Schematic overview of the potential of the activated GABAA receptor to counteract lipotoxicity – Created with BioRender.com
TUNEL-staining of our lipotoxicity model and the protective impact of HK4: DNA fragmentation, a signal of apoptosis, was assessed by TUNEL-staining in HepG2 cells after 24h of lipotoxicity treatment. Representative images of TUNEL-positive stained cells (red), while nuclei were counterstained with Hoechst (blue). Palmitate (PA), Staurosporine (STP)
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