Biochemical studies on the embryonic development of the mammalian inner ear in organ culture
- 1 May 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
- Vol. 230 (3) , 237-243
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00456324
Abstract
Adenylate cyclase activity and phospholipid labeling were compared during embryonic development of the mouse inner ear in vivo and in vitro. Inner ears were explanted on the 16th gestational day and cultured in vitro for 3–12 days. The gestation time in vivo is 21 days. During the 1st week in vitro there is very little growth of the inner ear with regard to total protein content. In contrast, the labyrinth increases its protein content threefold during the corresponding period of time in vivo. The activity of adenylate cyclase develops parallel in vivo and in vitro until the 19th gestational day whereafter the specific activity of the enzyme in vitro surpasses that of the enzyme in vivo three- to fivefold suggesting a lack of control mechanisms in organ culture. Phospholipids are labeled by 32P in an essentially similar quantitative relationship in vivo and in vitro, while some quantitative differences exist. According to the present study the usefulness of the organ culture for the investigation of inner ear development appears limited to a culture period corresponding to an age prior to birth. Diese Arbeit vergleicht die embryonale Entwicklung von Adenylatzyklase und die Markierung von Phospholipiden im Innenohr in vivo und in vitro. Die Innenohranlage von CBA-Mäusen wurde am 16. Tag der Entwicklung explantiert und 3–12 Tage in vitro kultiviert. Die Gestationszeit in vivo beträgt 21 Tage. Während der ersten Woche wächst das Innenohr in vitro nur wenig, gemessen am Proteingehalt. Während der gleichen Zeit erhöht sich der Proteingehalt des Labyrinthes in vivo etwa dreifach. Die Aktivität der Adenylatzyklase ist vergleichbar in vivo und in vitro bis zum 19. Tag der Entwicklung. Danach übersteigt die spezifische Aktivität des Enzymes in vitro die Aktivität in vivo um das drei- bis fünffache, was auf einen Mangel an Kontrollmechanismen schließen läßt. Phospholipide werden mit 32P in vivo und in vitro qualitativ ähnlich markiert, obwohl auch hier quantitative Unterschiede bestehen. Nach dieser Untersuchung scheint die Bedeutung der Organkultur für Entwicklungsstudien auf die Zeit vor der Geburt beschränkt zu sein.Keywords
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