Fig. 6.
Cell apoptosis reduced with curcumin pretreatment in TNBS-induced colitis. a Representative TUNEL stains in colon tissues obtained from rats in each group. Curcumin pretreatment showed fewer areas of TUNEL stains compared with the only TNBS induction. b The level of cytochrome C was detected as described in MATERIALS AND METHODS. Cytochrome C declined in curcumin-pretreated rats