1. Changes of BKCa on vascular striaepericytes of D-galactose-induced aging model in guinea pigs
Ying ZHOU ; Huan LU ; Chaoyang TAN ; Zuwei QU ; Yuechen CHANG ; Ziwei HAN ; Junqiang SI ; Ketao MA ; Li LI
Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2019;54(11):843-849
Objective:
The aging model of guinea pigs induced by D-galactose was set up to investigate the changes of BKCa expression and function on cochlear pericytes and their relationship with age-related hearing loss.
Methods:
Thirty healthy 8-week-old guinea pigs were randomly divided into three groups, with 10 in each group: D-galactose aging model group, subcutaneous injection of D-galactose (500 mg/kg) daily for 6 weeks; saline control group, the same amount of saline was injected into the neck of the aging model group for 6 weeks; the blank control group, no treatment was performed. The threshold of auditory brainstem response (ABR) was detected. The content of BKCa in the perivascular cells of the guinea pig cochlear cells was detected by immunofluorescence technique. The changes of peripheral current density and BKCa current were detected by patch clamp technique. The data were analyzed by GraphPad Prism software.
Results:
Compared with the saline group and the control group, the ABR threshold and the amplitude of the wave I were significantly decreased in the aging model group, and the difference was statistically significant (