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ArticleCellular and molecular neurobiology2021

Opposite Roles of NT-3 and BDNF in Synaptic Remodeling of the Inner Ear Induced by Electrical Stimulation.

Qiang Li, Min Chen, Chen Zhang, Tianhao Lu, Shiyao Min, Shufeng Li

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Article in Cellular and molecular neurobiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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Qiang Li *ENT Institute and Department of Otolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Min Chen *ENT Institute and Department of Otolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Chen ZhangENT Institute and Department of Otolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Tianhao LuENT Institute and Department of Otolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Shiyao MinENT Institute and Department of Otolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Shufeng LiENT Institute and Department of Otolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. lisf@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5403-5717
Fudan University · CN

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 81670927
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Abstract

With the development of neural prostheses, neural plasticity including synaptic remodeling under electrical stimulation is drawing more and more attention. Indeed, intracochlear electrical stimulation used to restore hearing in deaf can induce the loss of residual hearing and synapses of the inner hair cells (IHCs). However, the mechanism under this process is largely unknown. Considering that the guinea pig is always a suitable and convenient choice for the animal model of cochlea implant (CI), in the present study, normal-hearing guinea pigs were implanted with CIs. Four-hour electrical stimulation with the intensity of 6 dB above electrically evoked compound action potential (ECAP) threshold (which can decrease the quantity of IHC synapses and the excitability of the auditory nerve) resulted in the upregulation of Bdnf (p < 0.0001) and downregulation of Nt-3 (p < 0.05). Intracochlear perfusion of exogenous NT-3 or TrkC/Fc (which blocks NT-3) can, respectively, resist or aggravate the synaptic loss induced by electrical stimulation. In contrast, local delivery of exogenous BDNF or TrkB/Fc (which blocks BDNF) to the cochlea, respectively, exacerbated or protected against the synaptic loss caused by electrical stimulation. Notably, the synaptic changes were only observed in the basal and middle halves of the cochlea. All the findings above suggested that NT-3 and BDNF may play opposite roles in the remodeling of IHC synapses induced by intracochlear electrical stimulation, i.e. NT-3 and BDNF promoted the regeneration and degeneration of IHC synapses, respectively.

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AnimalsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorEar, InnerElectric StimulationGuinea PigsMaleNeuronal PlasticityNeurotrophin 3SynapsesBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorNeurotrophin 3Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)Cochlear implant (CI)Electrical stimulationNeurotrophin-3 (NT-3)Synaptic remodeling

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