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Modified Experimental Conditions for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Mice and Assessment of Hearing Function and Outer Hair Cell Damage

An animal model of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is useful for pathologists, therapists, pharmacologists, and hearing researchers to thoroughly ...

Mackay Medical College

Hearing loss is the most common disorder in the sensory system. Mutations in GJB2 have been reported to be very common in sensorineural hearing loss patients. In this report, we generated an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line, MMCi001-A, from the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of a 4-year-old male hearing loss patient carrying GJB2 pV37I mutation by using the Sendai virus delivery system. The generated iPSCs were demonstrated to express pluripotent markers and be differentiated into three germ layers in vitro and in vivo. This GJB2-pV37I iPSCs is valuable for studying the pathogenic mechanisms and drug discovery of hearing loss.

Generation of induced pluripotent stem cells MMCi001-A from a Taiwanese hearing loss patient carrying GJB2 pV37I mutation.

The ALDH2 mutation (ALDH2*2) is caused by an amino acid substitution ALDH2 rs671 G>A (pE487K) which reduces ALDH2 enzyme activity. When individuals with the ALDH2 mutation consume alcohol, accumulating acetaldehyde in the blood can cause reddened face, headache, nausea, and palpitations; symptoms referred to as Alcohol Flushing Reaction. We report the production of an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line, FIRDIi001-A, developed from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of a 39-year-old male subject with the ALDH2*2 mutation. The ALDH2-pE487K iPSCs will be valuable in investigating pathogenic mechanisms involved in the link between the ALDH2 polymorphism and alcohol-related diseases.

Yu-Ling Pan

Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

Mackay Medical College

Modified Experimental Conditions for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Mice and Assessment of Hearing Function and Outer Hair Cell Damage

Yu-Ling Pan

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Mackay Medical College

Modified Experimental Conditions for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Mice and Assessment of Hearing Function and Outer Hair Cell Damage

Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology