Fig. 10: 3as suppressed mitochondria-mediated apoptotic pathway in the MPP+-induced SH-SY5Y cells.

Upon MPP+ stimuli, pro-apoptotic proteins Bax are activated at the mitochondrial outer membrane to mediate its permeabilization, leading to release of Cytochrome C into the cytoplasm to activate caspases. Apoptotic marker proteins Bax, Cytochrome C, and Cleaved caspase-3 were downregulated by 3as in the MPP+-induced cells.