Figure 7.
Role of capases in apoptosis. Role of caspases in apoptosis in (a) A549, (b) SKVO3 and (c) MCF7 cells, induced by both original docetaxel and novel docetaxel analogue (CQMU‐0519) – and each cell line had its own control. Colorimetric assessment of activation of caspases‐3, ‐6, ‐8, ‐9 was performed; graphs are mean values (±SD) of three independent experiments, where A549 and SKVO3 cell lines displayed increases of all four caspases (*P < 0.05) but MCF7 cells had activation of caspases 6 and 8 only (*P < 0.05).