Figure 5.

T-2 toxin exposure induced cytochrome c release from mitochondria to the cytosol. The mRNA and protein expression of cytochrome c were respectively evaluated after treatment with 0, 0.1, 1.0, and 10 μg/L T-2 toxin for 24 h. (A) increase in gene level of cytochrome c relative to control; (B) increase in protein level of cytochrome c relative to control. β-actin was used as a reference gene. All values are presented as mean ± SEM from three different experiments. * p <0.05; ** p <0.01 vs. control values.