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Epicatechin protects auditory cells against cisplatin-induced death

Apoptosis volume 13, Article number: 1184 (2008) Cite this article

Abstract

Cisplatin, a chemotherapeutic drug that is widely used to treat various cancers, promotes ototoxicity at higher doses. In this study, the effect of epicatechin (EC) on cisplatin-induced hair cell death was investigated in a cochlear organ of Corti-derived cell line, HEI-OC1, and in vivo in zebrafish. Cisplatin promoted apoptosis and altered mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) in HEI-OC1 cells. EC inhibited cisplatin-induced apoptosis and intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. Labeling of zebrafish lateral line hair cells by the fluorescent dye YO-PRO1 was lost upon exposure to cisplatin, and EC protected against this cisplatin-induced loss of labeling in a dose-dependent manner. Scanning and transmission electron micrographs showed that treatment with EC protected against cisplatin-induced loss of kinocilium and stereocilia in zebrafish neuromasts. These results suggest that EC prevents cisplatin-induced ototoxicity by blocking ROS generation and by preventing changes in MMP.

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This research was supported by CCRB through the “GRRC” Project of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government, Republic of Korea, and the Korea Research Foundation Grant funded by the Korean government (MOEHRD; KRF-2006-331-E00260).

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    Chul-Ho Kim, Sung Un Kang, JungHee Pyun, Mi Hye Lee, Hye Sook Hwang & HaNeul Lee

  2. Center for Cell Death Regulating Biodrugs, School of Medicine, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea

    Chul-Ho Kim, Sung Un Kang, JungHee Pyun, Mi Hye Lee & Hye Sook Hwang

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Kim, CH., Kang, S.U., Pyun, J. et al. Epicatechin protects auditory cells against cisplatin-induced death. Apoptosis 13, 1184 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10495-008-0242-5

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Keywords

  • Ototoxicity
  • Cisplatin
  • Epicatechin
  • Hearing loss
  • Apoptosis