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. 2014 Feb 5;9(2):e88122. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088122

Figure 4. Dicoumarol, an NQO1 inhibitor, blocks the apoptotic effects of β-lapachone.

Figure 4

(A) CL1-1 cells (top) or CL1-5 cells (bottom) were left untreated or were incubated for 6 h with 5 µM β-lapachone and/or 10 µM dicoumarol, then stained with Annexin V-FITC and the Annexin V fluorescence measured by flow cytometry. (B) Morphological changes after drug treatment. CL1-1 or CL1-5 cells were left untreated (CTL) or were incubated for 24 h with 5 µM β-lapachone with or without 10 µM dicoumarol, then stained with acridine orange to observe the morphology of the cell nucleus. The scale bar represents 50 µm.