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Deficit of mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase 1 (DUSP1) accelerates progressive hearing loss

  1. Adelaida M Celaya  Is a corresponding author
  2. Isabel Sánchez-Pérez
  3. Jose M Bermúdez-Muñoz
  4. Lourdes Rodríguez-de la Rosa
  5. Laura Pintado-Berninches
  6. Rosario Perona
  7. Silvia Murillo-Cuesta
  8. Isabel Varela-Nieto  Is a corresponding author
  1. Institute for Biomedical Research 'Alberto Sols' (CSIC-UAM), Spain
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39159
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  1. Adelaida M Celaya
  2. Isabel Sánchez-Pérez
  3. Jose M Bermúdez-Muñoz
  4. Lourdes Rodríguez-de la Rosa
  5. Laura Pintado-Berninches
  6. Rosario Perona
  7. Silvia Murillo-Cuesta
  8. Isabel Varela-Nieto
(2019)
Deficit of mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase 1 (DUSP1) accelerates progressive hearing loss
eLife 8:e39159.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39159
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Abstract

Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) p38 and c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs) are activated during the cellular response to stress signals. Their activity is regulated by the MAPK-phosphatase 1 (DUSP1), a key component of the anti-inflammatory response. Stress kinases are well-described elements of the response to otic injury and the otoprotective potential of JNK inhibitors is being tested in clinical trials. In contrast, there are no studies exploring the role of DUSP1 in hearing and hearing loss. Here we show that Dusp1 expression is age-regulated in the mouse cochlea. Dusp1 gene knock-out caused premature progressive hearing loss, as confirmed by auditory evoked responses in Dusp1-/- mice. Hearing loss correlated with cell death in hair cells, degeneration of spiral neurons and increased macrophage infiltration. Dusp1-/- mouse cochleae showed imbalanced redox status and deregulated expression of cytokines. These data suggest that DUSP1 is essential for cochlear homeostasis in the response to stress during ageing.

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Source data files have been provided for ABR data in Figures 2 and Figure2-figure supplement 1, as well as for gene expression data in Figures 1, 3, 5, 6 and Figure1-figure supplement 1. Data has also been deposited on Dryad under the doi: 10.5061/dryad.51m8c58.

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  1. Adelaida M Celaya

    Endocrine and Nervous System Pathophysiology, Institute for Biomedical Research 'Alberto Sols' (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain
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  2. Isabel Sánchez-Pérez

    Experimental Models of Human Disease, Institute for Biomedical Research 'Alberto Sols' (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain
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  3. Jose M Bermúdez-Muñoz

    Endocrine and Nervous System Pathophysiology, Institute for Biomedical Research 'Alberto Sols' (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain
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  4. Lourdes Rodríguez-de la Rosa

    Endocrine and Nervous System Pathophysiology, Institute for Biomedical Research 'Alberto Sols' (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain
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  5. Laura Pintado-Berninches

    Experimental Models of Human Disease, Institute for Biomedical Research 'Alberto Sols' (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain
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  6. Rosario Perona

    Experimental Models of Human Disease, Institute for Biomedical Research 'Alberto Sols' (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain
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  7. Silvia Murillo-Cuesta

    Experimental Models of Human Disease, Institute for Biomedical Research 'Alberto Sols' (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain
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  8. Isabel Varela-Nieto

    Experimental Models of Human Disease, Institute for Biomedical Research 'Alberto Sols' (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain
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Funding

Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (SAF2017-86107-R)

  • Isabel Varela-Nieto

Federación Española de Enfermedades Raras (P17-01401)

  • Isabel Varela-Nieto

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

Ethics

Animal experimentation: Animal experimentation was conducted in accordance with Spanish (RD 53/2013) and European (Directive 2010/63/EU) legislations. All protocols used in this study were reviewed and approved by the Ethical Committee of Animal Experimentation at IIBm and Ethical Committee at CSIC in a facility inscribed in the official registration of breeding establishments, suppliers and users of experimental animals in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (registration number, ES280790000188). Mice procedures were done according with scientific, humane, and ethical principles. The studied mouse model did not show phenotype differences comparing male and female. Thus, to ensure that our research represents both genders, the studies describes in this work were performed using both sexes equitably. The number of biological and experimental replicates is detailed in the legend of each figure.

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© 2019, Celaya et al.

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  1. Adelaida M Celaya
  2. Isabel Sánchez-Pérez
  3. Jose M Bermúdez-Muñoz
  4. Lourdes Rodríguez-de la Rosa
  5. Laura Pintado-Berninches
  6. Rosario Perona
  7. Silvia Murillo-Cuesta
  8. Isabel Varela-Nieto
(2019)
Deficit of mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase 1 (DUSP1) accelerates progressive hearing loss
eLife 8:e39159.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39159

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