Figure 5.
Effect of Ac on the expression of apoptosis-related genes in colorectal cancer cells. (A) The mRNA levels of Bax, Bcl-2, caspase-3 and caspase-9 in HCT116 cells treated with AC for 72 h. (B) Protein levels of Bax, Bcl-2, caspase-3, cleaved caspase-3, caspase-9 and cleaved caspase-9 in HCT116 cells treated with AC for 72 h. (C) Quantification of the western blots. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation from three independent experiments. *P<0.05 vs. control cells. AC, asiaticoside.