Research Article

Echinacoside Protects against 6-Hydroxydopamine-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Inflammatory Responses in PC12 Cells via Reducing ROS Production

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Antimitochondria-mediated apoptotic effects of echinacoside in PC12 cells against 6-OHDA neurotoxicity. (A) Cytosolic cytochrome c release; (B) the activity of caspsae-3; (C) apoptosis stained with PI by flow cytometric analysis. Representative photographs: (a) untreated group; (b) 6-OHDA-treated group; (c) 6-OHDA+ echinacoside 0.1 μM; (d) 6-OHDA+ echinacoside 1 μM; and (e) 6-OHDA+ echinacoside 10 μM. Data are the mean ± SD, , ## versus untreated group; , versus vehicle group.