Fig. 4.
Autophagy induction is required for berberine-induced TMZ resensitization in TMZ-R cells. a and b TMZ resistance cells were treated with increasing concentrations of TMZ with or without berberine and 1 mM 3-MA for 72 h. Cell viability was analyzed by MTT assay. c and d TMZ resistance cells pretreated with 1 mM 3-MA were treated with 100 μM TMZ with or without 10 μM berberine for 24 h. Apoptosis was analyzed flow cytometry. e and f TMZ resistance cells pretreated with 1 mM 3-MA were treated with 100 μM TMZ with or without 10 μM berberine for 24 h. Indicated proteins level were analyzed by western blotting. LC3 II was normalized to LC3 I. BBR: berberine. Results were presented as means ± SD from three independent experiments. *, P < 0.05