Fig. 3From: A new Mfn-2 related synthetic peptide promotes vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis via regulating the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway by inhibiting Akt signalingMRSP activated the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. A–B The effects of MRSP on the activation of caspase-8, caspase-9 and caspase-3 in different groups. C The release of cytochrome c from mitochondria to the cytoplasm after treatment with MRSP was examined by western blots. D The ratio of Bax/Bcl-2 induced by MRSP. n = 3 for this experiment. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01Back to article page