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ArticleAutophagy2021

FOXG1 promotes aging inner ear hair cell survival through activation of the autophagy pathway.

Zu-Hong He, Ming Li, Qiao-Jun Fang, Fu-Ling Liao, Sheng-Yu Zou, Xia Wu, Hai-Ying Sun, Xue-Yan Zhao, Yu-Juan Hu, Xiao-Xiang Xu and 4 more

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Article in Autophagy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 100 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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100 citing papers in PubMed, 122 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Zu-Hong HeDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Ming LiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Qiao-Jun FangState Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Fu-Ling LiaoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Sheng-Yu ZouDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Xia WuDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Hai-Ying SunDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Xue-Yan ZhaoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Yu-Juan HuDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Xiao-Xiang XuDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Xiangyang Central Hospital, Affiliated Hospital Of Hubei University Of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441021, China.
Sen ChenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Yu SunDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1771-3715
Ren-Jie ChaiState Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3885-543X
Wei-Jia KongDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Union Hospital · CNCapital Medical University · CNHubei University of Arts and Science · CNState Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Presbycusis is the cumulative effect of aging on hearing. Recent studies have shown that common mitochondrial gene deletions are closely related to deafness caused by degenerative changes in the auditory system, and some of these nuclear factors are proposed to participate in the regulation of mitochondrial function. However, the detailed mechanisms involved in age-related degeneration of the auditory systems have not yet been fully elucidated. In this study, we found that FOXG1 plays an important role in the auditory degeneration process through regulation of macroautophagy/autophagy. Inhibition of FOXG1 decreased the autophagy activity and led to the accumulation of reactive oxygen species and subsequent apoptosis of cochlear hair cells. Recent clinical studies have found that aspirin plays important roles in the prevention and treatment of various diseases by regulating autophagy and mitochondria function. In this study, we found that aspirin increased the expression of FOXG1, which further activated autophagy and reduced the production of reactive oxygen species and inhibited apoptosis, and thus promoted the survival of mimetic aging HCs and HC-like OC-1 cells. This study demonstrates the regulatory function of the FOXG1 transcription factor through the autophagy pathway during hair cell degeneration in presbycusis, and it provides a new molecular approach for the treatment of age-related hearing loss.

Indexed as

AutophagyPresbycusisAgingApoptosisCell SurvivalForkhead Transcription FactorsHair Cells, AuditoryHumansNerve Tissue ProteinsForkhead Transcription FactorsFOXG1 protein, humanNerve Tissue ProteinsAging-related hearing lossautophagyFOXG1hair cellROS

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PMID34006186
PMCPMC8726647
OpenAlexW3161204864

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