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Ghimire M, Cai R, Ling L, Brownell KA, Hackett TA, Llano DA, Caspary DM. Increased pyramidal and VIP neuronal excitability in rat primary auditory cortex directly correlates with tinnitus behaviour. J Physiol 2023; 601:2493-2511. [PMID: 37119035 PMCID: PMC10330441 DOI: 10.1113/jp284675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Tinnitus affects roughly 15%-20% of the population while severely impacting 10% of those afflicted. Tinnitus pathology is multifactorial, generally initiated by damage to the auditory periphery, resulting in a cascade of maladaptive plastic changes at multiple levels of the central auditory neuraxis as well as limbic and non-auditory cortical centres. Using a well-established condition-suppression model of tinnitus, we measured tinnitus-related changes in the microcircuits of excitatory/inhibitory neurons onto layer 5 pyramidal neurons (PNs), as well as changes in the excitability of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) neurons in primary auditory cortex (A1). Patch-clamp recordings from PNs in A1 slices showed tinnitus-related increases in spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents (sEPSCs) and decreases in spontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic currents (sIPSCs). Both measures could be correlated to the rat's behavioural evidence of tinnitus. Tinnitus-related changes in PN excitability were independent of changes in A1 excitatory or inhibitory cell numbers. VIP neurons, part of an A1 local circuit that can control the excitation of layer 5 PNs via disinhibitory mechanisms, showed significant tinnitus-related increases in excitability that directly correlated with the rat's behavioural tinnitus score. That PN and VIP changes directly correlated to tinnitus behaviour suggests an important role in A1 tinnitus pathology. Tinnitus-related A1 changes were similar to findings in studies of neuropathic pain in somatosensory cortex suggesting a common pathology of these troublesome perceptual impairments. Improved understanding between excitatory, inhibitory and disinhibitory sensory cortical circuits can serve as a model for testing therapeutic approaches to the treatment of tinnitus and chronic pain. KEY POINTS: We identified tinnitus-related changes in synaptic function of specific neuronal subtypes in a reliable animal model of tinnitus. The findings show direct and indirect tinnitus-related losses of normal inhibitory function at A1 layer 5 pyramidal cells, and increased VIP excitability. The findings are similar to what has been shown for neuropathic pain suggesting that restoring normal inhibitory function at synaptic inputs onto A1 pyramidal neurons (PNs) could conceptually reduce tinnitus discomfort.
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- Madan Ghimire
- Department of Pharmacology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois 62702
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- Department of Pharmacology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois 62702
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- Department of Pharmacology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois 62702
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- Department of Pharmacology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois 62702
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- Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232
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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
- Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois 62702
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Chemogenetic Activation of Cortical Parvalbumin-Positive Interneurons Reverses Noise-Induced Impairments in Gap Detection. J Neurosci 2021; 41:8848-8857. [PMID: 34452937 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2687-19.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Exposure to loud noises not only leads to trauma and loss of output from the ear but also alters downstream central auditory circuits. A perceptual consequence of noise-induced central auditory disruption is impairment in gap-induced prepulse inhibition, also known as gap detection. Recent studies have implicated cortical parvalbumin (PV)-positive inhibitory interneurons in gap detection and prepulse inhibition. Here, we show that exposure to loud noises specifically reduces the density of cortical PV but not somatostatin (SOM)-positive interneurons in the primary auditory cortex in mice (C57BL/6) of both sexes. Optogenetic activation of PV neurons produced less cortical inhibition in noise-exposed than sham-exposed animals, indicative of reduced PV neuron function. Activation of SOM neurons resulted in similar levels of cortical inhibition in noise- and sham-exposed groups. Furthermore, chemogenetic activation of PV neurons with the hM3-based designer receptor exclusively activated by designer drugs completely reversed the impairments in gap detection for noise-exposed animals. These results support the notions that cortical PV neurons encode gap in sound and that PV neuron dysfunction contributes to noise-induced impairment in gap detection.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Noise-induced hearing loss contributes to a range of central auditory processing deficits (CAPDs). The mechanisms underlying noise-induced CAPDs are still poorly understood. Here we show that exposure to loud noises results in dysfunction of PV-positive but not somatostatin-positive inhibitory interneurons in the primary auditory cortex. In addition, cortical PV inhibitory neurons in noise-exposed animals had reduced expression of glutamic acid decarboxylases and weakened inhibition on cortical activity. Noise exposure resulted in impaired gap detection, indicative of disrupted temporal sound processing and possibly tinnitus. We found that chemogenetic activation of cortical PV inhibitory interneurons alleviated the deficits in gap detection. These results implicate PV neuron dysfunction as a mechanism for noise-induced CAPDs.
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Cerrah Gunes M, Gunes MS, Vural A, Aybuga F, Bayram A, Bayram KK, Sahin MI, Dogan ME, Ozdemir SY, Ozkul Y. Change in gene expression levels of GABA, glutamate and neurosteroid pathways due to acoustic trauma in the cochlea. J Neurogenet 2021; 35:45-57. [PMID: 33825593 DOI: 10.1080/01677063.2021.1904922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The characteristic feature of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is the loss or malfunction of the outer hair cells (OHC) and the inner hair cells (IHC) of the cochlea. 90-95% of the spiral ganglion neurons, forming the cell bodies of cochlear nerve, synapse with the IHCs. Glutamate is the most potent excitatory neurotransmitter for IHC-auditory nerve synapses. Excessive release of glutamate in response to acoustic trauma (AT), may cause excitotoxicity by causing damage to the spiral ganglion neurons (SGN) or loss of the spiral ganglion dendrites, post-synaptic to the IHCs. Another neurotransmitter, GABA, plays an important role in the processing of acoustic stimuli and central regulation after peripheral injury, so it is potentially related to the regulation of hearing function and sensitivity after noise. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of AT on the expressions of glutamate excitotoxicity, GABA inhibition and neurosteroid synthesis genes.We exposed 24 BALB/c mice to AT. Controls were sacrificed without exposure to noise, Post-AT(1) and Post-AT(15) were sacrificed on the 1st and 15th day, respectively, after noise exposure. The expressions of various genes playing roles in glutamate, GABA and neurosteroid pathways were compared between groups by real-time PCR.Expressions of Cyp11a1, Gls, Gabra1, Grin2b, Sult1a1, Gad1, and Slc1a2 genes in Post-AT(15) mice were significantly decreased in comparison to control and Post-AT(1) mice. No significant differences in the expression of Slc6a1 and Slc17a8 genes was detected.These findings support the possible role of balance between glutamate excitotoxicity and GABA inhibition is disturbed during the post AT days and also the synthesis of some neurosteroids such as pregnenolone sulfate may be important in this balance.
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- Meltem Cerrah Gunes
- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Izmit Seka State Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Women's Diseases Education and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, T.R. Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Yıldirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Uskudar University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.,Center of Genome and Stem Cell, Kayseri, Turkey
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Deng D, Masri S, Yao L, Ma X, Cao X, Yang S, Bao S, Zhou Q. Increasing endogenous activity of NMDARs on GABAergic neurons increases inhibition, alters sensory processing and prevents noise-induced tinnitus. Sci Rep 2020; 10:11969. [PMID: 32686710 PMCID: PMC7371882 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-68652-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Selective enhancement of GABAergic inhibition is thought to impact many vital brain functions and interferes with the genesis and/or progression of numerous brain disorders. Here, we show that selectively increasing NMDA receptor activity in inhibitory neurons using an NMDAR positive allosteric modulator (PAM) elevates spiking activity of inhibitory neurons in vitro and in vivo. In vivo infusion of PAM increases spontaneous and sound-evoked spiking in inhibitory and decreases spiking in excitatory neurons, and increases signal-to-noise ratio in the primary auditory cortex. In addition, PAM infusion prior to noise trauma prevents the occurrence of tinnitus and reduction in GABAergic inhibition. These results reveal that selectively enhancing endogenous NMDAR activity on the GABAergic neurons can effectively enhance inhibitory activity and alter excitatory-inhibitory balance, and may be useful for preventing diseases that involve reduced inhibition as the major cause.
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- Di Deng
- School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Physiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA
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- School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China
- South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Medical College of Acu-Moxi and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Physiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA
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- School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China.
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Park SS, Lee DH, Lee SM, Lee CH, Kim SY. Noise exposure alters MMP9 and brevican expression in the rat primary auditory cortex. BMC Neurosci 2020; 21:16. [PMID: 32334536 PMCID: PMC7183651 DOI: 10.1186/s12868-020-00567-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background This study aimed to investigate the changes in molecules related to perineuronal nets (PNNs) and synaptic transporters in the primary auditory cortices of rats with noise-induced hearing loss. Female Sprague–Dawley rats at postnatal day 7 were divided into the noise and control groups. Four hours of 115 dB SPL white noise was delivered for 10 days to the noise group. Thirty days after noise exposure, the primary auditory cortex and the inferior colliculus were harvested. The expression levels of vesicular glutamatergic transporter (VGLUT)1, VGLUT2, vesicular GABA transporter (VGAT), glutamate decarboxylase (GAD)67, brevican, aggrecan, MMP9, and MMP14 were evaluated using real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction or western blot. An immunofluorescence assay was conducted to assess parvalbumin (PV), Wisteria floribunda agglutinin (WFA), and brevican. The immune-positive cells were counted in the primary auditory cortex. Results The expression level of VGLUT1 in the primary auditory cortex was decreased in the noise group. The expression level of VGLUT2 in the inferior colliculus was elevated in the noise group. The expression levels of brevican and PV + WFA in the primary auditory cortex were decreased in the noise group. The expression level of MMP9 in the primary auditory cortex was increased in the noise group. Conclusion Noise-induced hearing loss during the precritical period impacted PNN expression in the primary auditory cortex. Increased MMP9 expression may have contributed to the decrease in brevican expression. These changes were accompanied by the attenuation of glutamatergic synaptic transporters.
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- Sung-Su Park
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, CHA University College of Medicine, 59, Yatap-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, 13496, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, CHA University College of Medicine, 59, Yatap-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, 13496, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, CHA University College of Medicine, 59, Yatap-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, 13496, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, CHA University College of Medicine, 59, Yatap-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, 13496, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, CHA University College of Medicine, 59, Yatap-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, 13496, Korea.
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