Abstract
This study investigated the therapeutic potential of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) for vestibular hair cells using explant cultures of mouse utricles. After incubation with the ototoxic drug gentamicin, explants from neonatal mouse utricles were cultured in medium containing IGF-1 at various concentrations. Histological evaluation revealed significant increases in the number of surviving hair cells cultured with IGF-1 at concentrations reflecting a clinical setting. Immunostaining for trio-binding protein and espin showed the maintenance of functional structures in hair bundles at the apex of surviving hair cells. An FM1-43 assay indicated the presence of mechanoelectrical transduction channels in surviving hair cells. These findings indicate that IGF-1 may protect the functionality of vestibular hair cells against drug-induced injury.
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