Figure 6.
Ca2+/calcineruin pathway was involved in carvacrol-induced C. albicans apoptosis. (A) Effects of CsA on carvacrol-treated C. albicans growth were analyzed, and the data was shown as mean ± SD (n = 5). (B) Metacaspase activation was examined upon pretreated with CsA for 2 h. The histogram showed the percentage of stained cells, and the data were exhibited as mean ± SD (n = 3). (C) The calcineurin mutant cmp1Δ/Δ, and calcium-scavenger BAPTA, were used to observe metacaspase activity. The histogram showed the percentage of stained cells, and the data were expressed as mean ± SD (n = 3). *P < 0.05 vs. the YPD group; #P < 0.05 vs. 247 μg/ml Car group.