Figure 4.
Caspase 3 (a) and caspase 8 (b) protein expressions were not affected by BDL. BDL for two weeks increased: caspase 9 (c); cleaved caspase 3 (d); cleaved caspase 8 (e); and cleaved caspase 9 protein expression (f). Melatonin treatment decreased cleaved caspase 3 and cleaved caspase 9. Significant difference among three groups was analyzed by one-way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni post hoc. All data are shown as mean ± SEM. * p < 0.05 vs. Sham; ** p < 0.01 vs. Sham; # p < 0.05 vs. BDL; ## p < 0.01 vs. BDL.