Research Article
p66Shc Mediates Mitochondrial Dysfunction Dependent on PKC Activation in Airway Epithelial Cells Induced by Cigarette Smoke
Figure 7
Pretreatments with PKCβ and PKCδ inhibitors attenuated CSE-induced airway epithelial cell injury. Cell apoptosis was determined by flow cytometry (a), and apoptosis rates of Beas-2b cells treated with 7.5% CSE and PKCβ/δ inhibitors were both significantly decreased compared to the cells treated only with 7.5% CSE (b). Pretreatments with LY333531 and rottlerin significantly upregulated cell viability (c) and downregulated culture supernatant concentration of IL-6 and TNF-α (d) in Beas-2b cells exposed to 7.5% CSE. Data 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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