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Title

Fucoidan promotes mechanosensory hair cell regeneration following amino glycoside-induced cell death

Authors
Moon, I.S., So, J.H., Jung, Y.M., Lee, W.S., Kim, E.Y., Kim, C.H., and Choi, J.Y.
Source
Full text @ Hear. Res.
Fig. 1

Expression of fluorescence in transgenic zebrafish. Transgenic pou4f3::GFP larvae displayed GFP on hair cells; scm1::GFP larvae, on the internal neuromast supporting cells; and ET20::GFP larvae, on peripheral neuromast supporting cells.

Fig. 2

The effect of LMWF on hair cell regeneration. (A) Hair cells in the lateral line labeled with YO-PRO-1were eliminated in zebrafish 4 h after neomycin (500 μM) exposure. The number of trunk neuromasts and hair cells per neuromast were markedly increased in the LMWF treatment group 12 h after neomycin exposure. Insets are close views of P8 neuromasts. (B) Summary data from 10 independent experiments (p < 0.001) compared to neomycin only. (C) A regenerated hair cell stained with FM1-43. (NM; Neomycin, LMWF; low molecular weight foucoidan, * p < 0.05, scale bar; 10 μM).

Fig. 3

Scanning electron microscopy of hair cells in neuromasts. Stereocilia bundles on hair cells were still destroyed 24 h after neomycin (500 μM) treatment, but regenerated in the presence of LMWF 24 h after neomycin treatment (×5000).

Fig. 4

The effect of LMWF on hair regeneration after neomycin-induced ototoxicity in POU4f3::GFP larvae. (A) A greater number of hair cells was observed in the neuromasts (P8) of LWMF-treated larvae 12 h after neomycin treatment. (B) Summarized data from six independent experiments. LMWF (50 μg/ml) significantly enhanced hair cell regeneration 12 and 16 h after neomycin treatment. (C) Concentrations of LMWF above 50 μg/ml had similar effects on hair cell regeneration (p < 0.001 compared to neomycin only).

Fig. 5

The effect LMWF on the proliferation of supporting cells. Greater numbers of internal supporting cells in scm1::GFP larvae and peripheral supporting cells in ET20::GFP larvae were observed after LMWF treatment (quantification was not done). Each figure shows P7 neuromasts 12 h after neomycin (500 μM) treatment.

Fig. 6

BrdU incorporation after neomycin treatment in POU4f3::GFP larvae. (A) More cells are positive for BrdU (red color) in the LMWF group 12 h after neomycin treatment. (B) Summary of data from six experiments. Neuromast cell entry into the S-phase increased 8, 12, 16, and 24 h after neomycin treatment in LMWF treat group (p < 0.001, n = 10; compared to neomycin only). (C) BrdU-labeled cells (red dots) are generally located at the periphery of hair cells (green color) in POU4f3::GFP larvae and are centered over the peripheral supporting cells in ET20::GFP larvae. (NM; Neomycin, LMWF; low molecular weight foucoidan, * p < 0.05). (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)

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Reprinted from Hearing Research, 282(1-2), Moon, I.S., So, J.H., Jung, Y.M., Lee, W.S., Kim, E.Y., Kim, C.H., and Choi, J.Y., Fucoidan promotes mechanosensory hair cell regeneration following amino glycoside-induced cell death, 236-42, Copyright (2011) with permission from Elsevier. Full text @ Hear. Res.
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