Caffeic acid phenethyl ester up-regulates antioxidant levels in hepatic stellate cell line T6 via an Nrf2-mediated mitogen activated protein kinases pathway

Figure 3 Antioxidant-related indicator protein and mRNA expression in hepatic stellate cell-T6 cells. After HSC-T6 cells were treated with 5 μmol/L, 10 μmol/L and 15 μmol/L CAPE for 24 h, the SOD activity, GSH and CAT content (A) and the mRNA expression of SOD, GSTs and CAT (B) were assessed. The data represent averages of the results of three independent experiments. ^aP < 0.05 vs control. CAPE: Caffeic acid phenethyl ester; SOD: Superoxide dismutase; CAT: Catalase; GST: Glutathione-S-transferase.