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Qiu Y, Xie L, Wang X, Xu K, Bai X, Chen S, Sun Y. Abnormal Innervation, Demyelination, and Degeneration of Spiral Ganglion Neurons as Well as Disruption of Heminodes are Involved in the Onset of Deafness in Cx26 Null Mice. Neurosci Bull 2024; 40:1093-1103. [PMID: 38311706 PMCID: PMC11306449 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-023-01167-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/06/2024] Open
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GJB2 gene mutations are the most common causes of autosomal recessive non-syndromic hereditary deafness. For individuals suffering from severe to profound GJB2-related deafness, cochlear implants have emerged as the sole remedy for auditory improvement. Some previous studies have highlighted the crucial role of preserving cochlear neural components in achieving favorable outcomes after cochlear implantation. Thus, we generated a conditional knockout mouse model (Cx26-CKO) in which Cx26 was completely deleted in the cochlear supporting cells driven by the Sox2 promoter. The Cx26-CKO mice showed severe hearing loss and massive loss of hair cells and Deiter's cells, which represented the extreme form of human deafness caused by GJB2 gene mutations. In addition, multiple pathological changes in the peripheral auditory nervous system were found, including abnormal innervation, demyelination, and degeneration of spiral ganglion neurons as well as disruption of heminodes in Cx26-CKO mice. These findings provide invaluable insights into the deafness mechanism and the treatment for severe deafness in Cx26-null mice.
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- Yue Qiu
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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Maraslioglu-Sperber A, Blanc F, Heller S. Murine cochlear damage models in the context of hair cell regeneration research. Hear Res 2024; 447:109021. [PMID: 38703432 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2024.109021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2023] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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Understanding the complex pathologies associated with hearing loss is a significant motivation for conducting inner ear research. Lifelong exposure to loud noise, ototoxic drugs, genetic diversity, sex, and aging collectively contribute to human hearing loss. Replicating this pathology in research animals is challenging because hearing impairment has varied causes and different manifestations. A central aspect, however, is the loss of sensory hair cells and the inability of the mammalian cochlea to replace them. Researching therapeutic strategies to rekindle regenerative cochlear capacity, therefore, requires the generation of animal models in which cochlear hair cells are eliminated. This review discusses different approaches to ablate cochlear hair cells in adult mice. We inventoried the cochlear cyto- and histo-pathology caused by acoustic overstimulation, systemic and locally applied drugs, and various genetic tools. The focus is not to prescribe a perfect damage model but to highlight the limitations and advantages of existing approaches and identify areas for further refinement of damage models for use in regenerative studies.
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- Ayse Maraslioglu-Sperber
- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA; Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA; Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital Gui de Chauliac, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA; Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Role of the Intermediate Filament Protein Peripherin in Health and Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232315416. [PMID: 36499746 PMCID: PMC9740141 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232315416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Intermediate filaments are the most heterogeneous class among cytoskeletal elements. While some of them have been well-characterized, little is known about peripherin. Peripherin is a class III intermediate filament protein with a specific expression in the peripheral nervous system. Epigenetic modifications are involved in this cell-type-specific expression. Peripherin has important roles in neurite outgrowth and stability, axonal transport, and axonal myelination. Moreover, peripherin interacts with proteins involved in vesicular trafficking, signal transduction, DNA/RNA processing, protein folding, and mitochondrial metabolism, suggesting a role in all these processes. This review collects information regarding peripherin gene regulation, post-translational modifications, and functions and its involvement in the onset of a number of diseases.
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Cederholm JME, Parley KE, Perera CJ, von Jonquieres G, Pinyon JL, Julien JP, Ryugo DK, Ryan AF, Housley GD. Noise-induced hearing loss vulnerability in type III intermediate filament peripherin gene knockout mice. Front Neurol 2022; 13:962227. [PMID: 36226085 PMCID: PMC9549866 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.962227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In the post-natal mouse cochlea, type II spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) innervating the electromotile outer hair cells (OHCs) of the ‘cochlear amplifier' selectively express the type III intermediate filament peripherin gene (Prph). Immunolabeling showed that Prph knockout (KO) mice exhibited disruption of this (outer spiral bundle) afferent innervation, while the radial fiber (type I SGN) innervation of the inner hair cells (~95% of the SGN population) was retained. Functionality of the medial olivocochlear (MOC) efferent innervation of the OHCs was confirmed in the PrphKO, based on suppression of distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) via direct electrical stimulation. However, “contralateral suppression” of the MOC reflex neural circuit, evident as a rapid reduction in cubic DPOAE when noise is presented to the opposite ear in wildtype mice, was substantially disrupted in the PrphKO. Auditory brainstem response (ABR) measurements demonstrated that hearing sensitivity (thresholds and growth-functions) were indistinguishable between wildtype and PrphKO mice. Despite this comparability in sound transduction and strength of the afferent signal to the central auditory pathways, high-intensity, broadband noise exposure (108 dB SPL, 1 h) produced permanent high frequency hearing loss (24–32 kHz) in PrphKO mice but not the wildtype mice, consistent with the attenuated contralateral suppression of the PrphKO. These data support the postulate that auditory neurons expressing Prph contribute to the sensory arm of the otoprotective MOC feedback circuit.
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- Jennie M. E. Cederholm
- Translational Neuroscience Facility and Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Translational Neuroscience Facility and Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Translational Neuroscience Facility and Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Translational Neuroscience Facility and Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Translational Neuroscience Facility and Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, CERVO Brain Research Centre, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- School of Biomedical Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head, Neck & Skull Base Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Departments of Surgery and Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
- Veterans Administration Medical Center, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Translational Neuroscience Facility and Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- *Correspondence: Gary D. Housley
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Guo R, Xu Y, Xiong W, Wei W, Qi Y, Du Z, Gong S, Tao Z, Liu K. Autophagy-Mediated Synaptic Refinement and Auditory Neural Pruning Contribute to Ribbon Synaptic Maturity in the Developing Cochlea. Front Mol Neurosci 2022; 15:850035. [PMID: 35310883 PMCID: PMC8931412 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2022.850035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In rodents, massive initial synapses are formed in the auditory peripheral nervous system at the early postnatal stage, and one of the major phenomena is that the number of afferent synapses in the cochlea is significantly reduced in the duration of development. This raises the hypothesis that the number of cochlear ribbon synapses are dramatically changed with hearing development and maturation. In this study, several tracers identifying activities of autophagy were applied to estimate the level of autophagy activity in the process of ribbon synapse development in mice; further, changes in the synaptic number and spiral ganglion nerve (SGN) fibers were quantitatively measured. We found robust expression of LC3B and lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1 as well as LysoTracker in or near inner hair cells and cochlear ribbon synapses in the early stage of postnatal development. Moreover, we found a significant loss in the intensity of SGN fibers at ribbon synaptic development and hearing onset. Thus, this study demonstrates that ribbon synaptic refinement and SGN fibers pruning are closely associated with the morphological and functional maturation of ribbon synapses and that synaptic refinement and SGN fiber pruning are regulated by the robust activities of autophagy in the earlier stages of auditory development.
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- Rui Guo
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiaogan Central Hospital, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Xiaogan, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otology, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Shusheng Gong,
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Ke Liu,
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Jiang P, Ma X, Han S, Ma L, Ai J, Wu L, Zhang Y, Xiao H, Tian M, Tao WA, Zhang S, Chai R. Characterization of the microRNA transcriptomes and proteomics of cochlear tissue-derived small extracellular vesicles from mice of different ages after birth. Cell Mol Life Sci 2022; 79:154. [PMID: 35218422 PMCID: PMC11072265 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-022-04164-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The cochlea is an important sensory organ for both balance and sound perception, and the formation of the cochlea is a complex developmental process. The development of the mouse cochlea begins on embryonic day (E)9 and continues until postnatal day (P)21 when the hearing system is considered mature. Small extracellular vesicles (sEVs), with a diameter ranging from 30 to 200 nm, have been considered a significant medium for information communication in both physiological and pathological processes. However, there are no studies exploring the role of sEVs in the development of the cochlea. Here, we isolated tissue-derived sEVs from the cochleae of FVB mice at P3, P7, P14, and P21 by ultracentrifugation. These sEVs were first characterized by transmission electron microscopy, nanoparticle tracking analysis, and western blotting. Next, we used small RNA-seq and mass spectrometry to characterize the microRNA transcriptomes and proteomes of cochlear sEVs from mice at different ages. Many microRNAs and proteins were discovered to be related to inner ear development, anatomical structure development, and auditory nervous system development. These results all suggest that sEVs exist in the cochlea and are likely to be essential for the normal development of the auditory system. Our findings provide many sEV microRNA and protein targets for future studies of the roles of cochlear sEVs.
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- Pei Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907, USA.
- Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
- Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Neural Regeneration and Repair, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
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Kurihara S, Fujioka M, Hirabayashi M, Yoshida T, Hosoya M, Nagase M, Kato F, Ogawa K, Okano H, Kojima H, Okano HJ. OUP accepted manuscript. Stem Cells Transl Med 2022; 11:282-296. [PMID: 35356976 PMCID: PMC8968745 DOI: 10.1093/stcltm/szab023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
The spiral ganglion of the cochlea is essential for hearing and contains primary bipolar neurons that relay action potentials generated by mechanosensory hair cells. Injury to spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) causes permanent hearing loss because these cells have limited regenerative capacity. Establishment of human cell-derived inner ear tissue in vitro could facilitate the development of treatments for hearing loss. Here, we report a stepwise protocol for differentiating human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) into otic organoids that contain SGN-like cells and demonstrate that otic organoids have potential for use as an experimental model of drug-induced neuropathy. Otic progenitor cells (OPCs) were created by 2D culture of hiPSCs for 9 days. Otic spheroids were formed after 2D culture of OPCs for 2 days in a hypoxic environment. Otic organoids were generated by 3D culture of otic spheroids under hypoxic conditions for 5 days and normoxic conditions for a further 30 days or more. The protein expression profile, morphological characteristics, and electrophysiological properties of SGN-like cells in otic organoids were similar to those of primary SGNs. Live-cell imaging of AAV-syn-EGFP-labeled neurons demonstrated temporal changes in cell morphology and revealed the toxic effects of ouabain (which causes SGN-specific damage in animal experiments) and cisplatin (a chemotherapeutic drug with ototoxic adverse effects). Furthermore, a cyclin-dependent kinase-2 inhibitor suppressed the toxic actions of cisplatin on SGN-like cells in otic organoids. The otic organoid described here is a candidate novel drug screening system and could be used to identify drugs for the prevention of cisplatin-induced neuropathy.
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- Sho Kurihara
- Division of Regenerative Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishimbashi Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishimbashi Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Regenerative Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishimbashi Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishimbashi Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Regenerative Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishimbashi Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishimbashi Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuroscience, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishimbashi Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuroscience, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishimbashi Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishimbashi Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Regenerative Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishimbashi Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Corresponding author: Hirotaka James Okano, MD, PhD, Division of Regenerative Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-19-18 Nishishimbashi Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8471, Japan. Tel: +81-3-3433-1111; Fax: +81-3-3578-9208;
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW We review recent progress in the characterization of spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs), the afferent neurons that transmit sound information from mechanosensory hair cells in the inner ear to the central nervous system. RECENT FINDINGS Single-cell ribonucleic acid sequencing studies of murine SGNs have demonstrated that SGNs consist of molecularly distinct subtypes. The molecularly defined SGN subtypes likely correspond to SGN subtypes previously identified on the basis of physiological properties, although this has not been experimentally demonstrated. Subtype maturation is completed postnatally in an activity-dependent manner and is impaired in several models of hearing loss. SUMMARY The recent molecular studies open new avenues to rigorously test whether SGN subtypes are important for the encoding of different sound features and if they show differential vulnerability to genetic factors and environmental insults. This could have important implications for the development of therapeutic strategies to treat hearing loss.
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- Shuohao Sun
- The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Hosoya M, Fujioka M, Murayama AY, Ozawa H, Okano H, Ogawa K. Neuronal development in the cochlea of a nonhuman primate model, the common marmoset. Dev Neurobiol 2021; 81:905-938. [PMID: 34545999 PMCID: PMC9298346 DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
Precise cochlear neuronal development is vital to hearing ability. Understanding the developmental process of the spiral ganglion is useful for studying hearing loss aimed at aging or regenerative therapy. Although interspecies differences have been reported between rodents and humans, to date, most of our knowledge about the development of cochlear neuronal development has been obtained from rodent models because of the difficulty in using human fetal samples in this field. In this study, we investigated cochlear neuronal development in a small New World monkey species, the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus). We examined more than 25 genes involved in the neuronal development of the cochlea and described the critical developmental steps of these neurons. We also revealed similarities and differences between previously reported rodent models and this primate animal model. Our results clarified that this animal model of cochlear neuronal development is more similar to humans than rodents and is suitable as an alternative for the analysis of human cochlear development. The time course established in this report will be a useful tool for studying primate‐specific neuronal biology of the inner ear, which could eventually lead to new treatment strategies for human hearing loss.
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- Makoto Hosoya
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Laboratory for Marmoset Neural Architecture, Center for Brain Science, RIKEN, Wako, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Laboratory for Marmoset Neural Architecture, Center for Brain Science, RIKEN, Wako, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Kohrman DC, Borges BC, Cassinotti LR, Ji L, Corfas G. Axon-glia interactions in the ascending auditory system. Dev Neurobiol 2021; 81:546-567. [PMID: 33561889 DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The auditory system detects and encodes sound information with high precision to provide a high-fidelity representation of the environment and communication. In mammals, detection occurs in the peripheral sensory organ (the cochlea) containing specialized mechanosensory cells (hair cells) that initiate the conversion of sound-generated vibrations into action potentials in the auditory nerve. Neural activity in the auditory nerve encodes information regarding the intensity and frequency of sound stimuli, which is transmitted to the auditory cortex through the ascending neural pathways. Glial cells are critical for precise control of neural conduction and synaptic transmission throughout the pathway, allowing for the precise detection of the timing, frequency, and intensity of sound signals, including the sub-millisecond temporal fidelity is necessary for tasks such as sound localization, and in humans, for processing complex sounds including speech and music. In this review, we focus on glia and glia-like cells that interact with hair cells and neurons in the ascending auditory pathway and contribute to the development, maintenance, and modulation of neural circuits and transmission in the auditory system. We also discuss the molecular mechanisms of these interactions, their impact on hearing and on auditory dysfunction associated with pathologies of each cell type.
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- David C Kohrman
- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Webber JL, Clancy JC, Zhou Y, Yraola N, Homma K, García-Añoveros J. Axodendritic versus axosomatic cochlear efferent termination is determined by afferent type in a hierarchical logic of circuit formation. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:7/4/eabd8637. [PMID: 33523928 PMCID: PMC7817091 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd8637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
Abstract
Hearing involves a stereotyped neural network communicating cochlea and brain. How this sensorineural circuit assembles is largely unknown. The cochlea houses two types of mechanosensory hair cells differing in function (sound transmission versus amplification) and location (inner versus outer compartments). Inner (IHCs) and outer hair cells (OHCs) are each innervated by a distinct pair of afferent and efferent neurons: IHCs are contacted by type I afferents receiving axodendritic efferent contacts; OHCs are contacted by type II afferents and axosomatically terminating efferents. Using an Insm1 mouse mutant with IHCs in the position of OHCs, we discover a hierarchical sequence of instructions in which first IHCs attract, and OHCs repel, type I afferents; second, type II afferents innervate hair cells not contacted by type I afferents; and last, afferent fiber type determines if and how efferents innervate, whether axodendritically on the afferent, axosomatically on the hair cell, or not at all.
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- Jemma L Webber
- Department of Anesthesiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- The Hugh Knowles Center for Clinical and Basic Science in Hearing and its Disorders, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
- The Hugh Knowles Center for Clinical and Basic Science in Hearing and its Disorders, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Departments of Neurology and Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Luque M, Schrott-Fischer A, Dudas J, Pechriggl E, Brenner E, Rask-Andersen H, Liu W, Glueckert R. HCN channels in the mammalian cochlea: Expression pattern, subcellular location, and age-dependent changes. J Neurosci Res 2020; 99:699-728. [PMID: 33181864 PMCID: PMC7839784 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.24754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Neuronal diversity in the cochlea is largely determined by ion channels. Among voltage‐gated channels, hyperpolarization‐activated cyclic nucleotide‐gated (HCN) channels open with hyperpolarization and depolarize the cell until the resting membrane potential. The functions for hearing are not well elucidated and knowledge about localization is controversial. We created a detailed map of subcellular location and co‐expression of all four HCN subunits across different mammalian species including CBA/J, C57Bl/6N, Ly5.1 mice, guinea pigs, cats, and human subjects. We correlated age‐related hearing deterioration in CBA/J and C57Bl/6N with expression levels of HCN1, −2, and −4 in individual auditory neurons from the same cohort. Spatiotemporal expression during murine postnatal development exposed HCN2 and HCN4 involvement in a critical phase of hair cell innervation. The huge diversity of subunit composition, but lack of relevant heteromeric pairing along the perisomatic membrane and axon initial segments, highlighted an active role for auditory neurons. Neuron clusters were found to be the hot spots of HCN1, −2, and −4 immunostaining. HCN channels were also located in afferent and efferent fibers of the sensory epithelium. Age‐related changes on HCN subtype expression were not uniform among mice and could not be directly correlated with audiometric data. The oldest mice groups revealed HCN channel up‐ or downregulation, depending on the mouse strain. The unexpected involvement of HCN channels in outer hair cell function where HCN3 overlaps prestin location emphasized the importance for auditory function. A better understanding may open up new possibilities to tune neuronal responses evoked through electrical stimulation by cochlear implants.
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- Maria Luque
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology & Embryology, Division of Clinical & Functional Anatomy, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology & Embryology, Division of Clinical & Functional Anatomy, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Head and Neck Surgery, Section of Otolaryngology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Head and Neck Surgery, Section of Otolaryngology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.,Tirol Kliniken, University Clinics Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Jovanovic S, Milenkovic I. Purinergic Modulation of Activity in the Developing Auditory Pathway. Neurosci Bull 2020; 36:1285-1298. [PMID: 33040238 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-020-00586-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Purinergic P2 receptors, activated by endogenous ATP, are prominently expressed on neuronal and non-neuronal cells during development of the auditory periphery and central auditory neurons. In the mature cochlea, extracellular ATP contributes to ion homeostasis, and has a protective function against noise exposure. Here, we focus on the modulation of activity by extracellular ATP during early postnatal development of the lower auditory pathway. In mammals, spontaneous patterned activity is conveyed along afferent auditory pathways before the onset of acoustically evoked signal processing. During this critical developmental period, inner hair cells fire bursts of action potentials that are believed to provide a developmental code for synaptic maturation and refinement of auditory circuits, thereby establishing a precise tonotopic organization. Endogenous ATP-release triggers such patterned activity by raising the extracellular K+ concentration and contributes to firing by increasing the excitability of auditory nerve fibers, spiral ganglion neurons, and specific neuron types within the auditory brainstem, through the activation of diverse P2 receptors. We review recent studies that provide new models on the contribution of purinergic signaling to early development of the afferent auditory pathway. Further, we discuss potential future directions of purinergic research in the auditory system.
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- Sasa Jovanovic
- School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany
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- School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany.
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Wu CC, Brugeaud A, Seist R, Lin HC, Yeh WH, Petrillo M, Coppola G, Edge ASB, Stankovic KM. Altered expression of genes regulating inflammation and synaptogenesis during regrowth of afferent neurons to cochlear hair cells. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0238578. [PMID: 33001981 PMCID: PMC7529247 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The spiral ganglion neurons constitute the primary connection between auditory hair cells and the brain. The spiral ganglion afferent fibers and their synapse with hair cells do not regenerate to any significant degree in adult mammalian ears after damage. We have investigated gene expression changes after kainate-induced disruption of the synapses in a neonatal cochlear explant model in which peripheral fibers and the afferent synapse do regenerate. We compared gene expression early after damage, during regeneration of the fibers and synapses, and after completion of in vitro regeneration. These analyses revealed a total of 2.5% differentially regulated transcripts (588 out of 24,000) based on a threshold of p<0.005. Inflammatory response genes as well as genes involved in regeneration of neural circuits were upregulated in the spiral ganglion neurons and organ of Corti, where the hair cells reside. Prominent genes upregulated at several time points included genes with roles in neurogenesis (Elavl4 and Sox21), neural outgrowth (Ntrk3 and Ppp1r1c), axonal guidance (Rgmb and Sema7a), synaptogenesis (Nlgn2 and Psd2), and synaptic vesicular function (Syt8 and Syn1). Immunohistochemical and in situ hybridization analysis of genes that had not previously been described in the cochlea confirmed their cochlear expression. The time course of expression of these genes suggests that kainate treatment resulted in a two-phase response in spiral ganglion neurons: an acute response consistent with inflammation, followed by an upregulation of neural regeneration genes. Identification of the genes activated during regeneration of these fibers suggests candidates that could be targeted to enhance regeneration in adult ears.
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- Chen-Chi Wu
- Eaton Peabody Laboratories and Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Eaton Peabody Laboratories and Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Eaton Peabody Laboratories and Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Eaton Peabody Laboratories and Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Eaton Peabody Laboratories and Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Eaton Peabody Laboratories and Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Eaton Peabody Laboratories and Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Eaton Peabody Laboratories and Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Harvard Program in Therapeutic Science, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Frick C, Fink S, Schmidbauer D, Rousset F, Eickhoff H, Tropitzsch A, Kramer B, Senn P, Glueckert R, Rask-Andersen H, Wiesmüller KH, Löwenheim H, Müller M. Age-Dependency of Neurite Outgrowth in Postnatal Mouse Cochlear Spiral Ganglion Explants. Brain Sci 2020; 10:E580. [PMID: 32839381 PMCID: PMC7564056 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci10090580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The spatial gap between cochlear implants (CIs) and the auditory nerve limits frequency selectivity as large populations of spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) are electrically stimulated synchronously. To improve CI performance, a possible strategy is to promote neurite outgrowth toward the CI, thereby allowing a discrete stimulation of small SGN subpopulations. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is effective to stimulate neurite outgrowth from SGNs. METHOD TrkB (tropomyosin receptor kinase B) agonists, BDNF, and five known small-molecule BDNF mimetics were tested for their efficacy in stimulating neurite outgrowth in postnatal SGN explants. To modulate Trk receptor-mediated effects, TrkB and TrkC ligands were scavenged by an excess of recombinant receptor proteins. The pan-Trk inhibitor K252a was used to block Trk receptor actions. RESULTS THF (7,8,3'-trihydroxyflavone) partly reproduced the BDNF effect in postnatal day 7 (P7) mouse cochlear spiral ganglion explants (SGEs), but failed to show effectiveness in P4 SGEs. During the same postnatal period, spontaneous and BDNF-stimulated neurite outgrowth increased. The increased neurite outgrowth in P7 SGEs was not caused by the TrkB/TrkC ligands, BDNF and neurotrophin-3 (NT-3). CONCLUSIONS The age-dependency of induction of neurite outgrowth in SGEs was very likely dependent on presently unidentified factors and/or molecular mechanisms which may also be decisive for the age-dependent efficacy of the small-molecule TrkB receptor agonist THF.
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- Claudia Frick
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tübingen Hearing Research Centre, University of Tübingen Medical Center, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (C.F.); (A.T.); (B.K.); (H.L.); (M.M.)
- Department of Microbiome Science, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tübingen Hearing Research Centre, University of Tübingen Medical Center, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (C.F.); (A.T.); (B.K.); (H.L.); (M.M.)
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- Inner Ear Laboratory Innsbruck, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria; (D.S.); (R.G.)
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- The Inner Ear & Olfaction Lab, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1206 Geneva, Switzerland; (F.R.); (P.S.)
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- EMC Microcollections GmbH, 72070 Tübingen, Germany; (H.E.); (K.-H.W.)
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tübingen Hearing Research Centre, University of Tübingen Medical Center, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (C.F.); (A.T.); (B.K.); (H.L.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tübingen Hearing Research Centre, University of Tübingen Medical Center, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (C.F.); (A.T.); (B.K.); (H.L.); (M.M.)
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
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- The Inner Ear & Olfaction Lab, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1206 Geneva, Switzerland; (F.R.); (P.S.)
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- Inner Ear Laboratory Innsbruck, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria; (D.S.); (R.G.)
- Tirol Kliniken Innsbruck, University Clinic of Otolaryngology, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Uppsala, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden;
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tübingen Hearing Research Centre, University of Tübingen Medical Center, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (C.F.); (A.T.); (B.K.); (H.L.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tübingen Hearing Research Centre, University of Tübingen Medical Center, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (C.F.); (A.T.); (B.K.); (H.L.); (M.M.)
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Markowitz AL, Kalluri R. Gradients in the biophysical properties of neonatal auditory neurons align with synaptic contact position and the intensity coding map of inner hair cells. eLife 2020; 9:e55378. [PMID: 32639234 PMCID: PMC7343388 DOI: 10.7554/elife.55378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Sound intensity is encoded by auditory neuron subgroups that differ in thresholds and spontaneous rates. Whether variations in neuronal biophysics contributes to this functional diversity is unknown. Because intensity thresholds correlate with synaptic position on sensory hair cells, we combined patch clamping with fiber labeling in semi-intact cochlear preparations in neonatal rats from both sexes. The biophysical properties of auditory neurons vary in a striking spatial gradient with synaptic position. Neurons with high thresholds to injected currents contact hair cells at synaptic positions where neurons with high thresholds to sound-intensity are found in vivo. Alignment between in vitro and in vivo thresholds suggests that biophysical variability contributes to intensity coding. Biophysical gradients were evident at all ages examined, indicating that cell diversity emerges in early post-natal development and persists even after continued maturation. This stability enabled a remarkably successful model for predicting synaptic position based solely on biophysical properties.
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- Alexander L Markowitz
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesUnited States
- Department of Otolaryngology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesUnited States
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- Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesUnited States
- Department of Otolaryngology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesUnited States
- Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesUnited States
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Tang PC, Hashino E, Nelson RF. Progress in Modeling and Targeting Inner Ear Disorders with Pluripotent Stem Cells. Stem Cell Reports 2020; 14:996-1008. [PMID: 32442531 PMCID: PMC7355141 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2020.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Revised: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Sensorineural hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction are caused by damage to neurons and mechanosensitive hair cells, which do not regenerate to any clinically relevant extent in humans. Several protocols have been devised to direct pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) into inner ear hair cells and neurons, which display many properties of their native counterparts. The efficiency, reproducibility, and scalability of these protocols are enhanced by incorporating knowledge of inner ear development. Modeling human diseases in vitro through genetic manipulation of PSCs is already feasible, thereby permitting the elucidation of mechanistic understandings of a wide array of disease etiologies. Early studies on transplantation of PSC-derived otic progenitors have been successful in certain animal models, yet restoration of function and long-term cell survival remain unrealized. Through further research, PSC-based approaches will continue to revolutionize our understanding of inner ear biology and contribute to the development of therapeutic treatments for inner ear disorders.
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- Pei-Ciao Tang
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA; Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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Spatiotemporally controlled overexpression of cyclin D1 triggers generation of supernumerary cells in the postnatal mouse inner ear. Hear Res 2020; 390:107951. [PMID: 32244147 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2020.107951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The retinoblastoma family of pocket proteins (pRBs), composed of Rb1, p107, and p130 are negative regulators of cell-cycle progression. The deletion of any individual pRB in the auditory system triggers hair cells' (HCs) and supporting cells' (SCs) proliferation to different extents. Nevertheless, accessing their combined role in the inner ear through conditional or complete knockout methods is limited by the early mortality of the triple knockout. In quiescent cells, hyperphosphorylation and inactivation of the pRBs are maintained through the activity of the Cyclin-D1-cdk4/6 complex. Cyclin D1 (CycD1) is expressed in the embryonic and neonatal inner ear. In the mature organ of Corti (OC), CycD1 expression is significantly downregulated, paralleling the OC mitotic quiescence. Earlier studies showed that CycD1 overexpression leads to cell-cycle reactivation in cultures of inner ear explants. Here, we characterize a Cre-activated, Doxycycline (Dox)-controlled, conditional CycD1 overexpression model, which when bred to a tetracycline-controlled transcriptional activator and the Atoh1-cre mouse lines, allow for transient CycD1 overexpression and pRBs' downregulation in the inner ear in a reversible fashion. Analyses of postnatal mice's inner ears at various time points revealed the presence of supernumerary cells throughout the length of the cochlea and in the vestibular end-organs. Notably, most supernumerary cells were observed in the inner hair cells' (IHCs) region, expressed myosin VIIa (M7a), and showed no signs of apoptosis at any of the time points analyzed. Auditory and vestibular phenotypes were similar between the different genotypes and treatment groups. The fact that no significant differences were observed in auditory and vestibular function supports the notion that the supernumerary cells detected in the adult mice cochlea and macular end-organs may not impair auditory functions.
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Xiong W, Wei W, Qi Y, Du Z, Qu T, Liu K, Gong S. Autophagy is Required for Remodeling in Postnatal Developing Ribbon Synapses of Cochlear Inner Hair Cells. Neuroscience 2020; 431:1-16. [PMID: 32032574 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.01.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cochlear ribbon synapses formed between inner hair cells (IHCs) and spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) are immature at birth and they require dramatic morphological and functional developments to achieve auditory maturation in postnatal mice. However, the mechanism underlying this remodeling process of cochlear ribbon synapse remains elusive. Here, we report that autophagy is necessary for the development and maturation of cochlear ribbon synapses in mice. In this study, significantly high levels of LC3B (a widespread marker of autophagy) were found in the cochlea from postnatal day 1 (P1) to P15, which then decreased at P28 to P30. Treatment of mice at P7 with rapamycin or 3-methyladenine (activator and inhibitor of autophagy, respectively) for 7 days led to the significant elevations of hearing threshold across frequencies from P15 to P30. Moreover, abnormal morphology of cochlear ribbon synapses and reduced IHC exocytosis function were detected from P15 to P30, which were likely associated to hearing impairment. Thus, our study demonstrated that autophagy was required for remodeling of cochlear ribbon synapses and provided a new insight into autophagy-related hearing disorder during auditory development. Furthermore, we implicated a novel therapeutic target for sensorineural hearing loss.
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- Wei Xiong
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.
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Liu CT, Huang YS, Chen HC, Ma KH, Wang CH, Chiu CH, Shih JH, Kang HH, Shiue CY, Li IH. Evaluation of brain SERT with 4-[ 18F]-ADAM/micro-PET and hearing protective effects of dextromethorphan in hearing loss rat model. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2019; 378:114604. [PMID: 31153898 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2019.114604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Revised: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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This study investigated the protective effects of dextromethorphan (DXM) on noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in rats. This study aimed to improve the auditory threshold and to understand the protective effects of DXM against N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA)-induced neurite degeneration of serotonergic neurons. The animals were exposed to 8-kHz narrowband noise at a 118-dB sound pressure level for 3.5 h. The hearing thresholds were determined by measuring the auditory brainstem response to click stimuli. Serotonin transporter (SERT) expression was determined through micro-positron emission tomography (PET) using N,N-dimethyl-2-(2-amino-4-18F-fluorophenylthio)benzylamine (4-[18F]-ADAM). We also investigated the effects of DXM on NMDA-induced morphological changes in the primary cultures of rat serotonergic neurons. NIHL significantly improved after prophylactic treatment with DXM (p < .05). SERT density in DXM-treated rats was significantly higher than that in non-DXM-treated rats. Because prophylactic medication restored the NMDA-inhibited neurite length of serotonergic neurons and presented SERT density, DXM could be a potential agent in alleviating NIHL.
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- Cheng-Tsung Liu
- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pharmacy Practice, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biology and Anatomy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biology and Anatomy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pharmacy Practice, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Early functional alterations in membrane properties and neuronal degeneration are hallmarks of progressive hearing loss in NOD mice. Sci Rep 2019; 9:12128. [PMID: 31431657 PMCID: PMC6702171 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48376-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Presbycusis or age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is the most common sensory deficit in the human population. A substantial component of the etiology stems from pathological changes in sensory and non-sensory cells in the cochlea. Using a non-obese diabetic (NOD) mouse model, we have characterized changes in both hair cells and spiral ganglion neurons that may be relevant for early signs of age-related hearing loss (ARHL). We demonstrate that hair cell loss is preceded by, or in parallel with altered primary auditory neuron functions, and latent neurite retraction at the hair cell-auditory neuron synapse. The results were observed first in afferent inner hair cell synapse of type I neurites, followed by type II neuronal cell-body degeneration. Reduced membrane excitability and loss of postsynaptic densities were some of the inaugural events before any outward manifestation of hair bundle disarray and hair cell loss. We have identified profound alterations in type I neuronal membrane properties, including a reduction in membrane input resistance, prolonged action potential latency, and a decrease in membrane excitability. The resting membrane potential of aging type I neurons in the NOD, ARHL model, was significantly hyperpolarized, and analyses of the underlying membrane conductance showed a significant increase in K+ currents. We propose that attempts to alleviate some forms of ARHL should include early targeted primary latent neural degeneration for effective positive outcomes.
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Jung JS, Zhang KD, Wang Z, McMurray M, Tkaczuk A, Ogawa Y, Hertzano R, Coate TM. Semaphorin-5B Controls Spiral Ganglion Neuron Branch Refinement during Development. J Neurosci 2019; 39:6425-6438. [PMID: 31209173 PMCID: PMC6697390 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0113-19.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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During nervous system development, axons often undergo elaborate changes in branching patterns before circuits have achieved their mature patterns of innervation. In the auditory system, type I spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) project their peripheral axons into the cochlear epithelium and then undergo a process of branch refinement before forming synapses with sensory hair cells. Here, we report that Semaphorin-5B (Sema5B) acts as an important mediator of this process. During cochlear development in mouse, immature hair cells express Sema5B, whereas the SGNs express both PlexinA1 and PlexinA3, which are known Sema5B receptors. In these studies, genetic sparse labeling and three-dimensional reconstruction techniques were leveraged to determine the morphologies of individual type I SGNs after manipulations of Sema5B signaling. Treating cultured mouse cochleae with Sema5B-Fc (to activate Plexin-As) led to type I SGNs with less numerous, but longer terminal branches. Conversely, cochleae from Sema5b knock-out mice showed type I SGNs with more numerous, but shorter terminal branches. In addition, conditional loss of Plxna1 in SGNs (using Bhlhb5Cre) led to increased type I SGN branching, suggesting that PlexinA1 normally responds to Sema5B in this process. In these studies, mice of either sex were used. The data presented here suggest that Sema5B-PlexinA1 signaling limits SGN terminal branch numbers without causing axonal repulsion, which is a role that distinguishes Sema5B from other Semaphorins in cochlear development.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT The sensorineural components of the cochlea include hair cells, which respond mechanically to sound waves, and afferent spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs), which respond to glutamate released by hair cells and transmit auditory information into the CNS. An important component of synapse formation in the cochlea is a process of SGN "debranching" whereby SGNs lose extraneous branches before developing unramified bouton endings that contact the hair cells. In this work, we have found that the transmembrane ligand Semaphorin-5B and its receptor PlexinA1 regulate the debranching process. The results in this report provide new knowledge regarding the molecular control of cochlear afferent innervation.
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- Johnny S Jung
- Department of Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, and
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- Department of Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, and
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- Department of Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, and
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- Departments of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
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- Departments of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
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- Departments of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
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- Departments of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
- Anatomy and Neurobiology, and
- Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
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- Department of Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, and
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Cholinergic efferent neurons originating in the brainstem innervate the acoustico-lateralis organs (inner ear, lateral line) of vertebrates. These release acetylcholine (ACh) to inhibit hair cells through activation of calcium-dependent potassium channels. In the mammalian cochlea, ACh shunts and suppresses outer hair cell (OHC) electromotility, reducing the essential amplification of basilar membrane motion. Consequently, medial olivocochlear neurons that inhibit OHCs reduce the sensitivity and frequency selectivity of afferent neurons driven by cochlear vibration of inner hair cells (IHCs). The cholinergic synapse on hair cells involves an unusual ionotropic ACh receptor, and a near-membrane postsynaptic cistern. Lateral olivocochlear (LOC) neurons modulate type I afferents by still-to-be-defined synaptic mechanisms. Olivocochlear neurons can be activated by a reflex arc that includes the auditory nerve and projections from the cochlear nucleus. They are also subject to modulation by higher-order central auditory interneurons. Through its actions on cochlear hair cells, afferent neurons, and higher centers, the olivocochlear system protects against age-related and noise-induced hearing loss, improves signal coding in noise under certain conditions, modulates selective attention to sensory stimuli, and influences sound localization.
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- Paul Albert Fuchs
- The Center for Hearing and Balance, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205-2195
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- The Center for Hearing and Balance, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205-2195
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Liu W, Wang X, Wang M, Wang H. Protection of Spiral Ganglion Neurons and Prevention of Auditory Neuropathy. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1130:93-107. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-6123-4_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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Defourny J. Eph/ephrin signalling in the development and function of the mammalian cochlea. Dev Biol 2019; 449:35-40. [PMID: 30771305 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2019.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Revised: 02/10/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In mammals, the functional development of the cochlea requires the tight regulation of multiple molecules and signalling pathways including fibroblast growth factors, bone morphogenetic proteins, Wnt and Notch signalling pathways. Over the last decade, the Eph/ephrin system also emerged as a key player of the development and function of the mammalian cochlea. In this review, we discuss the recent advances on the role of Eph/ephrin signalling in patterning the cochlear sensory epithelium and the complex innervation of mechanosensory hair cells by spiral ganglion neurons. Finally, we address the issue of a syndromic form of hearing loss caused by a deficient member of the Eph/ephrin family.
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- Jean Defourny
- GIGA-Neurosciences, Unit of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of Liège, C.H.U. B36, B-4000, Liège, Belgium.
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Sun S, Babola T, Pregernig G, So KS, Nguyen M, Su SSM, Palermo AT, Bergles DE, Burns JC, Müller U. Hair Cell Mechanotransduction Regulates Spontaneous Activity and Spiral Ganglion Subtype Specification in the Auditory System. Cell 2018; 174:1247-1263.e15. [PMID: 30078710 PMCID: PMC6429032 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Revised: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Type I spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) transmit sound information from cochlear hair cells to the CNS. Using transcriptome analysis of thousands of single neurons, we demonstrate that murine type I SGNs consist of subclasses that are defined by the expression of subsets of transcription factors, cell adhesion molecules, ion channels, and neurotransmitter receptors. Subtype specification is initiated prior to the onset of hearing during the time period when auditory circuits mature. Gene mutations linked to deafness that disrupt hair cell mechanotransduction or glutamatergic signaling perturb the firing behavior of SGNs prior to hearing onset and disrupt SGN subtype specification. We thus conclude that an intact hair cell mechanotransduction machinery is critical during the pre-hearing period to regulate the firing behavior of SGNs and their segregation into subtypes. Because deafness is frequently caused by defects in hair cells, our findings have significant ramifications for the etiology of hearing loss and its treatment.
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- Shuohao Sun
- The Solomon Snyder Department of Neuroscience and Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- The Solomon Snyder Department of Neuroscience and Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Decibel Therapeutics, 1325 Boylston Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Decibel Therapeutics, 1325 Boylston Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Decibel Therapeutics, 1325 Boylston Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Decibel Therapeutics, 1325 Boylston Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Decibel Therapeutics, 1325 Boylston Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- The Solomon Snyder Department of Neuroscience and Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Decibel Therapeutics, 1325 Boylston Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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- The Solomon Snyder Department of Neuroscience and Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Ibrahim LA, Huang JJ, Wang SZ, Kim YJ, Zhang LI, Tao HW. Sparse Labeling and Neural Tracing in Brain Circuits by STARS Strategy: Revealing Morphological Development of Type II Spiral Ganglion Neurons. Cereb Cortex 2018; 31:5049854. [PMID: 29982390 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhy154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Elucidating axonal and dendritic projection patterns of individual neurons is a key for understanding the cytoarchitecture of neural circuits in the brain. This requires genetic approaches to achieve Golgi-like sparse labeling of desired types of neurons. Here, we explored a novel strategy of stochastic gene activation with regulated sparseness (STARS), in which the stochastic choice between 2 competing Cre-lox recombination events is controlled by varying the lox efficiency and cassette length. In a created STARS transgenic mouse crossed with various Cre driver lines, sparse neuronal labeling with a relatively uniform level of sparseness was achieved across different brain regions and cell types in both central and peripheral nervous systems. Tracing of individual type II peripheral auditory fibers revealed for the first time that they undergo experience-dependent developmental refinement, which is impaired by attenuating external sound input. Our results suggest that STARS strategy can be applied for circuit mapping and sparse gene manipulation.
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- Leena A Ibrahim
- Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Medical Biology Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Ghimire SR, Ratzan EM, Deans MR. A non-autonomous function of the core PCP protein VANGL2 directs peripheral axon turning in the developing cochlea. Development 2018; 145:dev.159012. [PMID: 29784671 DOI: 10.1242/dev.159012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The cochlea is innervated by neurons that relay sound information from hair cells to central auditory targets. A subset of these are the type II spiral ganglion neurons, which have nociceptive features and contribute to feedback circuits providing neuroprotection in extreme noise. Type II neurons make a distinctive 90° turn towards the cochlear base to synapse with 10-15 outer hair cells. We demonstrate that this axon turning event requires planar cell polarity (PCP) signaling and is disrupted in Vangl2 and Celsr1 knockout mice, and that VANGL2 acts non-autonomously from the cochlea to direct turning. Moreover, VANGL2 is asymmetrically distributed at intercellular junctions between cochlear supporting cells, and in a pattern that could allow it to act directly as an axon guidance cue. Together, these data reveal a non-autonomous function for PCP signaling during axon guidance occurring in the tissue that is innervated, rather than the navigating growth cone.
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- Satish R Ghimire
- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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- Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA .,Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.,Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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Ashton JL, Burton RAB, Bub G, Smaill BH, Montgomery JM. Synaptic Plasticity in Cardiac Innervation and Its Potential Role in Atrial Fibrillation. Front Physiol 2018; 9:240. [PMID: 29615932 PMCID: PMC5869186 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Synaptic plasticity is defined as the ability of synapses to change their strength of transmission. Plasticity of synaptic connections in the brain is a major focus of neuroscience research, as it is the primary mechanism underpinning learning and memory. Beyond the brain however, plasticity in peripheral neurons is less well understood, particularly in the neurons innervating the heart. The atria receive rich innervation from the autonomic branch of the peripheral nervous system. Sympathetic neurons are clustered in stellate and cervical ganglia alongside the spinal cord and extend fibers to the heart directly innervating the myocardium. These neurons are major drivers of hyperactive sympathetic activity observed in heart disease, ventricular arrhythmias, and sudden cardiac death. Both pre- and postsynaptic changes have been observed to occur at synapses formed by sympathetic ganglion neurons, suggesting that plasticity at sympathetic neuro-cardiac synapses is a major contributor to arrhythmias. Less is known about the plasticity in parasympathetic neurons located in clusters on the heart surface. These neuronal clusters, termed ganglionated plexi, or “little brains,” can independently modulate neural control of the heart and stimulation that enhances their excitability can induce arrhythmia such as atrial fibrillation. The ability of these neurons to alter parasympathetic activity suggests that plasticity may indeed occur at the synapses formed on and by ganglionated plexi neurons. Such changes may not only fine-tune autonomic innervation of the heart, but could also be a source of maladaptive plasticity during atrial fibrillation.
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- Jesse L Ashton
- Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Brown LN, Xing Y, Noble KV, Barth JL, Panganiban CH, Smythe NM, Bridges MC, Zhu J, Lang H. Macrophage-Mediated Glial Cell Elimination in the Postnatal Mouse Cochlea. Front Mol Neurosci 2017; 10:407. [PMID: 29375297 PMCID: PMC5770652 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2017.00407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Hearing relies on the transmission of auditory information from sensory hair cells (HCs) to the brain through the auditory nerve. This relay of information requires HCs to be innervated by spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) in an exclusive manner and SGNs to be ensheathed by myelinating and non-myelinating glial cells. In the developing auditory nerve, mistargeted SGN axons are retracted or pruned and excessive cells are cleared in a process referred to as nerve refinement. Whether auditory glial cells are eliminated during auditory nerve refinement is unknown. Using early postnatal mice of either sex, we show that glial cell numbers decrease after the first postnatal week, corresponding temporally with nerve refinement in the developing auditory nerve. Additionally, expression of immune-related genes was upregulated and macrophage numbers increase in a manner coinciding with the reduction of glial cell numbers. Transient depletion of macrophages during early auditory nerve development, using transgenic CD11bDTR/EGFP mice, resulted in the appearance of excessive glial cells. Macrophage depletion caused abnormalities in myelin formation and transient edema of the stria vascularis. Macrophage-depleted mice also showed auditory function impairment that partially recovered in adulthood. These findings demonstrate that macrophages contribute to the regulation of glial cell number during postnatal development of the cochlea and that glial cells play a critical role in hearing onset and auditory nerve maturation.
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- LaShardai N. Brown
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, Otolaryngology Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States
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Wu JS, Vyas P, Glowatzki E, Fuchs PA. Opposing expression gradients of calcitonin-related polypeptide alpha (Calca/Cgrpα) and tyrosine hydroxylase (Th) in type II afferent neurons of the mouse cochlea. J Comp Neurol 2017; 526:425-438. [PMID: 29055051 DOI: 10.1002/cne.24341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Revised: 10/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Type II spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) are small caliber, unmyelinated afferents that extend dendritic arbors hundreds of microns along the cochlear spiral, contacting many outer hair cells (OHCs). Despite these many contacts, type II afferents are insensitive to sound and only weakly depolarized by glutamate release from OHCs. Recent studies suggest that type II afferents may be cochlear nociceptors, and can be excited by ATP released during tissue damage, by analogy to somatic pain-sensing C-fibers. The present work compares the expression patterns among cochlear type II afferents of two genes found in C-fibers: calcitonin-related polypeptide alpha (Calca/Cgrpα), specific to pain-sensing C-fibers, and tyrosine hydroxylase (Th), specific to low-threshold mechanoreceptive C-fibers, which was shown previously to be a selective biomarker of type II versus type I cochlear afferents (Vyas et al., ). Whole-mount cochlear preparations from 3-week- to 2-month-old CGRPα-EGFP (GENSAT) mice showed expression of Cgrpα in a subset of SGNs with type II-like peripheral dendrites extending beneath OHCs. Double labeling with other molecular markers confirmed that the labeled SGNs were neither type I SGNs nor olivocochlear efferents. Cgrpα starts to express in type II SGNs before hearing onset, but the expression level declines in the adult. The expression patterns of Cgrpα and Th formed opposing gradients, with Th being preferentially expressed in apical and Cgrpα in basal type II afferent neurons, indicating heterogeneity among type II afferent neurons. The expression of Th and Cgrpα was not mutually exclusive and co-expression could be observed, most abundantly in the middle cochlear turn.
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- Jingjing Sherry Wu
- Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.,The Center for Hearing and Balance and the Center for Sensory Biology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- The Center for Hearing and Balance and the Center for Sensory Biology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.,Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.,The Center for Hearing and Balance and the Center for Sensory Biology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.,Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.,The Center for Hearing and Balance and the Center for Sensory Biology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.,Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Mammano F, Bortolozzi M. Ca 2+ signaling, apoptosis and autophagy in the developing cochlea: Milestones to hearing acquisition. Cell Calcium 2017; 70:117-126. [PMID: 28578918 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2017.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2017] [Revised: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In mammals, the sense of hearing arises through a complex sequence of morphogenetic events that drive the sculpting of the auditory sensory epithelium into its terminally functional three-dimensional shape. While the majority of the underlying mechanisms remain unknown, it has become increasingly clear that Ca2+ signaling is at center stage and plays numerous fundamental roles both in the sensory hair cells and in the matrix of non-sensory, epithelial and supporting cells, which embed them and are tightly interconnected by a dense network of gap junctions formed by connexin 26 (Cx26) and connexin 30 (Cx30) protein subunits. In this review, we discuss the intricate interplay between Ca2+ signaling, connexin expression and function, apoptosis and autophagy in the crucial steps that lead to hearing acquisition.
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- Fabio Mammano
- Department of Physics and Astronomy "G. Galilei", University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy; Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM), Foundation for Advanced Biomedical Research, 35129 Padua, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Italian National Research Council, 00015 Monterotondo, (RM), Italy.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy "G. Galilei", University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy; Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM), Foundation for Advanced Biomedical Research, 35129 Padua, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Protein Biochemistry, Italian National Research Council, 80131 Naples (NA), Italy
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Spatial Gradients in the Size of Inner Hair Cell Ribbons Emerge Before the Onset of Hearing in Rats. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2017; 18:399-413. [PMID: 28361374 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-017-0620-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The size and locations of pre-synaptic ribbons and glutamate receptors within and around inner hair cells are correlated with auditory afferent response features such as the spontaneous discharge rate (SR), threshold, and dynamic range of sound intensity representation (the so-called SR-groups). To test if the development of these spatial gradients requires experience with sound intensity, we quantified the size and spatial distribution of synaptic ribbons from the inner hair cells of neonatal rats before and after the onset of hearing (from post-natal day (P) 3 to P33). To quantify ribbon size, we used high resolution fluorescence confocal microscopy and 3-D reconstructions of immunolabeled ribbons. The size, density, and spatial distribution of ribbons changed during development. At P3, ribbons were densely clustered near the basal/modiolar face of the hair cell where low SR-groups preferentially contact adult hair cells. By P12, the disparity in ribbon count was less striking and ribbons were equally likely to occupy both faces. At all ages before P12, ribbons were larger on the modiolar face than on the pillar face. These differences initially grew larger with age but collapsed around the onset of hearing. Between P12 and P33, the spatial gradients remained small and began to re-emerge around P33. Even by P12, we did not find spatial gradients in the size of the post-synaptic glutamate receptors as is found on afferent terminals contacting adult inner hair cells. These results suggest that spatial gradients in ribbon size develop in the absence of sensory experience.
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Mammalian Cochlear Hair Cell Regeneration and Ribbon Synapse Reformation. Neural Plast 2016; 2016:2523458. [PMID: 28119785 PMCID: PMC5227174 DOI: 10.1155/2016/2523458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Revised: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Hair cells (HCs) are the sensory preceptor cells in the inner ear, which play an important role in hearing and balance. The HCs of organ of Corti are susceptible to noise, ototoxic drugs, and infections, thus resulting in permanent hearing loss. Recent approaches of HCs regeneration provide new directions for finding the treatment of sensor neural deafness. To have normal hearing function, the regenerated HCs must be reinnervated by nerve fibers and reform ribbon synapse with the dendrite of spiral ganglion neuron through nerve regeneration. In this review, we discuss the research progress in HC regeneration, the synaptic plasticity, and the reinnervation of new regenerated HCs in mammalian inner ear.
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Vyas P, Wu JS, Zimmerman A, Fuchs P, Glowatzki E. Tyrosine Hydroxylase Expression in Type II Cochlear Afferents in Mice. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2016; 18:139-151. [PMID: 27696081 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-016-0591-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Acoustic information propagates from the ear to the brain via spiral ganglion neurons that innervate hair cells in the cochlea. These afferents include unmyelinated type II fibers that constitute 5 % of the total, the majority being myelinated type I neurons. Lack of specific genetic markers of type II afferents in the cochlea has been a roadblock in studying their functional role. Unexpectedly, type II afferents were visualized by reporter proteins induced by tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-driven Cre recombinase. The present study was designed to determine whether TH-driven Cre recombinase (TH-2A-CreER) provides a selective and reliable tool for identification and genetic manipulation of type II rather than type I cochlear afferents. The "TH-2A-CreER neurons" radiated from the spiral lamina, crossed the tunnel of Corti, turned towards the base of the cochlea, and traveled beneath the rows of outer hair cells. Neither the processes nor the somata of TH-2A-CreER neurons were labeled by antibodies that specifically labeled type I afferents and medial efferents. TH-2A-CreER-positive processes partially co-labeled with antibodies to peripherin, a known marker of type II afferents. Individual TH-2A-CreER neurons gave off short branches contacting 7-25 outer hair cells (OHCs). Only a fraction of TH-2A-CreER boutons were associated with CtBP2-immunopositive ribbons. These results show that TH-2A-CreER provides a selective marker for type II versus type I afferents and can be used to describe the morphology and arborization pattern of type II cochlear afferents in the mouse cochlea.
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- Pankhuri Vyas
- The Center for Hearing and Balance, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Avenue, Ross 824, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- The Center for Hearing and Balance, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Avenue, Ross 824, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School, 220 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- The Center for Hearing and Balance, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Avenue, Ross 824, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
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- The Center for Hearing and Balance, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Avenue, Ross 824, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
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Type II Cochlear Ganglion Neurons Do Not Drive the Olivocochlear Reflex: Re-Examination of the Cochlear Phenotype in Peripherin Knock-Out Mice. eNeuro 2016; 3:eN-NWR-0207-16. [PMID: 27570826 PMCID: PMC4987660 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0207-16.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The cochlear nerve includes a small population of unmyelinated sensory fibers connecting outer hair cells to the brain. The functional role of these type II afferent neurons is controversial, because neurophysiological data are sparse. A recent study (Froud et al., 2015) reported that targeted deletion of peripherin, a type of neurofilament, eliminated type II afferents and inactivated efferent feedback to the outer hair cells, thereby suggesting that type II afferents were the sensory drive to this sound-evoked, negative-feedback reflex, the olivocochlear pathway. Here, we re-evaluated the cochlear phenotype in mice from the peripherin knock-out line and show that (1) type II afferent terminals are present in normal number and (2) olivocochlear suppression of cochlear responses is absent even when this efferent pathway is directly activated by shocks. We conclude that type II neurons are not the sensory drive for the efferent reflex and that peripherin deletion likely causes dysfunction of synaptic transmission between olivocochlear terminals and their peripheral targets.
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Liberman LD, Liberman MC. Postnatal maturation of auditory-nerve heterogeneity, as seen in spatial gradients of synapse morphology in the inner hair cell area. Hear Res 2016; 339:12-22. [PMID: 27288592 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2016.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Revised: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Auditory nerve fibers in the adult ear are divided into functional subgroups according to spontaneous rate (SR) and threshold sensitivity. The high-threshold, low-SR fibers are morphologically and spatially distinct from the low-threshold high-SR fibers at their synaptic contacts with inner hair cells. This distinction between SR groups in the adult ear is visible in confocal microscopy as complementary size gradients of presynaptic ribbons and post-synaptic glutamate receptor patches across the modiolar-pillar and habenular-cuticular axes in the inner hair cell area. The aim of the present study was to track the post-natal development of this morphological gradient, in mouse, to determine the earliest age at which this important aspect of cochlear organization is fully mature. Here we show, using morphometric analysis of the organ of Corti immunostained for pre- and post-synaptic markers of efferent and afferent innervation, that this SR-based morphological gradient is not fully established until postnatal day 28, well after other features, such as synaptic counts and efferent innervation density in both the inner and outer hair cell areas, appear fully mature.
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- Leslie D Liberman
- Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA.
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GluA2-Containing AMPA Receptors Distinguish Ribbon-Associated from Ribbonless Afferent Contacts on Rat Cochlear Hair Cells. eNeuro 2016; 3:eN-NWR-0078-16. [PMID: 27257620 PMCID: PMC4874539 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0078-16.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mechanosensory hair cells release glutamate at ribbon synapses to excite postsynaptic afferent neurons, via AMPA-type ionotropic glutamate receptors (AMPARs). However, type II afferent neurons contacting outer hair cells in the mammalian cochlea were thought to differ in this respect, failing to show GluA immunolabeling and with many “ribbonless” afferent contacts. Here it is shown that antibodies to the AMPAR subunit GluA2 labeled afferent contacts below inner and outer hair cells in the rat cochlea, and that synaptic currents in type II afferents had AMPAR-specific pharmacology. Only half the postsynaptic densities of type II afferents that labeled for PSD-95, Shank, or Homer were associated with GluA2 immunopuncta or presynaptic ribbons, the “empty slots” corresponding to ribbonless contacts described previously. These results extend the universality of AMPAergic transmission by hair cells, and support the existence of silent afferent contacts.
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UNLABELLED A hallmark of the nervous system is the presence of precise patterns of connections between different types of neurons. Many mechanisms can be used to establish specificity, including homophilic adhesion and synaptic refinement, but the range of strategies used across the nervous system remains unclear. To broaden the understanding of how neurons find their targets, we studied the developing murine cochlea, where two classes of spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs), type I and type II, navigate together to the sensory epithelium and then diverge to contact inner hair cells (IHCs) or outer hair cells (OHCs), respectively. Neurons with type I and type II morphologies are apparent before birth, suggesting that target selection might be accomplished by excluding type I processes from the OHC region. However, because type I processes appear to overshoot into type II territory postnatally, specificity may also depend on elimination of inappropriate synapses. To resolve these differences, we analyzed the morphology and dynamic behaviors of individual fibers and their branches as they interact with potential partners. We found that SGN processes continue to be segregated anatomically in the postnatal cochlea. Although type I-like fibers branched locally, few branches contacted OHCs, arguing against synaptic elimination. Instead, time-lapse imaging studies suggest a prominent role for retraction, first positioning processes to the appropriate region and then corralling branches during a subsequent period of exuberant growth and refinement. Thus, sequential stages of retraction can help to achieve target specificity, adding to the list of mechanisms available for sculpting neural circuits. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT During development, different types of neurons must form connections with specific synaptic targets, thereby creating the precise wiring diagram necessary for adult function. Although studies have revealed multiple mechanisms for target selection, we still know little about how different strategies are used to produce each circuit's unique pattern of connectivity. Here we combined neurite-tracing and time-lapse imaging to define the events that lead to the simple binary wiring specificity of the cochlea. A better understanding of how the cochlea is innervated will broaden our knowledge of target selection across the nervous system, offer new insights into the developmental origins of deafness, and guide efforts to restore connectivity in the damaged cochlea.
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Barclay M, Constable R, James NR, Thorne PR, Montgomery JM. Reduced sensory stimulation alters the molecular make-up of glutamatergic hair cell synapses in the developing cochlea. Neuroscience 2016; 325:50-62. [PMID: 27012610 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.03.043] [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] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Revised: 02/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Neural activity during early development is known to alter innervation pathways in the central and peripheral nervous systems. We sought to examine how reduced sound-induced sensory activity in the cochlea affected the consolidation of glutamatergic synapses between inner hair cells (IHC) and the primary auditory neurons as these synapses play a primary role in transmitting sound information to the brain. A unilateral conductive hearing loss was induced prior to the onset of sound-mediated stimulation of the sensory hair cells, by rupturing the tympanic membrane and dislocating the auditory ossicles in the left ear of P11 mice. Auditory brainstem responses at P15 and P21 showed a 40-50-dB increase in thresholds for frequencies 8-32kHz in the dislocated ear relative to the control ear. Immunohistochemistry and confocal microscopy were subsequently used to examine the effect of this attenuation of sound stimulation on the expression of RIBEYE, which comprises the presynaptic ribbons, Shank-1, a postsynaptic scaffolding protein, and the GluA2/3 and 4 subunits of postsynaptic AMPA receptors. Our results show that dislocation did not alter the number of pre- or postsynaptic protein puncta. However, dislocation did increase the size of RIBEYE, GluA4, GluA2/3 and Shank-1 puncta, with postsynaptic changes preceding presynaptic changes. Our data suggest that a reduction in sound stimulation during auditory development induces plasticity in the molecular make-up of IHC glutamatergic synapses, but does not affect the number of these synapses. Up-regulation of synaptic proteins with sound attenuation may facilitate a compensatory increase in synaptic transmission due to the reduced sensory stimulation of the IHC.
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- M Barclay
- Department of Physiology and Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Department of Physiology and Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Department of Physiology and Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Department of Physiology and Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand; Section of Audiology, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Department of Physiology and Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
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Lim R, Brichta AM. Anatomical and physiological development of the human inner ear. Hear Res 2016; 338:9-21. [PMID: 26900072 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2016.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2015] [Revised: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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We describe the development of the human inner ear with the invagination of the otic vesicle at 4 weeks gestation (WG), the growth of the semicircular canals from 5 WG, and the elongation and coiling of the cochlea at 10 WG. As the membranous labyrinth takes shape, there is a concomitant development of the sensory neuroepithelia and their associated structures within. This review details the growth and differentiation of the vestibular and auditory neuroepithelia, including synaptogenesis, the expression of stereocilia and kinocilia, and innervation of hair cells by afferent and efferent nerve fibres. Along with development of essential sensory structures we outline the formation of crucial accessory structures of the vestibular system - the cupula and otolithic membrane and otoconia as well as the three cochlea compartments and the tectorial membrane. Recent molecular studies have elaborated on classical anatomical studies to characterize the development of prosensory and sensory regions of the fetal human cochlea using the transcription factors, PAX2, MAF-B, SOX2, and SOX9. Further advances are being made with recent physiological studies that are beginning to describe when hair cells become functionally active during human gestation. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled <Annual Reviews 2016>.
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- Rebecca Lim
- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Innervation of Cochlear Hair Cells by Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neurons In Vitro. Stem Cells Int 2016; 2016:1781202. [PMID: 26966437 PMCID: PMC4761396 DOI: 10.1155/2016/1781202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) may serve as an autologous source of replacement neurons in the injured cochlea, if they can be successfully differentiated and reconnected with residual elements in the damaged auditory system. Here, we explored the potential of hiPSC-derived neurons to innervate early postnatal hair cells, using established in vitro assays. We compared two hiPSC lines against a well-characterized hESC line. After ten days' coculture in vitro, hiPSC-derived neural processes contacted inner and outer hair cells in whole cochlear explant cultures. Neural processes from hiPSC-derived neurons also made contact with hair cells in denervated sensory epithelia explants and expressed synapsin at these points of contact. Interestingly, hiPSC-derived neurons cocultured with hair cells at an early stage of differentiation formed synapses with a higher number of hair cells, compared to hiPSC-derived neurons cocultured at a later stage of differentiation. Notable differences in the innervation potentials of the hiPSC-derived neurons were also observed and variations existed between the hiPSC lines in their innervation efficiencies. Collectively, these data illustrate the promise of hiPSCs for auditory neuron replacement and highlight the need to develop methods to mitigate variabilities observed amongst hiPSC lines, in order to achieve reliable clinical improvements for patients.
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Lee JH, Sihn C, Wang W, Flores CMP, Yamoah EN. In Vitro Functional Assessment of Adult Spiral Ganglion Neurons (SGNs). Methods Mol Biol 2016; 1427:513-523. [PMID: 27259946 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3615-1_29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) faithfully encode acoustic waves from hair cells to the cochlear nucleus (CN) using voltage-dependent ion channels. A sizable portion of our knowledge on SGN functions have been derived from pre-hearing neurons. In post-hearing SGNs, the mechanisms of how they encode the massive sound information without delay and precisely are largely unknown. Mature SGNs are housed in the central bony labyrinth of the cochlea, protected by a well-insulated myelin sheath, making it a technical feat to isolate viable neurons for rigorous functional electrophysiology. Recently, we have overcome the previous intractable hindrance in SGN functional analyses. We provide a step-by-step user-friendly protocol with practical applications, including patch-clamp recordings and imaging by using cultured SGNs.
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- Jeong Han Lee
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Program in Communication and Sensory Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, 89557, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Program in Communication and Sensory Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, 89557, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Program in Communication and Sensory Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, 89557, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Program in Communication and Sensory Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, 89557, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Program in Communication and Sensory Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, 89557, USA.
- University of Nevada Reno, 6795 South Edmond Street, Third Floor, Las Vegas, NV, 89118, USA.
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Fritzsch B, Duncan JS, Kersigo J, Gray B, Elliott KL. Neuroanatomical Tracing Techniques in the Ear: History, State of the Art, and Future Developments. Methods Mol Biol 2016; 1427:243-62. [PMID: 27259931 PMCID: PMC4993453 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3615-1_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The inner ear has long been at the cutting edge of tract tracing techniques that have shaped and reshaped our understanding of the ear's innervation patterns. This review provides a historical framework to understand the importance of these techniques for ear innervation and for development of tracing techniques in general; it is hoped that lessons learned will help to quickly adopt transformative novel techniques and their information and correct past beliefs based on technical limitations. The technical part of the review presents details of our protocol as developed over the last 30 years. We also include arguments as to why these recommendations work best to generate the desired outcome of distinct fiber and cell labeling, and generate reliable data for any investigation. We specifically focus on two tracing techniques, in part developed and/or championed for ear innervation analysis: the low molecular multicolor dextran amine tract tracing technique and the multicolor tract tracing technique with lipophilic dyes.
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- Bernd Fritzsch
- Department of Biology, CLAS, University of Iowa, 356 Medical Research Center, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
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- Division of Otolaryngology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Biology, CLAS, University of Iowa, 356 Medical Research Center, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- Molecular Targeting Technologies, Inc., West Chester, PA, USA
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- Department of Biology, CLAS, University of Iowa, 356 Medical Research Center, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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Rutherford MA, Moser T. The Ribbon Synapse Between Type I Spiral Ganglion Neurons and Inner Hair Cells. THE PRIMARY AUDITORY NEURONS OF THE MAMMALIAN COCHLEA 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3031-9_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Goodrich LV. Early Development of the Spiral Ganglion. THE PRIMARY AUDITORY NEURONS OF THE MAMMALIAN COCHLEA 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3031-9_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hahnewald S, Tscherter A, Marconi E, Streit J, Widmer HR, Garnham C, Benav H, Mueller M, Löwenheim H, Roccio M, Senn P. Response profiles of murine spiral ganglion neurons on multi-electrode arrays. J Neural Eng 2015; 13:016011. [PMID: 26656212 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2560/13/1/016011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Cochlear implants (CIs) have become the gold standard treatment for deafness. These neuroprosthetic devices feature a linear electrode array, surgically inserted into the cochlea, and function by directly stimulating the auditory neurons located within the spiral ganglion, bypassing lost or not-functioning hair cells. Despite their success, some limitations still remain, including poor frequency resolution and high-energy consumption. In both cases, the anatomical gap between the electrode array and the spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) is believed to be an important limiting factor. The final goal of the study is to characterize response profiles of SGNs growing in intimate contact with an electrode array, in view of designing novel CI devices and stimulation protocols, featuring a gapless interface with auditory neurons. APPROACH We have characterized SGN responses to extracellular stimulation using multi-electrode arrays (MEAs). This setup allows, in our view, to optimize in vitro many of the limiting interface aspects between CIs and SGNs. MAIN RESULTS Early postnatal mouse SGN explants were analyzed after 6-18 days in culture. Different stimulation protocols were compared with the aim to lower the stimulation threshold and the energy needed to elicit a response. In the best case, a four-fold reduction of the energy was obtained by lengthening the biphasic stimulus from 40 μs to 160 μs. Similarly, quasi monophasic pulses were more effective than biphasic pulses and the insertion of an interphase gap moderately improved efficiency. Finally, the stimulation with an external electrode mounted on a micromanipulator showed that the energy needed to elicit a response could be reduced by a factor of five with decreasing its distance from 40 μm to 0 μm from the auditory neurons. SIGNIFICANCE This study is the first to show electrical activity of SGNs on MEAs. Our findings may help to improve stimulation by and to reduce energy consumption of CIs and thereby contribute to the development of fully implantable devices with better auditory resolution in the future.
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- Stefan Hahnewald
- Inner Ear Research Laboratory, University Departments of Clinical Research and Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Inselspital, University of Bern, Switzerland. Regenerative Neuroscience Cluster, Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Switzerland
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Cochlear afferent innervation development. Hear Res 2015; 330:157-69. [DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2015.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Revised: 06/02/2015] [Accepted: 07/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Sundaresan S, Kong JH, Fang Q, Salles FT, Wangsawihardja F, Ricci AJ, Mustapha M. Thyroid hormone is required for pruning, functioning and long-term maintenance of afferent inner hair cell synapses. Eur J Neurosci 2015; 43:148-61. [PMID: 26386265 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Revised: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Functional maturation of afferent synaptic connections to inner hair cells (IHCs) involves pruning of excess synapses formed during development, as well as the strengthening and survival of the retained synapses. These events take place during the thyroid hormone (TH)-critical period of cochlear development, which is in the perinatal period for mice and in the third trimester for humans. Here, we used the hypothyroid Snell dwarf mouse (Pit1(dw)) as a model to study the role of TH in afferent type I synaptic refinement and functional maturation. We observed defects in afferent synaptic pruning and delays in calcium channel clustering in the IHCs of Pit1(dw) mice. Nevertheless, calcium currents and capacitance reached near normal levels in Pit1(dw) IHCs by the age of onset of hearing, despite the excess number of retained synapses. We restored normal synaptic pruning in Pit1(dw) IHCs by supplementing with TH from postnatal day (P)3 to P8, establishing this window as being critical for TH action on this process. Afferent terminals of older Pit1(dw) IHCs showed evidence of excitotoxic damage accompanied by a concomitant reduction in the levels of the glial glutamate transporter, GLAST. Our results indicate that a lack of TH during a critical period of inner ear development causes defects in pruning and long-term homeostatic maintenance of afferent synapses.
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- Srividya Sundaresan
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, Room R111A, Stanford, CA, 94035, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, Room R111A, Stanford, CA, 94035, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, Room R111A, Stanford, CA, 94035, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, Room R111A, Stanford, CA, 94035, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, Room R111A, Stanford, CA, 94035, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, Room R111A, Stanford, CA, 94035, USA
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Bako P, Bassiouni M, Eckhard A, Gerlinger I, Frick C, Löwenheim H, Müller M. Methyl methacrylate embedding to study the morphology and immunohistochemistry of adult guinea pig and mouse cochleae. J Neurosci Methods 2015; 254:86-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2015.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2015] [Revised: 07/16/2015] [Accepted: 07/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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