Figure 10.

Ru(ƞ⁶-p-cymene) complexes induced the expression of stress-responsive genes in C. elegans. (A) sod-3::GFP expression, (B) quantification of sod-3 expression, (C) ctl-1,2,3::GFP expression, (D) quantification of ctl-1,2,3, (E) gst-4::GFP expression, (F) quantification of gst-4. In all experiments was EGCG used as a positive control. Florescence intensity in pharynx for sod-3::GFP and ctl-1,2,3:GFP worms and full body for gst-4::GFP worms were quantified by image J and presented as relative expression rate (in arbitrary units). Representative bar graphs depicts the relative expression level of transgenes with SEM of three independent experiments (n = 20~30 individuals/experiment). P values were calculated by Bonferroni post hoc test, ^n.s.not significant, *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.001.