Research Article

Song Bu Li Decoction, a Traditional Uyghur Medicine, Protects Cell Death by Regulation of Oxidative Stress and Differentiation in Cultured PC12 Cells

Figure 5

SBL potentiates the NGF-induced neurite outgrowth. (a) PC12 cells were treated with NGF (0.5 ng/mL and 50 ng/mL), SBL (12 μg/mL), and NGF (0.5 ng/mL) + SBL (12 μg/mL) for 72 hours. The cultures were fixed, and extension of neurite outgrowth was revealed. Bar = 10 μm. (b) The % of differentiated cell (upper panel) and length of neurite (lower panel) were counted as described in Section 2. Values are expressed as % of cells in 100 counted cells. Mean ± SEM, where . * and ** compared with control.
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