Mitochondria toxin-induced acute cochlear cell death indicates cellular activity-correlated energy consumption
Mitochondria toxin-induced acute cochlear cell death indicates cellular activity-correlated energy consumption
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DOI:
10.1007/s00405-012-2267-1
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发表时间:
2013-09
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
J. Zou;Ya Zhang;Weikai Zhang;D. Poe;Suoqiang Zhai;Shi-ming Yang;I. Pyykkö
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作者:
J. Zou;Ya Zhang;Weikai Zhang;D. Poe;Suoqiang Zhai;Shi-ming Yang;I. Pyykkö
The different cell types within the cochlea may have a specific contribution to the pathological changes during metabolism failure, which may provide clues for developing novel strategies for inner ear therapy. In order to evaluate activity-correlated cell death during metabolism failure in the cochlea, 3-nitropropionic acid was used to irreversibly inhibit the respiratory chain. Dose–response of the cochlear cells to 3-nitropropionic acid was analyzed in vitro. 3-Nitropropionic acid was administered onto the round window of guinea pigs. Cell death was identified by terminal transferase labeling the free 3′OH breaks in the DNA strands in vivo and propidium iodide nuclear permeation in vitro. As a result, 23.6 and 96.3 % cell death were induced by 10 and 100 mM 3-nitropropionic acid, respectively, in vitro. In the guinea pigs, 500 mM 3-nitropropionic acid induced vestibular dysfunction and severe to profound hearing losses. The cells that are the most sensitive to 3-nitropropionic acid treatment include the stria marginal and intermediate cells, epithelial cells of the Reissner’s membrane, and spiral ligament fibrocytes (types II and V). Moderate sensitive cells were satellite fibrocytes of the spiral limbic central zone, osteocytes of the cochlear shell, hair cells, and spiral ganglion cells. Reduction of neurofilament in the soma and periphery processes of spiral ganglion cells occurred after the exposure. These results may be relevant to the mechanisms of injury in sudden onset sensorineural hearing loss and hazardous substance exposure-induced hearing loss.