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Cochlear Hair Cell Morphology Analysis

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Cochlear whole mounts (two rats per group) were prepared to examine the morphology of the outer hair cells of the cochlea [27 (link),28 (link)]. The cochleae were dissected, and the otic capsule bone was decalcified. Free-floating, dissected cochlear outer hair cells were subjected to immunofluorescent staining. The primary antibodies 1:1000 anti-myosin 7A (Sc74516; Santa Cruz) were incubated overnight at 4 °C. The secondary antibodies 1:2000 Alexa 594 anti-mouse IgG (ab150108; Abcam) and 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride (DAPI) were incubated for 2–3 h. The cochlear tissues were mounted on slides and imaged using a confocal microscope (Zeiss LSM 880; Zeiss, Land Baden-Württemberg, Germany).
H&E staining (n = 2 rats per group) was performed to examine the organ of Corti and spiral ganglion cells [29 (link),30 (link)]. Dissected cochleae were embedded in paraffin blocks, and the cochlear blocks were sectioned at a thickness of 10 µm. The slides were stained with H&E solutions (hematoxylin for 5 min and eosin for 45 s). The stained slides were examined using the EVOSTM XL Core Imaging System (#AMEX1000; Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA).
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Immunohistochemistry of Cochlear Hair Cells

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Animals were transcardially perfused with 4% paraformaldehyde in 0.1 M PBS following flushing with prewarmed PBS. The cochleae of the guinea pigs were removed and immersed in 4% paraformaldehyde for 1 h at RT. The organ of Corti was carefully dissected and permeabilized with 5% horse serum in PBS supplemented with 0.3% Triton X-100 for 1 h. The samples were then incubated with anti-CtBP2 IgG1 (1:100; 612044, BD Biosciences, San Jose, CA, USA), anti-GluA2 IgG (1:1000; MAB397, Merck KGa, Darmstadt, Germany) and anti-myosin 7a (1:100; sc-74516, Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc., Dallas, TX, USA) polyclonal antibodies with 3% horse serum in PBS supplemented with 0.3% Triton X-100 overnight at 37 °C. After three washes with PBS, the tissues were incubated with secondary antibodies against CtBP2 (Alexa Fluor™ 555 goat anti-mouse IgG1, 1:500, A21127, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA), GluA2 (Alexa Fluor™ 488 goat anti-mouse IgG2a, 1:1000, A21131, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA), and myosin 7a (Alexa Fluor™ 647 donkey anti-rabbit IgG (H+L), 1:500, A31573, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA) for 1 h at 37 °C. The samples were mounted with DAPI Fluoromount-G® mounting medium (SouthernBiotech, Birmingham, AL, USA) and covered with a coverslip for analysis. Images were obtained using an LSM 880 Zeiss confocal microscope.
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Immunofluorescent Staining of Cochlear Hair Cells

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After washing twice with PBS and the cochlear explants fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde for 20 minutes. The explants were permeabilized in 0.5% Triton X-100, blocked in 5% normal goat serum (NGS), and incubated overnight with the primary antibody against myosin 7a (1:100, sc-74516, Santacruz) at 4°C. Explants were then washed three times with NGS and incubated for 1.5 hours with Alexa Fluor 564 goat anti-mouse secondary antibody (1:200, A11005, Invitrogen). After washing with NGS and distilled water, explants were counterstained with DAPI for 5 minutes and briefly washed with distilled water. Finally, explants were dehydrated in the air and mounted with fluorescence mounting medium (S3023, Agilent Technologies, CA, USA). Images of the stained middle-turn cochlear explants were observed with a Zeiss LSM 880 confocal microscope (Carl Zeiss, Oberkochen, Germany).
For Annexin V staining, permeabilized explants were washed with PBS and binding buffer and were incubated for 10 minutes with buffer containing Annexin V-FITC in the dark. The procedure of myosin 7a staining and the observation of fluorescent images were performed as described above. The numbers of myosin 7a and annexin V positive inner hair cells (IHCs) and outer hair cells (OHCs) were counted over a distance of 160 um in the middle turn of each cochlear explant.
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Cochlear Immunohistochemistry in Mice

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Cochleae were dissected from newborn (postnatal day 0, P0), P6, P12, P25 and P90 mice. After rapid decapitation, inner ears were removed and fixed for 2h in 4% formaldehyde. If necessary, tissues were decalcified prior to cryosectioning. Sections were cut parallel to the modiolus (mid-modiolar cut). Tissue sections of the cochlea were incubated overnight at 4 °C with primary antibodies directed against LDLR (rabbit monoclonal antibody [EP1553Y]; 1:50; Abcam; ab52818), myosin VIIa (mouse monoclonal antibody; 1:50; Santa Cruz Biotechnology; sc-74516), Kir4.1 (mouse monoclonal antibody; 1:50; Santa Cruz Biotechnology; sc-293252) and VE-cadherin (goat polyclonal antibody; 1:50; R&D Systems; AF938). The anti-LDLR antibody used in this study was found to give a positive signal in western-blot performed with liver extracts of wildtype mice, but not with liver extracts of Ldlr -/ -mice ( Li et al., 2021 ) (link). Tissues were then incubated for 1h with Rhodamine Red X-, Cy5-and/or FITC-conjugated anti-mouse, anti-goat and antirabbit IgGs secondary antibodies (Jackson Immunoresearch Laboratories). F-actin staining was obtained using Phalloidin-iFluor 647 reagent (1:50; Abcam; ab176759). Antibody specificity was tested by omitting each of the primary antibodies. Pictures were representative of three age-matched cochleae, from three different animals.
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