Large-scale phenotyping of noise-induced hearing loss in 100 strains of mice

Anthony Myint; Cory H White; Jeffrey D Ohmen; Xin Li; Juemei Wang; Joel Lavinsky; Pezhman Salehi; Amanda L Crow; Takahiro Ohyama; Rick A Friedman

doi:10.1016/j.heares.2015.12.006

Large-scale phenotyping of noise-induced hearing loss in 100 strains of mice

Hear Res. 2016 Feb:332:113-120. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2015.12.006. Epub 2015 Dec 17.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1501 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2821, USA.
² Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1501 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2821, USA; Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0419, USA.
³ Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1501 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2821, USA; Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, House Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA 90057, USA.
⁴ Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC, 2250 Alcazar St, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9073, USA.
⁵ Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1501 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2821, USA; Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, House Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA 90057, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

Abstract

A cornerstone technique in the study of hearing is the Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR), an electrophysiologic technique that can be used as a quantitative measure of hearing function. Previous studies have published databases of baseline ABR thresholds for mouse strains, providing a valuable resource for the study of baseline hearing function and genetic mapping of hearing traits in mice. In this study, we further expand upon the existing literature by characterizing the baseline ABR characteristics of 100 inbred mouse strains, 47 of which are newly characterized for hearing function. We identify several distinct patterns of baseline hearing deficits and provide potential avenues for further investigation. Additionally, we characterize the sensitivity of the same 100 strains to noise exposure using permanent thresholds shifts, identifying several distinct patterns of noise-sensitivity. The resulting data provides a new resource for studying hearing loss and noise-sensitivity in mice.

Keywords: Hearing loss; Inbred strain; Mouse; Noise.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Acoustic Stimulation
Animals
Auditory Fatigue
Brain Stem / physiopathology*
Disease Models, Animal
Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem* / genetics
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / genetics
Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / physiopathology*
Hearing Tests
Hearing* / genetics
Noise / adverse effects*
Phenotype
Species Specificity

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