Figure 2.
Effect of Tau on apoptosis induction in human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells. Effect of Tau on the apoptosis induction in human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells. HepG2 cells were treated with 40, 80, and 160 mM Tau and 10 µg/ml DDP for 48 h, and apoptotic cells were analyzed by flow cytometry. A, control group; B, 40 mM; C, 80 mM; D, 160 mM Tau; E, 10µg/ml DDP and F, The statistical analysis of the apoptosis rate of HepG2 cells. Data from triplicate experiments were collected on a histogram (n=4). *P<0.05 and **P<0.01, vs. control group. Tau, taurine; PI, propidium iodide; FITC, fluorescein isothiocyanate; DDP, cisplatin.