Table 1.

Effects of high glucose, taurine and ALA on DNA content

			SC growth % control
Glucose [mM]	5	untreated	100.0 ± 3.5 100.0 ± 1.5 100.0 ± 3.6
		taurine
		ALA
	10	untreated	94.4 ± 1.8 101.1 ± 1.8 102.4 ± 1.6
		taurine
		ALA
	30	untreated	89.0 ± 1.8* 100.4 ± 1.3† 103.7 ± 2.1†
		taurine
		ALA

Total levels of DNA were measured using the PI method. Data expressed as relative quantity of 6 independent experiments as mean ± SEM p<0.05.

^*p<0.05 vs. untreated 5 mM glucose

^†p<0.05 vs. untreated 30 mM glucose