Figure 5. Impact of imidazoles on cellular and C. elegans metabolism.
(A–G) Effect of 24 hours treatment with econazole, miconazole, tioconazole and bifonazole in Hepa1.6 on ATP level (A), redox potential (B), Δψm (C), DNA content (D), extra-cellular acidification rate (ECAR) (E), basal oxygen consumption rate (OCR) (F) and uncoupled OCR (G). (H) Acute effect of imidazoles on OCR in Hepa1.6. Measurement was performed 3 minutes after addition of the compounds. Results are expressed as ratio over DMSO control and as mean ± SEM. Grey zone represents the DMSO 95% confidence interval. Significance was tested using a two-way ANOVA test, with Bonferroni correction for multiple comparison. * P<0.05, ** P<0.01 and *** P<0.001. Graphs represent mean ± SEM. (I) Econazole, miconazole, tioconazole and bifonazole impair the development of C. elegans N2 worms at all tested concentrations. Pictures were taken at day 3 of adulthood.