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ArticleNature communications2025

Supporting cells orchestrate noise-induced hearing loss via a Gasdermin D-dependent signaling loop with hair cells.

Lili Xiao, Jianju Liu, Yi Chen, Liang Xia, Yumeng Jiang, Xiaoyan Chen, Tianjiao Zhou, Yan Sun, Wen Lu, Hui Wang and 4 more

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Lili Xiao *Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Jianju Liu *School of Rehabilitation Science of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yi ChenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Liang XiaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yumeng JiangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Xiaoyan ChenDepartment of Otolaryngology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Medical School Affiliated Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Tianjiao ZhouDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yan SunZhangjiagang TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Zhangjiagang, China.
Wen LuDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Hui WangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. wangh2005@sjtu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-1615-655X
Jian WangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. jian.wang@dal.ca.
Yanmei FengDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. ymfeng@sjtu.edu.cn.
Zhen ZhangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. zhangzhen1994@sjtu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1936-3015
Shankai YinDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) No. 82171139National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) No. 82205201National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) No. 82301311National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) No. 82371152National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) No. 82401354National Science Foundation of China | Key Programme No. 82330034
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), a common sensory disorder, is traditionally thought to stem primarily from direct damage to sound-sensing hair cells (HCs). Here, we demonstrate that supporting cells (SCs), neighboring cells not previously implicated in NIHL pathogenesis, orchestrate hearing loss and HC degeneration through Gasdermin D (GSDMD) activation. Mechanistically, noise-induced oxidative stress in HCs triggers activation of epidermal growth factor receptor in SCs, leading to extracellular-regulated kinase phosphorylation and caspase-11-dependent cleavage of GSDMD, thereby establishing an HC-to-SC signaling cascade. Furthermore, GSDMD activation in SCs reciprocally exacerbates oxidative injury in HCs, creating a pathogenic positive feedback loop between the two cell types. Our findings uncover a central role for SCs in noise-induced hearing loss and identify GSDMD-mediated intercellular communication as a potential therapeutic target.

Indexed as

Hair Cells, AuditoryHearing Loss, Noise-InducedIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsPhosphate-Binding ProteinsAnimalsCell CommunicationGasderminsHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOxidative StressPhosphorylationSignal TransductionGasderminsGsdmd protein, mouseIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsPhosphate-Binding Proteins

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PMID41407982
PMCPMC12712061

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