Journal
CYTOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 70, Issue 2, Pages 523-536Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10616-017-0121-4
Keywords
H9c2; High glucose; Oxidative stress; Apoptosis; Spirulina platensis
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- Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi under FTYS scheme [SR/FT/LS-093/2007]
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The current study was undertaken to study the effect of Spirulina platensis (Spirulina) extract on enhanced oxidative stress during high glucose induced cell death in H9c2 cells. H9c2 cultured under high glucose (33 mM) conditions resulted in a noteworthy increase in oxidative stress (free radical species) accompanied by loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, release of cytochrome c, increase in caspase activity and pro-apoptotic protein (Bax). Spirulina extract (1 mu g/mL), considerably inhibited increased ROS and RNS levels, reduction in cytochrome c release, raise in mitochondrial membrane potential, decreased the over expression of proapoptotic protein Bax and suppressed the Bax/Bcl2 ratio with induced apoptosis without affecting cell viability. Overall results suggest that Spirulina extract plays preventing role against enhanced oxidative stress during high glucose induced apoptosis in cardiomyoblasts as well as related dysfunction in H9c2 cells. [GRAPHICS] .
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