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Fig. 2 | BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

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From: Mitochondrial toxicants in Xian-Ling-Gu-Bao induce liver injury by regulating the PI3K/mTOR signaling pathway: an in vitro study

Fig. 2

Effects of the six herbal medicines in XLGB capsule on the cellular bioenergetics of HepG2 cells. (A) Real time measurement (mean) of OCR was measured using Seahorse assay, and the concentrations of the six herbal extracts were all at 800 μg/mL. (B) From panel A, maximum respiratory capacity of the six herbal medicines linked oxygen consumption rates was calculated. Abbreviations and the corresponding plant names are as follows: DR (Dipsaci Radix), RR (Rehmanniae Radix), SMR (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), AR (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), EF (Epimedii Folium), PF (Psoraleae Fructus). Bars represent mean ± SD, n = 3 (*P < 0.05 versus control OCR)

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