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JARO-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Volume 6, Issue 2, Pages 136-147Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10162-004-5050-1
Keywords
cochlea; sensorineural hearing loss; spiral ganglion
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- NIDCD NIH HHS [P30 DC005209, R01 DC004820, P30 DC05209, R01 DC 04820] Funding Source: Medline
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In sensorineural hearing loss, hair cell loss is often followed by loss of cochlear nerve fibers, which can continue for years after the insult. The degree and time course of neuronal loss varies, but the reasons for this variation are unclear. The present study addresses this issue with a quantitative analysis of hair cell, supporting cell, and neuronal survival in animals with long-term survival of up to 5.5 years from two types of drug-induced hair cell loss: aminoglycoside antibiotics and platinum-containing chemotherapeutics. To complement the analysis of the effects of organ of Corti damage on neuronal survival, cases of primary neuronal degeneration, via auditory nerve section, are also assessed. Analysis shows that (1) long-term neuronal survival is enhanced when supporting cells in the inner hair cell (IHC) area remain intact; (2) after hair cell loss, the time course of neuronal loss is slower in the apex than in the base; (3) primary loss of cochlear nerve fibers does not lead to secondary degeneration of sensory cells or supporting cells in the organ of Corti; and (4) after auditory nerve section, there can be a massive reinnervation of the IHC region, especially in the apex. Results are consistent with the idea that supporting cells participate in the regulation of neuronal survival and neuronal sprouting in the organ of Corti.
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