Lipopolysaccharide Enhances Genotoxicity by Activating GADD45G and NF-κB in Human Corneal Epithelial Cells

Figure 4

Assessment of micronuclei formation in lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) treated HCECs. The light microscopic images of micronuclei formed in HCEC cells treated with LPS (1, 5, and 10 μg/mL) are illustrated in panels (a)–(d). The light microscopic image quantitative counts in HCEC cells show in the graph (e). Based on three cultures replicated for each experimental points (), the data represent (S.E.). values of 0.05, 0.01, and 0.001 representing , , and as compared to untreated control cells (NC) were calculated using Kruskal-Wallis and Dunn’s tests. The images were all captured at a 60× magnification.

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