Reversal of the Caspase-Dependent Apoptotic Cytotoxicity Pathway by Taurine from Lycium barbarum (Goji Berry) in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells: Potential Benefit in Diabetic Retinopathy

Figure 5

Effects of LB extract (a) and taurine (b) on protein expression of active caspase-3 in high-glucose-treated ARPE-19 cells. The relative level of protein encoding for active caspase-3 was assessed by western blot. Results were normalised to α-tubulin. Levels in the control were arbitrarily assigned a value of 1.0. All values are means ± SEM (𝑛=5 independent experiments). ^#𝑃<0.001 versus control, *𝑃<0.05, **𝑃<0.001 versus HG.

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