Research Article

Effects of Astragalus Polysaccharides on Dysfunction of Mitochondrial Dynamics Induced by Oxidative Stress

Table 3

Fusion and fission-related genes mRNA expression in vitro.

Controlt-BHPControl + APSt-BHP + APS

Mfn-11.00 0.88 ± 0.041.01 ± 0.12 0.95 ± 0.04
Mfn-21.00 0.88 ± 0.151.05 ± 0.020.99 ± 0.05
Opa-11.00 0.97 ± 0.05 1.00 ± 0.13 0.96 ± 0.18
Drp-11.00 1.12 ± 0.58 1.13 ± 0.37 1.06 ± 0.16
Fis-11.00 1.12 ± 0.49 1.04 ± 0.27 1.13 ± 0.19

Mfn-1: mitofusin 1; Mfn-2: mitofusin 2; Opa-1: optic atrophy 1; Drp-1: dynamin-related protein q; Fis-1: mitochondrial fission 1 protein. Significant difference between t-BHP and control groups (-test; ). Significant difference between t-BHP and t-BHP + APS groups (-test; ).