Figure 1.
Effects of metformin on cellular ROS and ATP levels in human AsPC-1 and HDF cells. (A) Cellular ROS production was detected by CellROX Green staining in AsPC-1 and HDF cells after incubation with metformin (0, 0.05, 0.5, 1, 2, 10 and 20 mM) for 48 h. (B) Corresponding quantitative analysis of ROS levels. (C) Cellular ATP production was measured in ASPC-1 and HDF cells after incubation with metformin (0, 0.05, 0.5, and 5 mM) for 48 h. Three different measurements were performed for each sample. Statistical significance is indicated as *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, and ****p < 0.0001 compared with HDF group.