Figure 3.
Effect of α-PA combined with 5-FU treatment on VDAC-1 and HK-2 protein expression in HT-29 cells. HT-29 cells (1.0×105 cells/30-mm plate) were treated with 50, 100 or 250 µg/mM α-PA combined with 5-FU for 72 h. (A) Immunocytochemical staining was performed to determine the expression levels of HK-2 (green) and VDAC-1 (red) (Hoechst 33342 (blue) (×400 magnification). Quantitative analysis of the relative expression levels of (B) HK-2 and (C) VDAC-1 after treatment. Data are presented as the mean ± SD (n=3-5). *P<0.05 vs. Control; #P<0.05 vs. 5-FU. 5-FU, 5-fluorouracil; α-PA, α-phellandrene. 5-FU, 5-fluorouracil; α-PA, α-phellandrene; HK-2, hexokinase-2; VDAC, voltage-dependent anion channel.