Fig. 2.

Inhibitory effects of allicin on ox-LDL-induced HUVECs cell apoptosis and caspase-3 activation. Cells were pre-treated for 20 min with allicin at different concentrations (10, 30, 100 μM), and were exposed to ox-LDL (150 μg/ml) for 24 h. Cell apoptosis was measured by Flow cytometry. a, b Flow cytometry dot plot figures of apoptotic cells in control (a) and ox-LDL-exposed group (b). c Rate of apoptotic cells quantified by flow cytometry. d Caspase-3 activity relative to control that was set as 100. Values are means ± SD from three independent experiments. ^** P <0.01 vs. control, ^# P <0.05, ^## P <0.01 vs. ox-LDL