N-乙酰半胱氨酸激活线粒体自噬可预防Mic60缺乏引起的听觉神经病。
Mitophagy Activation by N-Acetylcysteine Protects against Mic60 Deficiency-Induced Auditory Neuropathy.
作者信息
Sun Yilin, Liu Chunying, Liang Yakun, Lv An, Nie Wang, Bao Shuyue, Li Xiaoyi, Zhou Jing, Tong Weimin, Tao Yong, Wang Xueling, Dong Tingting
机构信息
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China.
Center for Experimental Animal Research, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, 100005, China.
出版信息
Neurosci Bull. 2025 Aug 30. doi: 10.1007/s12264-025-01485-2.
Auditory neuropathy (AN) is a sensorineural hearing loss that impairs speech perception, but its mechanisms and treatments remain limited. Mic60, essential for the mitochondrial contact site and cristae organizing system, is linked to neurological disorders, yet its role in the auditory system remains unclear. We demonstrate that Mic60 mice develop progressive hearing loss from 6 months of age, with reduced auditory brainstem response amplitudes despite preserved outer hair cell function, consistent with AN. Mitochondrial abnormalities in spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) emerge by 3 months, followed by mitochondrial loss and SGN degeneration, indicating progressive auditory neuron dysfunction. In vitro, Mic60 deficiency disrupts mitochondrial respiration, reversible by N-acetylcysteine (NAC). NAC treatment preserves mitochondrial integrity and rescues hearing by enhancing mitophagy. Our findings establish Mic60 mice as an AN animal model, highlight the role of Mic60 in the mitochondria of primary auditory neurons, and identify NAC as a potential AN treatment.
听觉神经病(AN)是一种感觉神经性听力损失,会损害言语感知,但目前其发病机制和治疗方法仍然有限。Mic60是线粒体接触位点和嵴组织系统所必需的,与神经疾病有关,但其在听觉系统中的作用仍不清楚。我们发现,Mic60基因敲除小鼠从6个月大开始出现进行性听力损失,尽管外毛细胞功能保留,但听觉脑干反应幅度降低,这与听觉神经病一致。螺旋神经节神经元(SGN)的线粒体异常在3个月时出现,随后线粒体丢失和SGN变性,表明听觉神经元功能逐渐失调。在体外,Mic60基因缺陷会破坏线粒体呼吸,而N-乙酰半胱氨酸(NAC)可使其恢复正常。NAC治疗可通过增强线粒体自噬来维持线粒体完整性并挽救听力。我们的研究结果将Mic60基因敲除小鼠确立为一种听觉神经病动物模型,突出了Mic60在初级听觉神经元线粒体中的作用,并确定NAC为一种潜在的听觉神经病治疗方法。