Fig. 8

The mRNA expression levels of (a) mapk, (b) erk 1–2, (c) jnk, (d) bax, (e) bcl-2, (f) caspase-3. Each bar represents at least six rats. C: Control; F: Fructose; M: Metformin; F + M: Fructose + Metformin. *p < 0.05, significantly different from C group; # p < 0.05, significantly different from F group; &p < 0.05, significantly different from M group.