Research Article

Wnt Signaling Protects against Paclitaxel-Induced Spiral Ganglion Neuron Damage in the Mouse Cochlea In Vitro

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Wnt signaling was activated in SGNs after paclitaxel treatment. (a) The diagram of the assay for (b)–(f). The SGN explants from P3 C57BL/6 WT mice were cultured and incubated with 30 μM paclitaxel for 48 h and then used for immunostaining and qPCR. (b) Representative confocal images of SGNs labeled with DAPI (grey), Neu N (green), and nuclear β-catenin (red). (c) Representative confocal images of SGNs labeled with DAPI (grey), Tuj1 (green), and C-myc (red). (d and e) Statistical data showed that the nuclear β-catenin/Neu N and C-myc/Tuj1 double-positive SGNs in the paclitaxel-treated group were statistically increased compared to the control group. (f) qPCR showed that the mRNA expression of β-catenin and C-myc was significantly upregulated after paclitaxel treatment. , vs. control group.
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