PMID: 7543894Apr 1, 1995Paper

Localization of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) in the cochlea of the immature rat

Hearing Research
C M HenleyM K Haddox

Abstract

Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), the rate-limiting enzyme in polyamine synthesis, is important in cochlear development. Whereas tissue specific differences in cochlear ODC activity have been demonstrated, cellular localization of ODC protein in the inner ear of the immature rat has not. ODC was localized in inner ear structures using an ODC polyclonal antibody and the effects of cycloheximide on ODC immunoreactivity and enzymatic activity were determined. Tissues demonstrating elevated enzymatic activity contained cells with the strong immunoreactivity. ODC activity was highest in the organ of Corti and lateral wall followed by the cochlear nerve. Immunoreactivity was demonstrated throughout the cochlea with intense staining of the hair cells, pillar cells, Deiter's cells, inner sulcus cells, basilar membrane, stria vascularis, spiral ganglion cell bodies and cochlear nerve fibers. Cycloheximide rapidly diminished cochlear ODC activity and expression of ODC protein. The half-life of cochlear ODC was 30 min. Localization of cellular sites of ODC is important in understanding the role of the ODC-polyamine pathway in cochlear development and will be a valuable marker for tissue damage from ototoxic agents.

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