title: [Novel quantitative method for evaluating oxygen/glucose deprivation-induced injury of hippocampal slices]
abstract: OBJECTIVE: To establish a simple, sensitive in vitro method to evaluate oxygen/glucose deprivation (OGD)-induced injury of brain hippocampal slices in rats. METHODS: Rat hippocampal slices were incubated in 2% 2, 3, 5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) solution after oxygen/glucose deprivation. They were then soaked in a measured volume of ethanol and dimethylsulfoxide (50:50) to extract the TTC formazan Product which was then measured by spectrophotometry. OGD induced LDH release was simultaneously measured. RESULTS: Progressive prolongation of OGD induced hippocampal injury resulted in decreased formazan coloration as determined by spectrophotometry. There was a parallel increase in LDH release, thus a negative correlation in these two products was noted. (r=-0.933,P <0.01). The injury was attenuated in the brain slices pre-treated with nimodipine, dexamethasone, and ketamine, but not ONO-1078. CONCLUSION: Solvent extraction and spectrophotometric quantification of formazan represents an objective measurement of OGD-induced injury of rat hippocampal slices.
authors.affiliation: College of Medical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310031, China.
authors.forename: Le-Qin
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Er-Qing
authors.initials: EQ
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Hai-Tao
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Wei-Ping
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Meng-Ling
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jian-Zong
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Shen