Hyperglycemia affects mitochondrial respiratory chain but not the hydrogen peroxide production in neurons during ischemic stroke
Diabetes has a systemic effect on the metabolism and can be linked to higher risks of severe medical conditions, such as ischemic stroke. Hyperglycemia leads to more extensive cerebral damage during stroke and, as a result, to more severe consequences. One of the main damaging factors of the stroke is the reactive oxygen species generation occurring in mitochondrial respiratory chain (electron transport chain, ETC). We used in vivo Raman microspectroscopy with the chronic cranial windows implantation to assess the redox state of mitochondria ETC in neurons of awake mice under normal and hyperg