Role of the Death Receptor and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Signaling Pathways in Polyphyllin I-Regulated Apoptosis of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma HepG2 Cells

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PPI induces apoptosis via the activation of ER stress. HepG2 cells were treated with PPI (2.5 μM) for 1, 3, 6, and 12 h. Total RNA was extracted and synthesized into cDNA, and reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction was conducted (a). HepG2 cells were incubated with PPI (2.5 μM) for 0, 3, 6, 12, and 24 h, the expression levels of ER stress-associated proteins were examined by western blot analysis (b). The experiments were repeated three times. The results were presented as the mean ± standard deviation. p < 0.05 and p < 0.01, vs. the control group (0 h). ER, endoplasmic reticulum; PPI, polyphyllin I.

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