Figure 2.
Effects of curcumin on the cell cycle progression of NSCLC cell lines. Flow cytometric analysis and quantification of the cell cycle progression in (A and C) A549 and (B and D) H226 cells treated with curcumin at different concentrations. **P<0.01 and ***P<0.001 vs. the DMSO group. (E) Western blotting revealed that treatment of A549 cells with curcumin affected the expression of numerous cell cycle-related proteins, including cyclins, CDKs and CDK inhibitors. α-tubulin was used as a loading control. (F) Western blotting revealed that treatment of A549 cells with curcumin affected the expression and phosphorylation of Jun family members, including c-Jun, JunB and c-fos. α-Tubulin was used as a loading control. CDK, cyclin-dependent kinase.