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Progressive hearing loss in vitamin A-deficient mice which may be protected by the activation of cochlear melanocyte

Authors
 Mia Gi  ;  Dae Bo Shim  ;  Ling Wu  ;  Jinwoong Bok  ;  Mee Hyun Song  ;  Jae Young Choi 
Citation
 SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, Vol.8(1) : 16415, 2018 
Journal Title
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Issue Date
2018
Abstract
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) produces various pathologic phenotypes in humans and animals. However, evidence regarding the effect of VAD on hearing function has been inconsistent. In this study, we evaluated the effect of VAD on hearing function in two mouse models of VAD. Hearing ability was evaluated on the basis of auditory brainstem response from 3 to 20 weeks after birth in C57BL/6 (pigmented) and imprinting control region (albino) mice. The two mice strains were divided into the VAD (purified vitamin A-free diet from 7 days after pregnancy) and control (normal diet) groups. Albino VAD mice exhibited hearing loss after 6 weeks and became deaf at 18 weeks. Histological findings revealed degenerative changes in outer hair cells and neuronal loss in the spiral ganglion in albino VAD mice. In contrast, pigmented VAD mice, except those with middle-ear infection, showed no significant hearing loss. Interestingly, pigmented VAD mice exhibited melanocyte activation in the stria vascularis and upregulation of tyrosinase. Recovery of hearing after noise exposure was poorer in pigmented VAD mice than in control mice. In conclusion, complete VAD might be related to age-related or noise-induced hearing loss in mice, protection against which might involve melanocyte activation.
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DOI
10.1038/s41598-018-34653-8
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Anatomy (해부학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology (이비인후과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Bok, Jin Woong(복진웅) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1958-1872
Choi, Jae Young(최재영) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9493-3458
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/167083
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