Research Article

SOD2 Mediates Curcumin-Induced Protection against Oxygen-Glucose Deprivation/Reoxygenation Injury in HT22 Cells

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SOD2-siRNA reversed curcumin-induced ameliorations of cell morphology and mitochondrial functions in HT22 cells exposed to OGD/R. The cells were divided into 5 groups, including control, OGD/R, Cur + OGD/R, SOD2-siRNA + Cur + OGD/R, and SC-siRNA + Cur + OGD/R; after 3 h OGD and 24 h reoxygenation, cell morphology and mitochondrial functions were evaluated. (a) SOD2-siRNA reversed curcumin-induced cell morphology amelioration. (b) SOD2-siRNA reversed curcumin-induced amelioration of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) (n = 8). (c) SOD2-siRNA reversed curcumin-induced amelioration of mitochondrial complex I activity (n = 8). Results are expressed as means ± SD. ; NS: no significance; Bar = 20 μm.
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