Liu Xiang, Qian Xiao-Qing, Ma Rui, Chi Fang-Lu, Ren Dong-Dong
Department of Otology & Skull Base Surgery, EYE & ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China; Shanghai Clinical Medical Center of Hearing Medicine, Shanghai 200031, China; Key Laboratory of Hearing Medicine, Ministry of Health, Shanghai 200031, China.
Shanghai Clinical Medical Center of Hearing Medicine, Shanghai 200031, China; Key Laboratory of Hearing Medicine, Ministry of Health, Shanghai 200031, China; Department of Research Center, EYE & ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China.
Neural Plast. 2016;2016:5982397. doi: 10.1155/2016/5982397. Epub 2016 Dec 14.
Different types of lasers have been used in inner ear surgery. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance to avoid damage to the inner ear (e.g., hyperthermia and acoustic effects) caused by the use of such lasers. The aim of this study was to use a high powered fibre-enabled CO laser (10 W, 606 J/cm) to perform cochleostomies on guinea pig cochlea and to investigate the possible laser-induced damage mechanisms. The temperature changes in the round window membrane, auditory evoked brainstem response, and morphological of the hair cells were measured and recorded before and after laser application. All of the outcomes differed in comparison with the control group. A rise in temperature and subsequent increased hearing loss were observed in animals that underwent surgery with a 10 W CO laser. These findings correlated with increased injury to the cochlear ultrastructure and a higher positive expression of E-cadherin and -catenin in the damaged organ of Corti. We assume that enhanced cell-cell adhesion and the activated -catenin-related canonical Wnt-signalling pathway may play a role in the protection of the cochlea to prevent further damage.
不同类型的激光已被用于内耳手术。因此,避免因使用此类激光对内耳造成损伤(如热疗和声效应)至关重要。本研究的目的是使用高功率光纤CO激光(10 W,606 J/cm)对豚鼠耳蜗进行蜗窗造孔,并研究可能的激光诱导损伤机制。在激光照射前后测量并记录圆窗膜的温度变化、听觉脑干诱发电位以及毛细胞的形态。所有结果与对照组相比均有差异。在接受10 W CO激光手术的动物中观察到温度升高以及随后听力损失增加。这些发现与耳蜗超微结构损伤增加以及受损柯蒂氏器中E-钙黏蛋白和β-连环蛋白的阳性表达升高相关。我们推测增强的细胞间黏附以及激活的β-连环蛋白相关的经典Wnt信号通路可能在保护耳蜗以防止进一步损伤中发挥作用。