Generation and characterisation of a human induced pluripotent stem cell line, NIMHi007-A, from peripheral blood mononuclear cells derived from an adult healthy female.

We report the generation and characterisation of a human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line, NIMHi007-A, derived from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of a healthy female adult individual. PBMCs were reprogrammed using the non-integrating Sendai virus consisting of Yamanaka reprogramming factors- SOX2, cMYC, KLF4, and OCT4. The iPSCs displayed a normal karyotype, express pluripotency markers, and could generate into three germ layers, endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm, in-vitro.

Astaxanthin Protection against Neuronal Excitotoxicity via Glutamate Receptor Inhibition and Improvement of Mitochondrial Function.

Excitotoxicity is known to associate with neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Huntington's disease, as well as aging, stroke, trauma, ischemia and epilepsy. Excessive release of glutamate, overactivation of glutamate receptors, calcium overload, mitochondrial dysfunction and excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation are a few of the suggested key mechanisms. Astaxanthin (AST), a carotenoid, is known to act as an antioxidant and protect neurons from excitotoxic injuries.