Display options
Share it on

Neural Regen Res. 2012 Mar 25;7(9):714-8. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2012.09.013.

Ephrin A2 protein expression in the regeneration and plasticity of cochlear hair cells in chicken following kanamycin ototoxicity.

Neural regeneration research

Jia Yu, Mingliang Xiang, Hao Wu, Chenling Shen

Affiliations

  1. Department of OtlaryngoIogy & Head and Neck Surgery of Xinhua Hospital, Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China.

PMID: 25745469 PMCID: PMC4347014 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2012.09.013

Abstract

The results from this study showed that the thresholds of brainstem auditory-evoked potentials peak following 10 successive days of intramuscular injection of Roman chickens with kanamycin, starting 3 days after birth. Fluorescence immunohistochemistry analysis revealed few ganglion cells positively labeled for Ephrin A2 in the cochlea of experimental chickens from 2 days before until 7 days after the last kanamycin injection. The number of Ephrin A2-positive ganglion cell bodies was increased at 15 days after the last injection and was similar to that in normal chickens at 30 days following the cessation of kanamycin treatment. These experimental findings indicate that Ephrin A2 protein expression in the acoustic ganglia is synchronized with the connection damage and regeneration of cochlear hair cells after kanamycin exposure. Ephrin A2 may play an important role in the regeneration and plasticity of cochlear hair cells in the chick cochlea following kanamycin ototoxicity.

Keywords: Ephrin A2; cochlear hair cells; inner ear; neural regeneration; plasticity; reinnervation

References

  1. Acta Otolaryngol. 2000 Oct;120(8):912-21 - PubMed
  2. Hear Res. 1991 Nov;56(1-2):203-10 - PubMed
  3. Science. 1988 Jun 24;240(4860):1772-4 - PubMed
  4. Brain Res Brain Res Rev. 2005 Sep;49(2):211-26 - PubMed
  5. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008 May;134(5):503-8 - PubMed
  6. Mol Cell Neurosci. 2008 Sep;39(1):21-31 - PubMed
  7. J Neurosci. 2008 Jul 16;28(29):7376-86 - PubMed
  8. J Comp Neurol. 2005 Feb 21;482(4):309-19 - PubMed
  9. J Comp Neurol. 2005 Jul 25;488(2):140-51 - PubMed
  10. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2004 Oct;16(5):580-9 - PubMed
  11. J Histochem Cytochem. 2002 Dec;50(12):1641-5 - PubMed
  12. Laryngoscope. 2005 Jun;115(6):1021-5 - PubMed
  13. Eur J Neurosci. 2007 Feb;25(3):744-52 - PubMed
  14. Dev Dyn. 2005 Jan;232(1):1-10 - PubMed
  15. Annu Rev Neurosci. 1998;21:309-45 - PubMed
  16. Mol Cell Neurosci. 2004 Jan;25(1):56-68 - PubMed
  17. Cell Transplant. 2002;11(3):229-39 - PubMed
  18. EMBO Rep. 2009 Jul;10(7):722-8 - PubMed
  19. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2005 Jun;6(6):462-75 - PubMed
  20. J Comp Neurol. 2002 Oct 7;452(1):51-64 - PubMed
  21. J Neurobiol. 2004 Apr;59(1):48-56 - PubMed
  22. Neuron. 2004 Jun 10;42(5):717-30 - PubMed
  23. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 Mar;135(3):238-41 - PubMed

Publication Types