Oxidative stress plays an important role in several inner ear diseases and normal aging. Nuclear (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2, also known as Nrf2, is a transcription factor encoded by the NFE2L2 gene that controls the expression of genes necessary to reduce oxidative stress. There are no studies to the date on the localization of Nrf2 in the human inner ear in normal or pathological conditions. Therefore, we investigated the immunohistochemical localization of Nrf2 in the human cochlea and vestibule using formalin-fixed celloidin-embedded human temporal bone sections. Nrf2 immunoreactivity (IR) was found in the inner and outer hair cells and supporting cells of the organ of Corti throughout the cochlea. Nfr2-IR was also found in hair cells and supporting cells of the maculae and cristae vestibular sensory epithelia. Nrf2-IR was decreased in the organ of Corti of older age individuals. The immunolocalization of Nrf2 in both auditory and vestibular sensory epithelia suggest that this transcription factor may play a relevant role in protecting sensory hair cells from oxidative stress.
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