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. 2016 Oct 12;10(10):e0005034. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005034

Fig 2. Dietary polyphenols decrease lipid accumulation in mosquitoes through AMPK activation.

Fig 2

(A) Densitometric analysis of triacylglycerol content measured by TLC. (B) Densitometric analysis of western blots for midgut p-AMPK. (C) Densitometric analysis of western blots for fat body p-AMPK. (D) Densitometric analysis of triacylglycerol levels as measured by TLC in mosquitoes fed as indicated. Actin was used as loading control in panels B and C. (HepG2) HepG2 cells are a positive control for pAMPK antibody. Insets show representative images of either TLCs or blots. Ctrl—control; Rv—100 μM Rv; Epi—100 μM epi-gallo-catechin-gallate; Gen—100 μM genistein; Que—100 μM quercetin; CC—100 μM Compound C; CC+Rv—100 μM Compound C and 100 μM Rv; AICAR—1 mM AICAR. *—p<0.05; **—p<0.01, as calculated by one-way ANOVA with Tukey post test. (Error bars, s.e.m., n = 3 experiments).