The crosstalk between the Notch, Wnt, and SHH signaling pathways in regulating the proliferation and regeneration of sensory progenitor cells in the mouse cochlea
Open Access
- 5 July 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Cell and tissue research
- Vol. 386 (2), 281-296
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00441-021-03493-w
Abstract
Sensory hair cells (HCs) are highly susceptible to damage by noise, ototoxic drugs, and aging. Although HCs cannot be spontaneously regenerated in adult mammals, previous studies have shown that signaling pathways are involved in HC regeneration in the damaged mouse cochlea. Here, we used a Notch antagonist (DAPT), a Wnt agonist (QS11), and recombinant Sonic hedgehog (SHH) protein to investigate their concerted actions underlying HC regeneration in the mouse cochlea after neomycin-induced damage both in vivo and in vitro. With DAPT, the numbers of HCs increased, and supporting cell (SC) proliferation was seen in both the intact and damaged cochlear sensory epithelia, while these numbers were unchanged in the presence of QS11. When simultaneously treated with DAPT and QS11, the number of HCs increased dramatically, and much greater SC proliferation was seen in the cochlear epithelium. In transgenic mice with both Notch1 conditional knockout and β-catenin over-expression, cochlear SC proliferation and HC regeneration were more obvious than in either Notch1 knockout or β-catenin over-expressing mice separately. When cochleae were treated with DAPT, QS11, and SHH together, SC proliferation was even greater, and this proliferation was seen in both the HC region and the greater epithelial ridge. High-throughput RNA sequencing was used to identify the differentially expressed genes between all groups, and the results showed that the SHH and Wnt signaling pathways are involved in SC proliferation. Our study suggests that co-regulation of the Notch, Wnt, and SHH signaling pathways promotes extensive cell proliferation and regeneration in the mouse cochlea.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Basic Research Program of China (2017YFA0103900)
- Major International Joint Research Programme (81620108005)
- Key Programme (81830029)
- Major Research Plan (81970879)
- Shanghai Science and Technology Development Foundation (19441900200, 18PJ1401700)
- Scientific and Innovative Action Plan of Shanghai (2020YJZX0110, 202040286)
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