Research Article

Danggui Sini Decoction Protected Islet Endothelial Cell Survival from Hypoxic Damage via PI3K/Akt/eNOS Pathway

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Cell survival and proliferation were protected by DSD-CS from hypoxia-induced damage. (a-c) The cell survival capacity was measured by TUNEL assay and CCK8 assay. *P < 0.05 and ***P < 0.001 versus vehicle group (V); #P < 0.05 and ###P < 0.001 versus CoCl2 + vehicle group (V); &P < 0.05 and &&P < 0.01 versus CoCl2 + DSD group. (d-f) The cell proliferation was measured by EdU assay and PCNA expression. *P < 0.05 and ***P < 0.001 versus vehicle group (V); #P < 0.05 and ##P < 0.01 versus CoCl2 + vehicle group (V); &P < 0.05 and &&P < 0.01 versus CoCl2 + DSD group. Scale bars: 200 μm.