Research Article

Insulin Blocks Glutamate-Induced Neurotoxicity in Differentiated SH-SY5Y Neuronal Cells

Table 1

Effect of treatments on cell viability in differentiated SH-SY5Y cells.

TreatmentPercentage cell viability

Control100.00 ± 0.012
Insulin (0.01 μM)110.66 ± 7.2
Insulin (0.1 μM)149.09 ± 17.0
Insulin (1 μM)165.83 ± 10.0*
Insulin (10 μM)139.67 ± 14.3

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM of three tests in triplicate. Statistical analysis was done by using one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple comparison test. *P < 0.05 compared to control group.