豚鼠耳蜗损伤对耳蜗核神经元细胞面积的影响

为了解耳蜗损伤对中枢听觉系统形态和功能的改变及在改变过程中的意义，采用计算机图像处理技术观察５只新生和１３只成年豚鼠损伤耳蜗后不同时间腹侧耳蜗核神经元细胞面积的改变。

Effect of monaural cochlear ablation on cell areas of ventral cochlear nucleus neurons in neonatal and adult guinea pigs]

The changes of the cross-sectional areas of anteroventral cochlear nucleus (AVCN) and posteroventral cochlear nucleus (PVCN) were studied in neonatal and adult guinea pigs after monaural cochlear ablation with computer imaging analysis system. The cross-sectional areas of neurons in AVCN and PVCN were not significantly changed after 24 h of monaural cochlear ablation in neonatal guinea pigs. But the cell areas of AVCN neurons of ablated side were respectively reduced by 20.93%, 25.70% and 28.72% compared to non-ablated side in 4 d, 7 d, 60 d after cochlear ablation, the cell areas of PVCN neurons were reduced by 17.58%, 20.30% and 38.55% respectively. The area reduction of AVCN and PVCN neurons of ablated side in 60 d group with monaural cochlear ablation were 51.00% and 32.75% relative to normal control group. Our results showed that cochlear ablation could results in rapid cell area reduction of VCN neurons in guinea pigs. Our investigation implied that it is important to stimulate the auditory nerve early in the patients with hearing loss.