Figure 9.

Induction of tumor apoptosis cells in peritoneal tumors by adiponectin. (a) In peritoneal tumors, apoptotic cells were immunohistochemically detected by the terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase‐mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) method and the number of apoptotic cells was quantified by counting TUNEL‐positive cells in eight different fields randomly selected in four different tumors under ×400 magnification. Columns indicate the mean; bars indicate SD. Apoptotic cells in tumors treated with phosphate‐buffered saline (PBS) (b) or adiponectin (c) were visualized as green staining. Bar, 100 µm.