Research Article
Melatonin Antagonizes Nickel-Induced Aerobic Glycolysis by Blocking ROS-Mediated HIF-1α/miR210/ISCU Axis Activation
Figure 3
Effects of melatonin on activities of FeS-dependent metabolic enzymes in nickel exposure. The activities of two typical FeS-dependent metabolic enzymes, aconitase and mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I, were measured with colorimetric assays (a and b). The protein levels of these two enzyme components (ACO2 for aconitase, NDUFA9 for complex I) were evaluated with western blot (c and d). ACO: ACO2; ND9: NDUFA9. The error bar reflects the S.E.M. of at least three independent experiments. compared with the nickel-free control group, and # compared with the same nickel concentration but with the melatonin-free group.
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