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V Ravelojaona1, J Molinari, L Robert
1Laboratoire de recherche ophtalmique, Hôtel-Dieu, Université Paris-V, 1, place Parvis-Notre-Dame, 75181 Paris cedex 04, France.
Abstract:
Previous experiments have shown that AGE-products added to human skin fibroblast cultures increased the number of dead cells floating on top of the culture fluid and took up vital dye [1]. In these experiments, we tested several rhamnose-rich polysaccharides for protection against the cytotoxic effect of AGE-s. Added at relatively low concentrations (between 10 and 100 microg/ml) to the culture medium, several of the tested rhamnose-rich oligo- and polysaccharides (RROP-s) gave a significant protection against AGE-induced cytotoxicity. Their effect on cell proliferation was also tested. The number of cells at saturation density was also shown to be influenced by AGE-products added to the cultures. This effect was also, at least partially, corrected by the rhamnose-rich oligo- and polysaccharides. These substances might therefore be considered as of potential therapeutical interest against hyperglycemia induced cytotoxic effects as in type II-diabetes.
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