Example 19
Cleaved caspase-3 is a key executor in the apoptotic process. In this example, the expression of caspase-3 was detected using western blot analysis.
INS-1 cells treated with GLP-1 analogues were cultured with xx mM glucose and 500 μl. culture medium per well. For the immunoblot analysis, proteins were separated using SDS-PAGE, and then transferred onto a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane. The membrane was probed using antibodies against caspase-3 (Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, USA), followed by horseradish peroxidase-(HRP) conjugated secondary antibodies (Epitomics, Burlingame, USA). The membrane was visualized using an enhanced chemiluminescence system (GE Healthcare Life Sciences, Buckinghamshire, USA). The levels of protein expression were normalized against β-actin expression.
The results summarized in