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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-3-21
pubmed:abstractText
Noise exposure is known to induce cell death signaling in the cochlea. Since c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling is known to induce both cell survival and apoptosis, the present study focused on early changes (within 24 h) after impulse noise exposure, inquiring whether cell death is always related to phosphorylation of JNK in the inner ear. Anesthetized adult albino rats were exposed to a single impulse noise exposure (194 kPa) and sacrificed 3 or 24 h later. Paraffin-embedded sections were examined for positive staining of phosphorylated JNK and the presence of cells with fragmented DNA (TUNEL staining). Positive TUNEL staining was observed at the spiral limbus and in the stria vascularis at 24 h following impulse noise exposure, but no correlation with JNK activation was found at these locations. In the hearing organ (organ of Corti) and in the lateral wall, TUNEL-reactive cells were observed at 24 h following trauma. This was preceded by p-JNK staining at 3 h, indicating JNK-activated cell death in these regions. Finally, p-JNK reactivity was observed in the spiral ganglion with no correlation to TUNEL staining within the time frame of this study. These results suggest that JNK activation following impulse noise exposure may not always be related to cell death, and conversely, some cells may die through JNK-independent signaling.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0897-7151
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
72-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18355160-Acoustic Stimulation, pubmed-meshheading:18355160-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18355160-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:18355160-Cell Death, pubmed-meshheading:18355160-Cochlea, pubmed-meshheading:18355160-DNA Fragmentation, pubmed-meshheading:18355160-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:18355160-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18355160-Hair Cells, Auditory, pubmed-meshheading:18355160-Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced, pubmed-meshheading:18355160-In Situ Nick-End Labeling, pubmed-meshheading:18355160-JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:18355160-Noise, pubmed-meshheading:18355160-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:18355160-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:18355160-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:18355160-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:18355160-Spiral Ganglion, pubmed-meshheading:18355160-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Activation of JNK in the inner ear following impulse noise exposure.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology, Kyoto-Katsura Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't