It has been revealed in recent years that contralateral acoustic stimulation can affect cochlear active mechanisms through activating medial olivocochlear system (MOC) of the cochlear efferent nerve fibers. The MOC is...It has been revealed in recent years that contralateral acoustic stimulation can affect cochlear active mechanisms through activating medial olivocochlear system (MOC) of the cochlear efferent nerve fibers. The MOC is therefore postulated to exert protective effects on outer hair cells (OHCs) under intense sound condition. In this study the effects of 4 kHz intense tone exposure on distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) in guinea pigs with and without contralateral white noise stimulation were observed so that to investigate the protective effects of MOC on OHCs. The results showed that DPOAEs obviously deceased after the intense tone exposure in all animals, while both the amplitude reduction and the affected frequency range of DPOAEs were smaller in animals with simultaneously delivered contralateral white noise during the tone exposure than that in animals without colltralateral acoustic stimulation. The above results may suggest some protective nature of the contralateral sound stimulating effects which might be mediated through the activity of MOC. These perhaps can serve as the evidence that the protective mechanism against intense sound operates in the outer hair cells which are strongly innervated by MOC展开更多
文摘It has been revealed in recent years that contralateral acoustic stimulation can affect cochlear active mechanisms through activating medial olivocochlear system (MOC) of the cochlear efferent nerve fibers. The MOC is therefore postulated to exert protective effects on outer hair cells (OHCs) under intense sound condition. In this study the effects of 4 kHz intense tone exposure on distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) in guinea pigs with and without contralateral white noise stimulation were observed so that to investigate the protective effects of MOC on OHCs. The results showed that DPOAEs obviously deceased after the intense tone exposure in all animals, while both the amplitude reduction and the affected frequency range of DPOAEs were smaller in animals with simultaneously delivered contralateral white noise during the tone exposure than that in animals without colltralateral acoustic stimulation. The above results may suggest some protective nature of the contralateral sound stimulating effects which might be mediated through the activity of MOC. These perhaps can serve as the evidence that the protective mechanism against intense sound operates in the outer hair cells which are strongly innervated by MOC
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30300381) the Teaching and Research Award Program for Outstanding Young Teachers in Higher Education Institutions of Ministry of Education of China.
文摘为探讨KCNQ家族钾通道在耳蜗外毛细胞和Deiters细胞的功能性表达,我们观察并记录了 KCNQ家族钾通道阻滞剂利诺吡啶对豚鼠耳蜗单离外毛细胞(outer hair cells,OHCs)和Deiters细胞总钾电流的影响。采用酶孵育加机械分离法分离豚鼠耳蜗单个OHCs和Deiters细胞:运用膜片钳技术,在全细胞模式下记录正常细胞外液中8个外毛细胞和5个Deiters细胞的总钾电流,并观察100μmol/L和200μmol/L利诺吡啶对外毛细胞和Deiters细胞总钾电流的影响。结果观察到,在正常细胞外液中的单离外毛细胞,可记录到四乙基二乙胺敏感的外向性钾电流和静息膜电位附近激活的内向性钾电流(the K+ current activated at negativepotential,IKn)两种钾电流,而在单离Deiters细胞中只记录到外向整流性钾电流。在细胞外液中,加入100μmol/L利诺吡啶后,OHCs中的四乙基二乙胺敏感的钾电流峰电流成分被抑制,稳态电流幅值减小,且电流的失活时间常数明显延长;在细胞外液中加入100μmol/L和200μmol/L利诺吡啶后,OHCs的内向性钾电流IKn被完全抑制;而细胞外液中利诺吡啶终浓度为200μmol/L时,Deiters细胞的外向整流性钾电流幅值无明显变化。由此我们推测,KCNQ家族钾通道存在于豚鼠耳蜗外毛细胞,其介导的钾电流是四乙基二乙胺敏感的钾电流的组成部分。
