PMID- 31547176 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200204 LR - 20200204 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 19 DP - 2019 Sep 20 TI - Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Ameliorates Hearing Loss and Auditory Cortex Injury in Noise Exposed Mice by Repressing Local Ceramide Accumulation. LID - 10.3390/ijms20194675 [doi] LID - 4675 AB - Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) relates closely to auditory cortex (AC) injury, so countermeasures aiming at the AC recovery would be of benefit. In this work, the effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on NIHL was elucidated, which was imposed on mice before (HBOP), during (HBOD) or after (HBOA) noise exposure. Morphology of neurons was assayed by hematoxylin-eosin or Nissl staining. Ceramide (Cer) level was measured through immunohistochemistry analysis. Apoptotic neurons were counted using transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) staining. We demonstrated that the intense, broad band noise raised the threshold of auditory brainstem response, evoked neuronal degeneration or apoptosis and triggered the Cer accumulation in AC, all of which were restored significantly by HBOP, but not HBOD or HBOA. Cer over-generation reversed the advantages of HBOP significantly, while its curtailment recapitulated the effect. Next, noise exposure raised the superoxide or malondialdehyde (MDA) production which was blocked by HBOP or Cer repression. Oxidative control not only attenuated the hearing loss or neurodegeneration but, in turn, reduced the Cer formation significantly. In summary, mutual regulation between Cer and oxidative stress underlies the HBOP's curative effect on hearing loss and neuronal damage in noise-exposed mice. FAU - Su, Yu-Ting AU - Su YT AD - Department of Aerospace Hygiene, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi, China. sssusyt@163.com. FAU - Guo, Yi-Bin AU - Guo YB AD - Department of Aerospace Hygiene, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi, China. gyyb036@163.com. FAU - Cheng, Yao-Ping AU - Cheng YP AD - Department of Aerospace Hygiene, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi, China. cyp19890316@163.com. FAU - Zhang, Xi AU - Zhang X AD - Department of Aerospace Hygiene, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi, China. zhangxi2015@fmmu.edu.cn. FAU - Xie, Xiao-Ping AU - Xie XP AD - Department of Aerospace Hygiene, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi, China. xielaoshi133@126.com. FAU - Chang, Yao-Ming AU - Chang YM AD - Department of Aerospace Hygiene, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi, China. changzhuren@126.com. FAU - Bao, Jun-Xiang AU - Bao JX AD - Department of Aerospace Hygiene, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi, China. baojunx@fmmu.edu.cn. LA - eng GR - 81671856/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190920 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (Ceramides) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Auditory Cortex/pathology/physiopathology MH - Ceramides/*metabolism MH - *Hearing Loss/metabolism/pathology/physiopathology/therapy MH - *Hyperbaric Oxygenation MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Noise/*adverse effects PMC - PMC6801451 OTO - NOTNLM OT - acid ceramidase OT - acid sphingomyelinase OT - ceramide OT - hearing loss OT - hyperbaric oxygen therapy OT - noise OT - oxidative stress COIS- The authors declare no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2019/09/25 06:00 MHDA- 2020/02/06 06:00 PMCR- 2019/10/01 CRDT- 2019/09/25 06:00 PHST- 2019/07/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/09/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/09/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/09/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/09/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/02/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms20194675 [pii] AID - ijms-20-04675 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms20194675 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Sep 20;20(19):4675. doi: 10.3390/ijms20194675.