Effect of Sodium Salicylate on Calcium Currents and Exocytosis in Cochlear Inner Hair Cells: Implications for Tinnitus Generation.
10.1007/s12264-021-00747-z
- Author:
Ting FAN
1
;
Meng-Ya XIANG
1
;
Ruo-Qiao ZHOU
1
;
Wen LI
1
;
Li-Qin WANG
1
;
Peng-Fei GUAN
1
;
Geng-Lin LI
2
;
Yun-Feng WANG
3
;
Jian LI
4
Author Information
1. ENT Institute and Department of Otorhinolaryngology, EYE & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, China.
2. ENT Institute and Department of Otorhinolaryngology, EYE & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, China. genglin.li@fdeent.org.
3. ENT Institute and Department of Otorhinolaryngology, EYE & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, China. wyf80612@126.com.
4. Clinical Laboratory Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, 201102, China. lijianjulia@fudan.edu.cn.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
CaV1.3 channel;
Calcium current;
Exocytosis;
Inner hair cell;
Salicylate;
Tinnitus;
Whole-cell patch clamp
- MeSH:
Animals;
Calcium;
Exocytosis;
Hair Cells, Auditory, Inner;
Mice;
Sodium Salicylate/pharmacology*;
Tinnitus/chemically induced*
- From:
Neuroscience Bulletin
2022;38(1):69-80
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Sodium salicylate is an anti-inflammatory medication with a side-effect of tinnitus. Here, we used mouse cochlear cultures to explore the effects of salicylate treatment on cochlear inner hair cells (IHCs). We found that IHCs showed significant damage after exposure to a high concentration of salicylate. Whole-cell patch clamp recordings showed that 1-5 mmol/L salicylate did not affect the exocytosis of IHCs, indicating that IHCs are not involved in tinnitus generation by enhancing their neuronal input. Instead, salicylate induced a larger peak amplitude, a more negative half-activation voltage, and a steeper slope factor of Ca2+ current. Using noise analysis of Ca2+ tail currents and qRT-PCR, we further found that salicylate increased the number of Ca2+ channels along with CaV1.3 expression. All these changes could act synergistically to enhance the Ca2+ influx into IHCs. Inhibition of intracellular Ca2+ overload significantly attenuated IHC death after 10 mmol/L salicylate treatment. These results implicate a cellular mechanism for tinnitus generation in the peripheral auditory system.
