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. 2023 Sep 29;24:237. doi: 10.1186/s12931-023-02528-w

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Mechanical stretching for 48 h induced the apoptosis ABSCs. (a) Cell apoptosis was detected by an annexin V FITC/ propidium iodide (PI) staining and flow cytometry analysis. Live cells (Q4) were stained negative for both annexin V and PI. Late apoptotic cells (Q2)were stained positive for both annexin V and PI. Early apoptotic cells (Q3) were stained positive for annexin V and negative for PI. Necrotic cells (Q1) were stained negative for annexin V and positive for PI. The apoptosis rate included Q2 and Q3. (b) Data are presented as the mean ± SD. **P < 0.01 compared with the control group. (c) Mechanical stretching for 48 h induced the activation of caspase 3 enzyme. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD from at least three experiments. ***P < 0.001 compared with the control group