Enhanced anti-apoptosis and gut epithelium protection function of acidic fibroblast growth factor after cancelling of its mitogenic activity

Figure 2 Comparative evaluation of the anti-apoptotic function of aFGF28-154 both in vitro and in vivo. A: TEM observation (× 20000) of DEX-induced apoptosis in mouse thymocytes. B: Typical apoptotic bodies in DEX-induced thymocytes. C: Damage of DNA analysis by agarose gel electrophoresis according to DNA ladder kit (Apoptosis DNA Laddering Kit-Ethidium Bromide, R&D Systems). Lane 1: DNA extracted from normal control group; lane 2: DNA from DEX only group; lane 3: DNA from DEX plus aFGF28-154 group; lane 4: DNA from DEX plus aFGF group; lane 5: DNA size markers (bp). D: Flow cytometry results.