Fig. 5.
Nrf2 and AMPK interplay. Panel A shows the effect of MF alone in vivo in comparison to controls. Notably the increase in ZO-1 and Glut-1 in relation to Nrf2 was reproduced in mBMEC cells using sulforaphane (Panel B). Further, a dose dependent increase in NQO-1, Glut-1 and ZO-1 was observed with MF (0–40 µM) treatment in mBMEC cells by immunofluorescence imaging (Panel C). Compound C pre-treatment did not inhibit the upregulation of Nrf2 upon MF treatment in mBMEC cells as shown in the immunofluorescence images (Panel D).