Mark N. Wallace
Salicylate decreases the spontaneous firing rate of guinea pig auditory nerve fibres
Wallace, Mark N.; Sumner, Christian J.; Berger, Joel I.; McNaughton, Peter A.; Palmer, Alan R.
Authors
Christian J. Sumner
Joel I. Berger
Peter A. McNaughton
Alan R. Palmer
Abstract
Tinnitus has similarities to chronic neuropathic pain where there are changes in the firing rate of different types of afferent neurons. We postulated that one possible cause of tinnitus is a change in the distribution of spontaneous firing rates in at least one type of afferent auditory nerve fibre in anaesthetised guinea pigs. In control animals there was a bimodal distribution of spontaneous rates, but the position of the second mode was different depending upon whether the fibres responded best to high (> 4 kHz) or low (≤4 kHz) frequency tonal stimulation. The simplest and most reliable way of inducing tinnitus in experimental animals is to administer a high dose of sodium salicylate. The distribution of the spontaneous firing rates was different when salicylate (350 mg/kg) was administered, even when the sample was matched for the distribution of characteristic frequencies in the control population. The proportion of medium spontaneous rate fibres (MSR, 1≤ spikes/s ≤20) increased while the proportion of the highest, high spontaneous firing rate fibres (HSR, > 80 spikes/s) decreased following salicylate. The median rate fell from 64.7 spikes/s (control) to 35.4 spikes/s (salicylate); a highly significant change (Kruskal-Wallis test p < 0.001). When the changes were compared with various models of statistical probability, the most accurate model was one where most HSR fibres decreased their firing rate by 32 spikes/s. Thus, we have shown a reduction in the firing rate of HSR fibres that may be related to tinnitus.
Citation
Wallace, M. N., Sumner, C. J., Berger, J. I., McNaughton, P. A., & Palmer, A. R. (2021). Salicylate decreases the spontaneous firing rate of guinea pig auditory nerve fibres. Neuroscience Letters, 747, Article 135705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2021.135705
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 29, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Feb 3, 2021 |
Publication Date | Mar 16, 2021 |
Deposit Date | Feb 8, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 8, 2021 |
Journal | Neuroscience Letters |
Print ISSN | 0304-3940 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 747 |
Article Number | 135705 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2021.135705 |
Keywords | Vestibulocochlear nerve, Ototoxicity, Temporary tinnitus, Phantom limb sensation, Tinnitus mechanisms |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5310723 |
Publisher URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304394021000835 |
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