Stone J S, Rubel E W
Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195-7923, USA.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Oct 24;97(22):11714-21. doi: 10.1073/pnas.97.22.11714.
A decade ago it was discovered that mature birds are able to regenerate hair cells, the receptors for auditory perception. This surprising finding generated hope in the field of auditory neuroscience that new hair cells someday may be coaxed to form in another class of warm-blooded vertebrates, mammals. We have made considerable progress toward understanding some cellular and molecular events that lead to hair cell regeneration in birds. This review discusses our current understanding of avian hair cell regeneration, with some comparisons to other vertebrate classes and other regenerative systems.
十年前,人们发现成年鸟类能够再生毛细胞,即听觉感知的感受器。这一惊人发现给听觉神经科学领域带来了希望,即有朝一日或许能诱导另一类温血脊椎动物——哺乳动物——形成新的毛细胞。我们在理解导致鸟类毛细胞再生的一些细胞和分子事件方面取得了相当大的进展。这篇综述讨论了我们目前对鸟类毛细胞再生的理解,并与其他脊椎动物类别和其他再生系统进行了一些比较。