrial function result in increased oxidative damage and associated loss of sensory hair cells and/or spiral ganglion neurons in the cochlea during aging, thereby causing hearing loss in these mouse models. Future studies comparing these models will provide further insight into fundamental knowledge about the disordered process of hearing and treatments to improve the lives of individuals with communication disorders. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled 'Mitochondrial function and dysfunction in neurodegeneration'.
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- Chul Han
- Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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Watanabe KI, Bloch W. Histone methylation and acetylation indicates epigenetic change in the aged cochlea of mice. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2012; 270:1823-30. [PMID: 23081671 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-012-2222-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2012] [Accepted: 10/04/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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It is currently accepted that epigenetics plays an important role in normal genetics and differentiation, and its failure triggers various diseases such as cancer, aging, metabolic diseases, and abnormal differentiations. The typical mechanism involves the modification of histones and the methylation of DNA. In this study, we investigated the modification of histones in the aged cochlea of mice using immunohistochemistry. Eight mice [C57BL/6(B6)] at the age of 8 weeks (young group) and 132 weeks (aged group) were used. Cochleas were fixed with paraformaldehyde and then decalcified. Hematoxylin-eosin staining was performed for the morphological study using a light microscope. After removing paraffin, the sections were incubated with the primary antibody to acetyl-histone H3 Lys9 or dimethyl-histone H3 Lys9. Confocal scanning microscopy was performed for observation. The degeneration was severest in the spiral ganglion cells and the organ of Corti of the basal turn as determined by light microscopy. Acetylated histone H3 was detected in the spiral ganglion cells and the organ of Corti of the young group, but not in those of the aged group. Dimethylated histone H3 was detected in the spiral ganglion cells and the organ of Corti of the aged group, but not in those of the young group. Acetylation was switched to methylation during ageing. Histone modification is known to have a critical role in neuro-degeneration. Our findings suggest that epigenetic change participates in the process of presbycusis.
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- Ken-Ichi Watanabe
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan.
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Angeli SI, Bared A, Ouyang X, Du LL, Yan D, Zhong Liu X. Audioprofiles and antioxidant enzyme genotypes in presbycusis. Laryngoscope 2012; 122:2539-42. [PMID: 22965834 DOI: 10.1002/lary.23577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Audiometric patterns have been shown to indirectly provide information regarding the pathophysiology of presbycusis and be useful in the phenotyping of hereditary deafness. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Hospital-based cohort study of adults with presbycusis, comparing the association of audiometric patterns and polymorphisms of antioxidant enzymes that have been linked to presbycusis: GSTT1, GSTM1 and NAT2. All subjects underwent a clinical evaluation and completed questionnaires regarding ototoxicity and noise exposure. Pure-tone threshold audiometry was obtained and subjects' audiograms were classified into specific patterns. DNA was extracted from blood and the polymorphisms of GSTT1, GSTM1, and the NAT2 variants (NAT2* 5A; NAT2* 6A,B) were analyzed by PCR. RESULTS The audiometric patterns that were more prevalent in our cohort were "High-Frequency Steeply Sloping" or HFSS (33%), "High-Frequency Gently Sloping" or HFGS (31%), and "Flat" (27%), with other patterns being rare. We did not find a statistical significant effect of gender, age, hearing level, and ear side on the audiometric pattern. Subjects with mutant alleles for GSTT1 were more likely to have a HFSS audiogram than subjects with the wild type genotype. CONCLUSIONS In this cohort, there was a similar prevalence for the three audiometric configurations HFSS, HFGS, and Flat, with other configurations being rare. Subjects with mutant alleles for GSTT1 were more likely to have a HFSS audiogram than subjects with the wild type genotype, suggesting that the basal turn of the cochlea is susceptible to GSTT1 regulated oxidative stress. However, further studies of audioprofiles with larger sample sizes may be needed to establish phenotype-genotype correlations in presbycusis.
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- Simon I Angeli
- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA.
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Lu MH, Takemoto M, Watanabe K, Luo H, Nishimura M, Yano M, Tomimoto H, Okazaki T, Oike Y, Song WJ. Deficiency of sphingomyelin synthase-1 but not sphingomyelin synthase-2 causes hearing impairments in mice. J Physiol 2012; 590:4029-44. [PMID: 22641779 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.235846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Sphingomyelin (SM) is a sphingolipid reported to function as a structural component of plasma membranes and to participate in signal transduction. The role of SM metabolism in the process of hearing remains controversial. Here, we examined the role of SM synthase (SMS), which is subcategorized into the family members SMS1 and SMS2, in auditory function. Measurements of auditory brainstem response (ABR) revealed hearing impairment in SMS1−/− mice in a low frequency range (4–16 kHz). As a possible mechanism of this impairment, we found that the stria vascularis (SV) in these mice exhibited atrophy and disorganized marginal cells. Consequently, SMS1−/− mice exhibited significantly smaller endocochlear potentials (EPs). As a possible mechanism for EP reduction, we found altered expression patterns and a reduced level of KCNQ1 channel protein in the SV of SMS1−/− mice. These mice also exhibited reduced levels of distortion product otoacoustic emissions. Quantitative comparison of the SV atrophy, KCNQ1 expression, and outer hair cell density at the cochlear apical and basal turns revealed no location dependence, but more macrophage invasion into the SV was observed in the apical region than the basal region, suggesting a role of cochlear location-dependent oxidative stress in producing the frequency dependence of hearing loss in SMS1−/− mice. Elevated ABR thresholds, decreased EPs, and abnormal KCNQ1 expression patterns in SMS1−/− mice were all found to be progressive with age. Mice lacking SMS2, however, exhibited neither detectable hearing loss nor changes in their EPs. Taken together, our results suggest that hearing impairments occur in SMS1−/− but not SMS2−/− mice. Defects in the SV with subsequent reductions in EPs together with hair cell dysfunction may account, at least partially, for hearing impairments in SMS1−/− mice.
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- Mei-Hong Lu
- Department of Sensory and Cognitive Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan
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Tanaka C, Coling DE, Manohar S, Chen GD, Hu BH, Salvi R, Henderson D. Expression pattern of oxidative stress and antioxidant defense-related genes in the aging Fischer 344/NHsd rat cochlea. Neurobiol Aging 2012; 33:1842.e1-14. [PMID: 22300951 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2011.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2011] [Revised: 12/13/2011] [Accepted: 12/22/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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The biological mechanisms that give rise to age-related hearing loss (ARHL) are still poorly understood. However, there is growing recognition that oxidative stress may be an important factor. To address this issue, we measured the changes in the expression of cochlear oxidative stress and antioxidant defense-related genes in young (2 months old), middle-aged (12 months old), and old (21-25 months old) Fischer 344/NHsd (F344/NHsd) rats and compared gene expression changes with ARHL. A quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction array revealed a significant age-related downregulation of only 1 gene, stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase 1, and upregulation of 12 genes: 24-dehydrocholesterol reductase; aminoadipate-semialdehyde synthase; cytoglobin; dual oxidase 2; glutathione peroxidase 3; glutathione peroxidase 6; glutathione S-transferase, kappa 1; glutathione reductase; nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAD(P)H) dehydrogenase, quinone 1; solute carrier Family 38, Member 5; thioredoxin interacting protein; and vimentin. Statistical analyses revealed significant correlations between gene expression and auditory function in 8 genes. Our results identified specific subsets of oxidative stress genes that appear to play an important role in ARHL in the Fischer 344/NHsd rat.
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- Chiemi Tanaka
- Center for Hearing and Deafness, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
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Vlajkovic SM, Guo CX, Telang R, Wong ACY, Paramananthasivam V, Boison D, Housley GD, Thorne PR. Adenosine kinase inhibition in the cochlea delays the onset of age-related hearing loss. Exp Gerontol 2011; 46:905-14. [PMID: 21846498 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2011.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2011] [Revised: 07/07/2011] [Accepted: 08/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This study was undertaken to determine the role of adenosine signalling in the development of age-related hearing loss (ARHL). We and others have shown previously that adenosine signalling via A(1) receptors is involved in cochlear protection from noise-induced cochlear injury. Here we demonstrate that enhanced adenosine signalling in the cochlea provides partial protection from ARHL in C57BL/6J mice. We targeted adenosine kinase (ADK), the key enzyme in adenosine metabolism, using a treatment regime with the selective ADK inhibitor ABT-702 (1.5mg/kg intraperitoneally twice a week) commencing at the age of three months or six months. This treatment, intended to increase free adenosine levels in the cochlea, was maintained until the age of nine months and hearing thresholds were evaluated monthly using auditory brainstem responses (ABR). At nine months, when C57BL/6J mice normally exhibit significant ARHL, both groups treated with ABT-702 showed lower ABR threshold shifts at 10 and 16kHz compared to control animals receiving the vehicle solution. The better thresholds of the ABT-702-treated mice at these frequencies were supported by increased survival of hair cells in the apical region of the cochlea. This study provides the first evidence that ARHL can be mitigated by enhancing adenosine signalling in the cochlea.
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- Srdjan M Vlajkovic
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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Johnson KR, Gagnon LH, Longo-Guess C, Kane KL. Association of a citrate synthase missense mutation with age-related hearing loss in A/J mice. Neurobiol Aging 2011; 33:1720-9. [PMID: 21803452 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2011.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2011] [Revised: 04/22/2011] [Accepted: 05/20/2011] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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We previously mapped a locus (ahl4) on distal Chromosome 10 that contributes to the age-related hearing loss of A/J strain mice. Here, we report on a refined genetic map position for ahl4 and its association with a mutation in the citrate synthase gene (Cs). We mapped ahl4 to the distal-most 7 megabases (Mb) of chromosome 10 by analysis of a new linkage backcross and then further narrowed the interval to 5.5 Mb by analysis of 8 C57BL/6J congenic lines with different A/J-derived segments of chromosome 10. A nucleotide variant in exon 3 of Cs is the only known DNA difference within the ahl4 candidate gene interval that is unique to the A/J strain and that causes a nonsynonymous codon change. Multiple lines of evidence implicate this missense mutation (H55N) as the underlying cause of ahl4-related hearing loss, likely through its effects on mitochondrial adenosine trisphosphate (ATP) and free radical production in cochlear hair cells. The A/J mouse thus provides a new model system for in vivo studies of mitochondrial function and hearing loss.
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Perez P, Bao J. Why do hair cells and spiral ganglion neurons in the cochlea die during aging? Aging Dis 2011; 2:231-241. [PMID: 22396875 PMCID: PMC3295057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2011] [Revised: 02/18/2011] [Accepted: 02/18/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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Age-related decline of cochlear function is mainly due to the loss of hair cells and spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs). Recent findings clearly indicate that survival of these two cell types during aging depends on genetic and environmental interactions, and this relationship is seen at the systemic, tissue, cellular, and molecular levels. At cellular and molecular levels, age-related loss of hair cells and SGNs can occur independently, suggesting distinct mechanisms for the death of each during aging. This mechanistic independence is also observed in the loss of medial olivocochlear efferent innervation and outer hair cells during aging, pointing to a universal independent cellular mechanism for age-related neuronal death in the peripheral auditory system. While several molecular signaling pathways are implicated in the age-related loss of hair cells and SGNs, studies with the ability to locally modify gene expression in these cell types are needed to address whether these signaling pathways have direct effects on hair cells and SGNs during aging. Finally, the issue of whether age-related loss of these cells occurs via typical apoptotic pathways requires further examination. As new studies in the field of aging reshape the framework for exploring these underpinnings, understanding of the loss of hair cells and SGNs associated with age and the interventions that can treat and prevent these changes will result in dramatic benefits for an aging population.
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- Correspondence should be addressed to: Jianxin Bao, Ph.D., Department of Otolaryngology, Center for Aging, Washington University in St. Louis, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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CONCLUSION Hydrogen gas effectively protected against the morphological and functional vestibular hair cell damage by reactive oxygen species (ROS). OBJECTIVE ROS are generally produced by oxidative stress. In the inner ear, ROS levels increase as a result of noise trauma and ototoxic drugs and induce damage. It is thus important to control ROS levels in the inner ear. The protective effects of hydrogen gas in cochlear hair cells have been reported previously. METHODS This study examined the effects of hydrogen gas on mouse vestibular hair cell damage by ROS using antimycin A. RESULTS In the group *exposed to hydrogen gas, vestibular hair cells were morphologically well preserved and their mechano-electrical transduction activities were relatively well maintained when compared with controls. Hydroxyphenyl fluorescein (HPF) fluorescence in vestibular tissue was also reduced by hydrogen gas.
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- Akiko Taura
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Antioxidant enzymes, presbycusis, and ethnic variability. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2010; 143:263-8. [PMID: 20647132 DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2009] [Revised: 03/15/2010] [Accepted: 03/23/2010] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE A proposed mechanism for presbycusis is a significant increase in oxidative stress in the cochlea. The enzymes glutathione S-transferase (GST) and N-acetyltransferase (NAT) are two classes of antioxidant enzymes active in the cochlea. In this work, we sought to investigate the association of different polymorphisms of GSTM1, GSTT1, and NAT2 and presbycusis and analyze whether ethnicity has an effect in the genotype-phenotype associations. STUDY DESIGN Case-control study of 134 DNA samples. SETTING University-based tertiary care center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Clinical, audiometric, and DNA testing of 55 adults with presbycusis and 79 control patients with normal hearing. RESULTS The GSTM1 null genotype was present in 77 percent of white Hispanics and 51 percent of white non-Hispanics (Fisher's exact test, 2-tail, P = 0.0262). The GSTT1 null genotype was present in 34 percent of control patients and in 60 percent of white presbycusis subjects (P = 0.0067, odds ratio [OR] = 2.843, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] = 1.379-5.860). The GSTM1 null genotype was more frequent in presbycusis subjects, i.e., 48 percent of control patients and 69 percent of white subjects carried this deletion (P = 0.0198, OR = 2.43, 95% CI = 1.163-5.067). The NAT2*6A mutant genotype was more frequent among subjects with presbycusis (60%) than in control patients (34%; P = 0.0086, OR = 2.88, 95% CI = 1.355-6.141). CONCLUSION We showed an increased risk of presbycusis among white subjects carrying the GSTM1 and the GSTT1 null genotype and the NAT*6A mutant allele. Subjects with the GSTT1 null genotypes are almost three times more likely to develop presbycusis than those with the wild type. The GSTM1 null genotype was more prevalent in white Hispanics than in white non-Hispanics, but the GSTT1 and NAT2 polymorphisms were equally represented in the two groups.
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Huang Q, Tang J. Age-related hearing loss or presbycusis. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2010; 267:1179-91. [DOI: 10.1007/s00405-010-1270-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2010] [Accepted: 04/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Johnson KR, Yu H, Ding D, Jiang H, Gagnon LH, Salvi RJ. Separate and combined effects of Sod1 and Cdh23 mutations on age-related hearing loss and cochlear pathology in C57BL/6J mice. Hear Res 2010; 268:85-92. [PMID: 20470874 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2010.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2010] [Revised: 04/16/2010] [Accepted: 05/04/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Both the ahl allele of Cdh23 and the null mutation of Sod1 have been shown to contribute to age-related hearing loss (AHL) in mice, but mixed strain backgrounds have confounded analyses of their individual and combined effects. To test for the effects of Sod1 deficiency independently from those of Cdh23(ahl), we produced mice with four digenic genotypes: Sod1(+/+)Cdh23(ahl)(/ahl), Sod1(+/+)Cdh23(+/+), Sod1(-/-)Cdh23(ahl)(/ahl), and Sod1(-/-)Cdh23(+/+), all on a uniform C57BL(/)6J strain background. We assessed hearing loss by ABR threshold measurements and evaluated cochlear pathologies in age-matched mice of each digenic combination. ABR analysis showed that Sod1(+/+)Cdh23(+/+) mice retain normal hearing up to 15 months of age and that hearing loss of Sod1(+/+)Cdh23(ahl)(/ahl) mice is more age and frequency dependent than that of Sod1(-/-)Cdh23(+/+) mice. ABR results also showed that mice with both gene mutations (Sod1(-/-)Cdh23(ahl)(/ahl)) exhibit the earliest onset and most severe hearing loss, greater than predicted for strictly additive effects. Histological analysis of cochleas showed that hair cell lesions are most severe in Sod1(-)(/-)Cdh23(ahl)(/ahl) mice followed closely by Sod1(+)(/+)Cdh23(ahl)(/ahl) mice and much smaller in Sod1(-)(/-)Cdh23(+)(/+) and Sod1(+)(/+)Cdh23(+)(/+) mice. Despite extensive damage to cochlear hair cells, vestibular hair cells appeared remarkably normal in all strains. Although both Sod1(-/-) and Cdh23(ahl)(/ahl) genotypes had strong effects on hearing loss, the Cdh23(ahl/ahl) genotype was primarily responsible for the increase in hair cell loss, suggesting that the two mutations have different underlying mechanisms of pathology.
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Someya S, Prolla TA. Mitochondrial oxidative damage and apoptosis in age-related hearing loss. Mech Ageing Dev 2010; 131:480-6. [PMID: 20434479 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2010.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2009] [Revised: 04/08/2010] [Accepted: 04/21/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Age-related hearing loss (AHL) is a universal feature of mammalian aging and is the most common sensory disorder in the elderly population. Experimental evidence suggests that mitochondrial dysfunction associated with reactive oxygen species (ROS) plays a central role in the aging process of cochlear cells. Although it is well established that mitochondria are the major source of ROS in the cell, specific molecular mechanisms of aging induced by ROS remain poorly characterized. Here we review the evidence that supports a central role for Bak-mediated mitochondrial apoptosis in AHL. We also propose that this mechanism may be of general relevance to age-related cell death in long-lived post-mitotic cells of multiple tissues, providing an opportunity for a targeted therapeutic intervention in human aging.
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- Shinichi Someya
- Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Davis RR, Custer DA, Krieg E, Alagramam K. N-Acetyl L-Cysteine does not protect mouse ears from the effects of noise*. J Occup Med Toxicol 2010; 5:11. [PMID: 20426871 PMCID: PMC2868036 DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-5-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2010] [Accepted: 04/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is one of the most common occupational injuries in the United States. It would be extremely valuable if a safe, inexpensive compound could be identified which protects worker hearing from noise. In a series of experiments, Kopke has shown that the compound N-acetyl-L-cysteine (L-NAC) can protect the hearing of chinchillas from the effects of a single exposure to noise. L-NAC is used in clinical medicine and is very safe. Although L-NAC was reported to be promising, it has not been successful in other studies (Kramer et al., 2006; Hamernik et al., 2008). The present study was undertaken to determine if L-NAC could protect C57BL/6J (B6) mice from the permanent effects of noise. Method Two groups of five B6 mice were injected with either 300 or 600 mg/kg L-NAC approximately 1 hr prior to a 104 dB broadband noise exposure and again immediately after the exposure. A control group (N = 7) was exposed to the same noise level but injected with vehicle (sterile saline). Auditory brainstem response measurements were made at 4, 8, 16 and 32 kHz one week prior to and 12 days after exposure. Conclusions There were no statistically significant differences in ABR threshold shifts between the mice receiving L-NAC and the control mice. This indicates that L-NAC was not effective in preventing permanent threshold shift in this mouse model of NIHL.
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- Rickie R Davis
- Hearing Loss Prevention Team, Engineering and Physical Hazards Branch, Division of Applied Research and Technology, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, C-27, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA.
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Hoshino T, Tabuchi K, Hara A. Effects of NSAIDs on the Inner Ear: Possible Involvement in Cochlear Protection. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2010; 3:1286-1295. [PMID: 27713301 PMCID: PMC4033980 DOI: 10.3390/ph3051286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2010] [Revised: 04/12/2010] [Accepted: 04/22/2010] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase, two important enzymes involved in arachidonic acid metabolism, are major targets of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Recent investigations suggest that arachidonic cascades and their metabolites may be involved in maintaining inner ear functions. The excessive use of aspirin may cause tinnitus in humans and impairment of the outer hair cell functions in experimental animals. On the other hand, NSAIDs reportedly exhibit protective effects against various kinds of inner ear disorder. The present review summarizes the effects of NSAIDs on cochlear pathophysiology. NSAIDs are a useful ameliorative adjunct in the management of inner ear disorders.
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- Tomofumi Hoshino
- Department of Otolaryngology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8575, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8575, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8575, Japan.
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González-García JÁ, Nevado J, García-Berrocal JR, Sánchez-Rodríguez C, Trinidad A, Sanz R, Ramírez-Camacho R. Endogenous protection against oxidative stress caused by cisplatin: role of superoxide dismutase. Acta Otolaryngol 2010; 130:453-7. [PMID: 19883181 DOI: 10.3109/00016480903311203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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CONCLUSION The administration of cisplatin induces the activation of superoxide dismutase (SOD) as a response to oxidative stress in the cochleae of Sprague-Dawley rats and this activation is proportional to the activation of the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis. OBJECTIVES To determine the role of the antioxidant endogenous mechanism in the preservation of cochlear integrity and function in an experimental model of cisplatin ototoxicity. METHODS Sixteen Sprague-Dawley rats were studied at 7 days after intraperitoneal injection of CDDP (n = 8) or 10 ml/kg NaCl 0.9% w/v in the control group (n = 8) by means of auditory steady-state responses. These findings were compared with the expression of SOD and caspase-3/7 and caspase-9 activities. RESULTS Groups receiving cisplatin showed increased auditory thresholds after injection of cisplatin and control groups maintained normal hearing. Measurements of caspase-3/7 and caspase-9 showed a significant increase in cisplatin-treated rats. A significantly increased activity of total SOD in whole cochlear extracts was observed in animals from the CDDP groups vs control animals. Likewise, differences between CDDP groups were also statistically significant.
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Murillo-Cuesta S, Contreras J, Zurita E, Cediel R, Cantero M, Varela-Nieto I, Montoliu L. Melanin precursors prevent premature age-related and noise-induced hearing loss in albino mice. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 2009; 23:72-83. [PMID: 19843244 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-148x.2009.00646.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Strial melanocytes are required for normal development and correct functioning of the cochlea. Hearing deficits have been reported in albino individuals from different species, although melanin appears to be not essential for normal auditory function. We have analyzed the auditory brainstem responses (ABR) of two transgenic mice: YRT2, carrying the entire mouse tyrosinase (Tyr) gene expression-domain and undistinguishable from wild-type pigmented animals; and TyrTH, non-pigmented but ectopically expressing tyrosine hydroxylase (Th) in melanocytes, which generate the precursor metabolite, L-DOPA, but not melanin. We show that young albino mice present a higher prevalence of profound sensorineural deafness and a poorer recovery of auditory thresholds after noise-exposure than transgenic mice. Hearing loss was associated with absence of cochlear melanin or its precursor metabolites and latencies of the central auditory pathway were unaltered. In summary, albino mice show impaired hearing responses during ageing and after noise damage when compared to YRT2 and TyrTH transgenic mice, which do not show the albino-associated ABR alterations. These results demonstrate that melanin precursors, such as L-DOPA, have a protective role in the mammalian cochlea in age-related and noise-induced hearing loss.
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- Silvia Murillo-Cuesta
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain
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