Fig. 1. The chemical structures of ginsenoside Rb1.
Fig. 2. Effects of ginsenoside Rb1 on cell viability in HaCaT cells.
Fig. 3. Cytoprotective effects of ginsenoside Rb1 against H2O2-induced oxidative stress in HaCaT cells.
Fig. 4. Gene ontology of gisenoside Rb1 by microarray analysis.
Fig. 5. Gene expression profiles of the genes related to the apoptosis signaling by ginsenoside Rb1.
Fig. 6. Signaling network of the genes related to the apoptosis signaling.
Fig. 7. Effect of ginsenoside Rb1 on the gene expressions of FAS (A) and PLA2G4A (B) in HaCaT cells.
Fig. 8. Effects of knock-down of STAT3 on expression of FAS and PLA2G4A.
Table 1. Primer sequences for qPCR
Table 2. Gene lists in apoptosis signaling response by Rb1 in the HaCaT cells
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