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Effects of exposure to high glucose on primary cultured hippocampal neurons: involvement of intracellular ROS accumulation

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Recent studies showed that hyperglycemia is the main trigger of diabetic cognitive impairment and can cause hippocampus abnormalities. The goal of this study is to explore the effects of different concentrations of high glucose for different exposure time on cell viability as well as intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation of primary cultured hippocampal neurons. Hippocampal neurons were exposed to different concentrations of high glucose (50, 75, 100, 125, and 150 mM) for 24, 48, 72 and 96 h. Cell viability and nuclear morphology were evaluated by MTT and Hoechst assays, respectively. Intracellular ROS were monitored using the fluorescent probe DCFH-DA. The results showed that, compared with control group, the cell viability of all high glucose-treated groups decreased significantly after 72 h and there also was a significant increase of apoptotic nuclei in high glucose-treated groups from 72 to 96 h. Furthermore, 50 mM glucose induced a peak rise in ROS generation at 24 h and the intracellular ROS levels of 50 mM glucose group were significantly higher than the corresponding control group from 6 to 72 h. These results suggest that hippocampal neurons could be injured by high glucose exposure and the neuronal injury induced by high glucose is potentially mediated through intracellular ROS accumulation.

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We are grateful to Professor Yuqin Liu and Bei Gu for their helpful technical assistance and scientific suggestions.

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  1. Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China

    Di Liu, Wenjuan Gu & Mengren Zhang

  2. Department of Cell Resource Center, Institute of Basic Medical Science, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China

    Hong Zhang

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Liu, D., Zhang, H., Gu, W. et al. Effects of exposure to high glucose on primary cultured hippocampal neurons: involvement of intracellular ROS accumulation. Neurol Sci 35, 831–837 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-013-1605-4

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