Research Article

The Secretion from Neural Stem Cells Pretreated with Lycopene Protects against tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide-Induced Neuron Oxidative Damage

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The effects of lycopene on neural stem cells (NSCs). (a) NSC identification: nestin protein expressed in cultured NSCs and visualized by immunofluorescence. Red (TRITC-labeled) nestin immunoreactivity was observed in the peripheral cytoplasm of NSCs; all nuclei are stained with DAPI (blue). (b) NSCs were treated with lycopene doses from 0.1 μM to 16 μM for 24 hours, and cell viability was examined by MTT assay. (c–f) NSCs were pretreated with the working dose of 2 μM lycopene or D/F vehicle for 24 hours. The levels of NGF, EGF, BDNF, and VEGF were measured by ELISA. per group. Data was described as mean ± SEM. versus NSC-CM group.
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