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. 2012 Jul 27;21(21):4680–4702. doi: 10.1093/hmg/dds309

Figure 11.

Figure 11.

Impaired autophagic turnover triggers caspase-3 over-activation in cells harboring mitochondrial deficits. Caspase-3 activation was addressed by Ac-DEVD-pNA cleavage in CT and sPD cybrids (A) (n= 12; ***P< 0.001, versus CT cybrids); NT2 Rho0 cells (B) (n= 5; **P< 0.01, ***P< 0.001, versus untreated Rho0 cells) treated with or without lysosomal inhibitors (NL), 3-MA or rapamycin (Rap) for 4 h; and in MPP+-treated NT2 Rho+ cells treated with or without 3-MA for 4 h (C) (n= 6–8; *P< 0.001, versus untreated cells; ###P< 0.001, versus MPP+-treated cells; &&P< 0.01, versus 3-MA-treated cells) or Rap for 6 h (D) as indicated (n= 6–8; ***P< 0.001, versus untreated cells; #P< 0.01, versus Rap-treated cells; &&&P< 0.001, versus MPP+-treated cells).