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Developmental Changes of ENaC Expression and Function in the Inner Ear of Pendrin Knock-Out Mice as a Perspective on the Development of Endolymphatic Hydrops

Authors
 Bo Gyung Kim  ;  Jin Young Kim  ;  Hee Nam Kim  ;  Jinwoong Bok  ;  Wan Namkung  ;  Jae Young Choi  ;  Sung Huhn Kim 
Citation
 PLOS ONE, Vol.9(4) : e95730, 2014 
Journal Title
PLOS ONE
Issue Date
2014
MeSH
Animals ; Anion Transport Proteins/genetics ; Anion Transport Proteins/metabolism* ; Ear, Inner/metabolism* ; Endolymphatic Hydrops/genetics ; Endolymphatic Hydrops/metabolism* ; Epithelial Sodium Channels/genetics ; Epithelial Sodium Channels/metabolism* ; Homozygote ; Mice ; Mice, Knockout ; Mutation/genetics ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Abstract
Pendrin mutations cause enlarged vestibular aqueducts and various degrees of sensorineural hearing loss. The selective abolition of pendrin causes dilation of the membranous labyrinth known as endolymphatic hydrops, loss of the endocochlear potential, and consequently loss of hearing function. Because Na+ transport is one of the most important driving forces for fluid transport, the epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC) is believed to play an important role in fluid volume regulation in the inner ear. Therefore, the dysfunction of Na+ transport through ENaC by the acidification of endolymph in Pendred syndrome is one of the potential causes of endolymphatic hydrops. We investigated the changes of ENaC expression and function during the development of the pendrin knock-out mouse. In the cochlea, the expression of β and γENaC was significantly increased at P56 in Pds-/- mice compared with Pds+/+ mice. In the vestibule, the expression of βENaC was significantly increased at P56, and γENaC expression significantly increased from P6 to P56 in Pds-/- mice. The ENaC-dependent trans-epithelial current was not significantly different between Pds+/+ and Pds-/- mice in Reissner's membrane or the saccular extramacular roof epithelium at P0, but the current was significantly increased in Pds-/- mice at P56 compared with Pds+/+ mice. These findings indicate that the expression and function of ENaC were enhanced in Pds-/- mice after the development of endolymphatic hydrops as a compensatory mechanism. This result provides insight into the role of Na+ transport in the development and regulation of endolymphatic hydrops due to pendrin mutations.
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DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0095730
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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
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Yonsei Biomedical Research Center (연세의생명연구원) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Bo Gyung(김보경)
Kim, Sung Huhn(김성헌)
Kim, Jin Young(김진영)
Kim, Hee Nam(김희남)
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/22282913/98556
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