Figure 1.
Protective effects of F-1,6-P2 on cell necrosis in NMDA-treated OHSC. OHSC were challenged with 30 μM NMDA for 3 h and then incubated without and with increasing concentrations of F-1,6-P2 (0.5, 1 and 1.5 mM) for different times (24, 48 and 72 h). Control OHSC were incubated for the same time intervals, with no prior NMDA treatment or F-1,6-P2 addition. Cell necrosis was deducted by the amount of LDH released in the culture medium and expressed as mU of enzyme activity/L of medium (1 U = 1 μmol/min of substrate consumed). Histograms are the mean of 6 different OHSC preparations. Standard deviations are represented by vertical bars. * Significantly different from corresponding time of control OHSC, p < 0.001. ** Significantly different from corresponding time of NMDA-challenged OHSC with no F-1,6-P2 supplementation, p < 0.001.