| Title: |
Behavioral and Immunohistochemical Evidence for Suppressive Effects of Goshajinkigan on Salicylate-Induced Tinnitus in Rats. |
| Authors: |
Kitano, Koichi1,2 (AUTHOR) k-kitano@naramed-u.ac.jp, Yamashita, Akinori1 (AUTHOR) akinori@naramed-u.ac.jp, Sugimura, Taketoshi2 (AUTHOR), Okayasu, Tadao1 (AUTHOR) tokayasu@naramed-u.ac.jp, Sakagami, Masaharu1 (AUTHOR) m.sakagami@naramed-u.ac.jp, Osaki, Daisuke1 (AUTHOR) dosaki@naramed-u.ac.jp, Kitahara, Tadashi1 (AUTHOR) tkitahara@naramed-u.ac.jp, Saito, Yasuhiko2 (AUTHOR) tkitahara@naramed-u.ac.jp |
| Source: |
Brain Sciences (2076-3425). May2022, Vol. 12 Issue 5, p587. 15p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*SODIUM salicylate, *INFERIOR colliculus, *COCHLEAR nucleus, *TINNITUS, *AUDITORY cortex |
| Abstract: |
Many people are affected by tinnitus, a sensation of ringing in the ear despite the absence of external sound. Goshajinkigan (GJG) is one of the formulations of Japanese traditional herbal medicine and is prescribed for the palliative treatment of patients with tinnitus. Although GJG is clinically effective in these patients, its behavioral effects and the underlying neuroanatomical substrate have not been modeled in animals. We modeled tinnitus using salicylate-treated rats, demonstrated the effectiveness of GJG on tinnitus, and examined the underlying neuronal substrate with c-Fos expression. Intraperitoneal injection of sodium salicylate (400 mg/kg) into rats for three consecutive days significantly increased false positive scores, which were used to assess tinnitus behavior. When GJG was orally administered one hour after each salicylate injection, the increase in tinnitus behavior was suppressed. The analysis of c-Fos expression in auditory-related brain areas revealed that GJG significantly reduced the salicylate-induced increase in the number of c-Fos-expressing cells in the auditory cortices, inferior colliculus, and dorsal cochlear nucleus. These results suggest a suppressive effect of GJG on salicylate-induced tinnitus in animal models. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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