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. 2023 Apr 21;13:6528. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-33848-y

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Impaired autophagic flux and activated HIF-1α/BNIP3 pathway are demonstrated in the liver of irinotecan (IR)-treated mice. (A) Western blot analysis of LC3-II, Beclin1 and p62 protein levels in liver tissue. (B) Densitometric quantification of LC3-II, Beclin1 and p62. (C) Effects of irinotecan on the formation of hepatic acidic vesicular organelles (orange) was examined by acridine orange (AO) staining. (D) Immunofluorescence was performed on liver sections using pimonidazole (green) to detect hypoxic regions, nuclei were stained with DAPI (blue). (E) Western blot analysis of HIF-1α and BNIP3 protein levels in liver tissue. (F) Densitometric quantification of HIF-1α and BNIP3. The blots were cut prior to hybridisation with indicated primary antibodies. Data are presented as mean ± SD (n = 6), *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 compared with normal control (NC) group.