噪声刺激后豚鼠耳蜗抗氧化能力的变化和α-硫辛酸对声损伤的保护作用

实验探讨了声刺激后豚鼠血清总抗氧化能力(total antioxidant capacity,TAC)和耳蜗组织一氧化氮(nitricoxide,NO)含量的变化及α-硫辛酸的抗氧化和对声损伤的保护作用。将豚鼠(350-400 g)随机分为无噪声对照组(n=20)、噪声+生理盐水组(n=20)和噪声+α-硫辛酸组(n=20)。噪声刺激(4.kHz倍频程,115 dB SPL 5 h)结束后立即测试脑于诱发电位(auditory brainstem responses,ABRs),取血清测TAC,制备耳蜗组织匀浆测NO的水平。所得结果如下:(1)无噪声对照组,动物听阈无明显变化;噪声刺激后生理盐水组,听阈上升的幅度明显高于α-硫辛酸组(P<0.05)。(2)噪声+生理盐水组,TAlC明显低于无噪声对照组(P<0.05);噪声+α-硫辛酸组同噪声+生理盐水组相比,TAC明显升高(P<0.05),同无噪声对照组相比,无显著性差异(P>0.05)。(3)噪声+生理盐水组,NO含量高于无噪声对照组(P<0.05);噪声+α-硫辛酸组同噪声+生理盐水组相比,NO含量明显减少(P<0.05),同无噪声对照组相比,差异无显著性(P>0.05)。上述结果提示,噪声刺激后血清TAC降低,耳蜗组织内NO含量增加;α-硫辛酸可通过抗氧化机制对噪声性听力损伤(noise induced hearing loss,NIHL)发挥保护作用。

Changes in antioxidant capacity of the guinea pig exposed to noise and the protective effect of alpha-lipoic acid against acoustic trauma

The study was aimed at exploring the effect of noise on total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in serum, nitric oxide (NO) level in the cochlea and the protective action of alpha-lipoic acid against noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). Sixty guinea pigs (350-400 g) were divided randomly into three groups (control group, noise+saline group and noise+alpha-lipoic acid group). Serum and cochlear tissue were treated immediately after noise exposure (4-kHz octave band, 115 dB SPL 5 h) to determine the level of TAC and NO, respectively. Auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) were measured before and immediately after exposure. The threshold of hearing in the control group was relatively stable, while the hearing threshold in the noise+saline group was significantly higher than those in the noise+alpha-lipoic acid group (P<0.05). TAC level of the noise+saline group was significantly lower than that of the control group P<0.05 . TAC level of the noise+alpha-lipoic acid group was significantly higher than that of the noise+saline group P<0.05 , while there was no significant difference in the levels between the noise+alpha-lipoic acid group and the control group (P>0.05). The NO level of the cochlear tissue in the noise+saline group was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). Cochlear NO level in the noise+alpha-lipoic acid group was significantly lower than that of the noise+saline group (P<0.05), while there was no significant difference in cochlear NO levels between the noise+alpha-lipoic acid group and the control group (P>0.05). The results obtained indicate that noise exposure causes a decrease in serum TAC and an increase in NO in cochlea. alpha-Lipoid acid exerts a protective effect against hearing loss in acoustic trauma through its antioxidant effects.