Tadao Okayasu1,2, Alicia M Quesnel1,2, Jennifer T O'Malley1, Takefumi Kamakura1,2,3, Joseph B Nadol1,2. 1. Otopathology Laboratory, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear. 2. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 3. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Otemae Hospital, Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan.
Abstract
HYPOTHESIS: Cochlear implantation may cause an increase in the number of macrophages in the human cochlea similar to previous findings in the vestibular endorgans. BACKGROUND: Macrophages play a key role in both an inflammatory response and homeostatic maintenance. Recently, an increase in the prevalence of macrophages was demonstrated in the human vestibular endorgans after implantation. However, the prevalence of macrophages in the cochlea after implantation is unclear. The aim of this study was to compare the distribution and prevalence of macrophages in implanted human cochleae and the contralateral unimplanted ears. METHODS: The prevalence of macrophages in the cochlea in 10 human subjects who had undergone unilateral cochlear implantation was studied by light microscopy using anti-Iba1 immunostaining. The densities of macrophages in the osseous spiral lamina (OSL) and Rosenthal's canal (RC) in implanted cochleae were compared with the contralateral unimplanted ears. The distribution of macrophage morphology (amoeboid, transitional, and ramified) was also compared. RESULTS: There were activated and phagocytosing macrophages within the fibrotic sheath surrounding the electrode track and within fibrous tissue with lymphocytic infiltration in implanted ears. The densities of macrophages in OSL and RC in implanted ears were significantly greater than in unimplanted ears in some areas. There was also a difference in the prevalence of macrophage phenotype between the OSL and RC. CONCLUSION: An increase in the density of macrophages in the cochlea after cochlear implantation was demonstrated. Both phagocytosis and anti-inflammatory activity of macrophages were suggested by the distribution and prevalence of macrophages in the implanted cochlea.
HYPOTHESIS: Cochlear implantation may cause an increase in the number of macrophages in the human cochlea similar to previous findings in the vestibular endorgans. BACKGROUND: Macrophages play a key role in both an inflammatory response and homeostatic maintenance. Recently, an increase in the prevalence of macrophages was demonstrated in the human vestibular endorgans after implantation. However, the prevalence of macrophages in the cochlea after implantation is unclear. The aim of this study was to compare the distribution and prevalence of macrophages in implanted human cochleae and the contralateral unimplanted ears. METHODS: The prevalence of macrophages in the cochlea in 10 human subjects who had undergone unilateral cochlear implantation was studied by light microscopy using anti-Iba1 immunostaining. The densities of macrophages in the osseous spiral lamina (OSL) and Rosenthal's canal (RC) in implanted cochleae were compared with the contralateral unimplanted ears. The distribution of macrophage morphology (amoeboid, transitional, and ramified) was also compared. RESULTS: There were activated and phagocytosing macrophages within the fibrotic sheath surrounding the electrode track and within fibrous tissue with lymphocytic infiltration in implanted ears. The densities of macrophages in OSL and RC in implanted ears were significantly greater than in unimplanted ears in some areas. There was also a difference in the prevalence of macrophage phenotype between the OSL and RC. CONCLUSION: An increase in the density of macrophages in the cochlea after cochlear implantation was demonstrated. Both phagocytosis and anti-inflammatory activity of macrophages were suggested by the distribution and prevalence of macrophages in the implanted cochlea.
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