Supporting Cells and Their Potential Roles in Cisplatin-Induced Ototoxicity

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Helmuth A. Sanchez¹  Agustín D. Martínez¹  Juan Cristóbal Maass²  Sofia Waissbluth³ 

[1] Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Neurociencia, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile;Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile;Department of Otolaryngology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile;

关键词: cisplatin;    ototoxicity;    supporting cells;    gap junction;    connexin;    hemichannels;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fnins.2022.867034

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Cisplatin is a known ototoxic chemotherapy drug, causing irreversible hearing loss. Evidence has shown that cisplatin causes inner ear damage as a result of adduct formation, a proinflammatory environment and the generation of reactive oxygen species within the inner ear. The main cochlear targets for cisplatin are commonly known to be the outer hair cells, the stria vascularis and the spiral ganglion neurons. Further evidence has shown that certain transporters can mediate cisplatin influx into the inner ear cells including organic cation transporter 2 (OCT2) and the copper transporter Ctr1. However, the expression profiles for these transporters within inner ear cells are not consistent in the literature, and expression of OCT2 and Ctr1 has also been observed in supporting cells. Organ of Corti supporting cells are essential for hair cell activity and survival. Special interest has been devoted to gap junction expression by these cells as certain mutations have been linked to hearing loss. Interestingly, cisplatin appears to affect connexin expression in the inner ear. While investigations regarding cisplatin-induced hearing loss have been focused mainly on the known targets previously mentioned, the role of supporting cells for cisplatin-induced ototoxicity has been overlooked. In this mini review, we discuss the implications of supporting cells expressing OCT2 and Ctr1 as well as the potential role of gap junctions in cisplatin-induced cytotoxicity.

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