Research Article

p66Shc Mediates Mitochondrial Dysfunction Dependent on PKC Activation in Airway Epithelial Cells Induced by Cigarette Smoke

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p66Shc silencing attenuated CSE-induced airway epithelial cell injury. When transfected Beas-2b cells were stimulated with 7.5% CSE for 24 h, annexin V-APC and 7-AAD-based apoptosis assay was used to determine cell apoptosis by flow cytometry (a). p66Shc silencing significantly improved cell apoptosis rate (b), cell viability (c), and culture supernatant concentration of IL-6 and TNF-α (d) in Beas-2b cells stimulated with 7.5% CSE. Results are expressed as the mean ± SD from three independent experiments. versus the control group and versus the 7.5% CSE-treated group.
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