摘要
Noise-induced hearing loss is a worldwide public health issue that is characterized by temporary or permanent changes in hearing sensitivity.This condition is closely linked to inflammatory responses,and interventions targeting the inflammatory gene tumor necrosis factoralpha(TNFα)are known to mitigate cochlear noise damage.TNFα-induced proteins(TNFAIPs)are a family of translucent acidic proteins,and TNFAIP6 has a notable association with inflammatory responses.To date,there have been few reports on TNFAIP6 levels in the inner ear.To elucidate the precise mechanism,we generated transgenic mouse models with conditional knockout of Tnfaip6(Tnfaip6 cKO).Evaluation of hair cell morphology and function revealed no significant differences in hair cell numbers or ribbon synapses between Tnfaip6 cKO and wild-type mice.Moreover,there were no notable variations in hair cell numbers or hearing function in noisy environments.Our results indicate that Tnfaip6 does not have a substantial impact on the auditory system.
基金
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82192862,82371157,82201303,and 82271173)
the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BE2023653,BK20230025,and BK20200133)
the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2020M681555)
a Distinguished Young Scholar supported by the Medical Science and Technology Development Foundation,Nanjing Department of Health(JQX20003).
