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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2011

Mitochondrial dysfunction in long-term neuronal cultures mimics changes with aging.

Weiguo Dong, Shaowu Cheng, Fang Huang, Wenguo Fan, Yue Chen, Hong Shi, Hongwen He

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Article in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Weiguo DongDepartment of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.
Shaowu Cheng
Fang Huang
Wenguo Fan
Yue Chen
Hong Shi
Hongwen He
Sun Yat-sen University · CNFujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAging is a highly complex process that affects various tissues and systems in the body. Senescent changes are relatively more prevalent and severe in the postmitotic cells. Mitochondria play an important role in the aging process. Recently, cell cultures have been widely used as an in vitro model to study aging. The present study was designed to investigate mitochondrial dysfunction associated with aging in a long-term cell culture system. MATERIAL/

methodsRat hippocampal neurons were maintained in culture in serum-free medium for 30 days in vitro (DIV). The morphology and development of hippocampal neurons was observed by phase contrast microscope. The levels of cellular senescence were evaluated by cytochemical staining of senescence-associated β-galactosidase (SA-β-Gal) at DIV 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30. In addition, we investigated the changes in mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψm) and intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation of hippocampal neurons by flow cytometry at different ages.

resultsThe proportion of the senescent cells steadily increased with age in neuron cultures. Δψm decreased gradually with age in long-term culture, while ROS generation increased.

conclusionsThis study indicates an age-related decrease in mitochondrial function in long-term hippocampal neuronal culture and suggests that DIV 25 neurons could possibly serve as a platform for the future study of anti-aging from the perspective of mitochondrial function.

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Cellular SenescenceAnimalsbeta-GalactosidaseCells, CulturedHippocampusIntracellular SpaceMembrane Potential, MitochondrialMitochondriaNeuronsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReactive Oxygen SpeciesRhodamine 123Staining and LabelingTime Factorsbeta-GalactosidaseReactive Oxygen SpeciesRhodamine 123

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PMID21455101
PMCPMC3539510
OpenAlexW2113206505

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