2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Challenges for effective delivery of stem cells to the organ of Corti
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15K15615
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Otorhinolaryngology
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| Research Institution | Yamagata University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 内耳障害 / 難聴 / 幹細胞移植 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Approximately 250-350g, male Hartley strain guinea pigs were exposed to 4-8 kHz octave-band noise at 136 dB sound pressure level (SPL) for 2 hours in the sound proof box under general anesthesia. All the animals were measured their ABR threshold before and 24 hours, 1 week and 2 weeks after the noise exposure to confirm the permanent threshold shift. The ABR threshold of 2 weeks after the noise exposure showed profound deafness. Cochlear frequency mapping was performed with ImageJ plugin to identify the tonotopic area, demonstrating that outer hair cells were disappeared.
Multilineage-differentiating stress-enduring (Muse) cells were transplanted into the Scala tympani of the severely damaged animals of the number of 10,000 or 30,000 cells through a micro catheter. ABR of the transfected ears did not show evident hearing improvement compared to the control group. Immunohistochemistrical data show no GFP-positive cells alive in the cochlear.
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| Free Research Field |
聴覚
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