Cordyceps militaris Carotenoids Protect Human Retinal Endothelial Cells against the Oxidative Injury and Apoptosis Resulting from H₂O₂

Figure 6

The antioxidant activity in the ARPE-19 cells exposed to H₂O₂ is down-modulated by CMCT. (a) The CMCT (1 μg/ml, 2.5 μg/ml) impact on the MDA degradation by lipid peroxide in the ARPE-19 cells after H₂O₂ treatment. (b) The CMCT (1 μg/ml and 2.5 μg/ml) impact on the SOD behavior in the ARPE-19 cells after H₂O₂ treatment. (c) The CMCT (1 μg/ml, 2.5 μg/ml) impact on the CAT levels in ARPE-19 cells after H₂O₂ exposure. (d) The CMCT (1 μg/ml, 2.5 μg/ml) impact on the GSH content in the ARPE-19 cells after H₂O₂ exposure. (e) CMCT encourages H₂O₂ to down-modulate the degree of intracellular antioxidant levels in ARPE-19 cells. The data are shown as mean ± SD for three separate replicates. Compared with the control group: and . Compared with the H₂O₂ control samples: ^# and ^##.

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