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. 2015 Sep 28;9:5385–5396. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S89096

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Ghrelin attenuates hepatocyte apoptosis in Con A-induced hepatitis.

Notes: (A) Western blots and real-time PCR evaluation of expression of Bcl-2 and Bax in liver tissues. (B) Western blotting of expression of caspase 3, 8, and 9 in liver tissues. (C) TUNEL staining showed apoptotic cells in three groups at 8 h (200×). (D) Immunohistochemistry staining (200×) showed the expression of Bcl-2 and Bax protein in liver tissue at 8 h. *P<0.05 for NC vs Con A, #P<0.05 for Con A vs Con A + 10 μg/kg ghrelin, and P<0.05 for Con A + 50 μg/kg ghrelin vs Con A + 10 μg/kg ghrelin.

Abbreviations: Con, concanavalin; h, hours; NC, normal control; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.