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KMID : 0361020070500010025
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Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2007 Volume.50 No. 1 p.25 ~ p.30
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A Promotive Effect of Low-Level Laser on Hair Cell Regeneration Following Gentamicin Induced Ototoxicity in Postnatal Organotypic Culture of Rat Utricles
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Chung Yong-Won
Lim Eun-Suk
Rhee Chung-Ku
Ahn Jin-Chul
Kim Young-Saeng
Lee Min-Young
Lee Sang-Hun
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Abstract
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Background and Objectives :In normal postnatal mammalian inner ear sensory epithelium, regeneration of hair cells is a very rare event, but there is hair cell regeneration with partial restoration of the vestibular sensory epithelium following ototoxic damage. In this study, the effects of low-level laser on hair cell regeneration following gentamicin exposure in postnatal organotypic culture of rat utricles were investigated.
Materials and Method : A long term organotypic culture of 2 to 7 day old rat utricular maculae was established to study aminoglycoside-induced vestibular hair cell renewal. The utricles were exposed to 1 mM of gentamicin for 48 hr and allowed to recover in a culture medium only or in a medium with daily irradiation of low-level laser, whereas the control group was not exposed to gentamicin. Whole-mount utricles were stained with FM1-43, which are known to be an efficient marker, to identify live hair cells in cultured tissues.
Results : Loss of hair cells was nearly stopped from 2 days after exposure to gentamicin ; a peak of regeneration was reached after 18 days and sustained for two weeks in the medium with the irradiation of low-level laser.
Conclusion : These results suggest that low-level laser promotes spontaneous hair cell regeneration following gentamicin damage in utricular explants.
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KEYWORD
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Low-Level Laser, FM 1-43, Utricle
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