Journal
NEUROSCIENCE BULLETIN
Volume 37, Issue 5, Pages 657-668Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12264-020-00624-1
Keywords
Oxidative stress; Glucose; Cochlea; Hair cell; Hearing loss
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81570916, 81771018, 81873699]
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The study shows that glucose supplementation can reduce the formation of reactive oxygen species induced by oxidative stress, thereby protecting cochlear hair cells and reducing NIHL. Glucose supplementation increases ATP and NADPH levels, reduces H2O2-induced ROS production and cytotoxicity. Pharmacological inhibition of glucose transporter type 1 activity eliminates the protective effects of glucose against oxidative stress.
Oxidative stress is the key determinant in the pathogenesis of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). Given that cellular defense against oxidative stress is an energy-consuming process, the aim of the present study was to investigate whether increasing energy availability by glucose supplementation protects cochlear hair cells against oxidative stress and attenuates NIHL. Our results revealed that glucose supplementation reduced the noise-induced formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and consequently attenuated noise-induced loss of outer hair cells, inner hair cell synaptic ribbons, and NIHL in CBA/J mice. In cochlear explants, glucose supplementation increased the levels of ATP and NADPH, as well as attenuating H2O2-induced ROS production and cytotoxicity. Moreover, pharmacological inhibition of glucose transporter type 1 activity abolished the protective effects of glucose against oxidative stress in HEI-OC1 cells. These findings suggest that energy availability is crucial for oxidative stress resistance and glucose supplementation offers a simple and effective approach for the protection of cochlear hair cells against oxidative stress and NIHL.
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