Figure 6.

Effect of Rb3 on PEPCK in HepG2 hepatocytes. The cells were incubated with 25 µM Rb3 and/or 1 mM AICAR and/or 10 µM Compound C. Total protein was extracted after a 24-h incubation using protein extraction kits. Western blotting was performed in to determine total protein expression levels of PEPCK. Data are expressed as the mean ± standard error of the mean (n=3). *P<0.05 vs. control group; ^#P<0.05 vs. Rb3 group. PEPCK, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase; Con, control; Rb3, ginsenoside Rb3.