The Potential Protective Effect of Curcumin on Amyloid-β-42 Induced Cytotoxicity in HT-22 Cells

Figure 2

Curcumin (CUR) inhibited cell autophagy in Aβ1–42 induced cells after treatment for 48 h. (a) The protein expression of Beclin-1 in Aβ1–42 induced cells and CUR + Aβ1–42 treated cells using western blotting; (b) cell autophagosome in Aβ1–42 induced cells and CUR + Aβ1–42 treated cells using transmission electron microscopy. Bar = 0.5 μm; versus Aβ1–42 group.

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