Induction of apoptosis on human hepatocarcinoma cell lines by an alkyl resorcinol isolated from Lithraea molleoides

Figure 3 Treatment of HepG2 and Hep3B cells with 5-AR induces the DNA laddering typical of apoptosis. DNA was extracted from control or treated cells and electrophoresed on an agarose gel. Lane A: molecular marker; lane B: control untreated HepG2 cells; lane C: HepG2 cells treated for 24 h with 5-AR IC50; lane D: control untreated Hep3B cells; lane E: Hep3B cells treated for 24 h with 5-AR IC50. Results are from one experiment that is representative of three similar ones.