Fig. 3.

APC treatment enhanced stress tolerance in C. elegans. a Effect of APC treatment on thermal stress tolerance. N2 animals (young adult stage) treated and untreated with APC of 100 μg/ml were 20 ± 2.96 h (t test, p < 0.001) and 18 ± 2.96 h (t test, p < 0.001), respectively, at 35 ˚C. The dead animals were counted at every 2 h until all worms died and represented as survival curves. APC-treated worms showed higher protective resistance against thermal stress as compared to the control. b APC supplement increased oxidative stress tolerance. APC-treated (85% ± 0.7%; test, p < 0.001) and -untreated N2 animals (54 ± 2.2%; t test, p < 0.001) (young animal adults) were subjected to 10 mM hydrogen peroxide for 2 h at 20 ˚C. APC-treated worms showed higher protective resistance against thermal stress as compared to the control