1. Effects of 3,3'-Iminodipropionitrile on Hair Cell Numbers in Cristae of CBA/CaJ and C57BL/6J Mice.
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Wilkerson, Brent A., Artoni, Filippo, Lea, Colby, Ritchie, Kayla, Ray, Catherine A., and Bermingham-McDonogh, Olivia
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ANIMAL experimentation ,DOSE-effect relationship in pharmacology ,HAIR cells ,MICE ,ORGANIC compounds ,CYTOMETRY - Abstract
This study examines absolute hair cell numbers in the cristae of C57BL/6J mice and CBA/CaJ mice from weaning to adulthood as well as the dose required for 3,3'-iminodiproprionitrile (IDPN)-injury of the cristae in C57BL/6J mice and CBA/CaJ mice, the two mouse strains most commonly used by inner ear researchers. In cristae of CBA/CaJ and C57BL/6J mice, no loss of hair cells was observed up to 24 weeks. In both strains, dose-dependent loss of hair cells was observed 7 days after IDPN treatment of 2-month-old mice (IC50 = 16.1 mmol/kg in C57BL/6J mice vs. 25.21 mmol/kg in CBA/CaJ mice). Four-month-old C57BL/6J mice exposed to IDPN developed dose-dependent vestibular dysfunction as indicated by increased activity and circling behavior in open field tests and by failure to swim 7 days after treatment. IDPN-hair cell injury in C57BL/6J mice and CBA/CaJ mice represents a fast and predictable experimental model for the study of vestibular degeneration and a platform for the testing of vestibular therapies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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