Fig. 3From: The activation of antioxidant and apoptosis pathways involved in damage of human proximal tubule epithelial cells by PM2.5 exposureApoptosis of HK-2 cells after exposure to PM2.5 for 24 h. a Apoptosis was analyzed by FACS using Annexin V-FITC/PI apoptosis kits. b Representative results from three independent experiments. The data are presented as the mean ± SD. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 and ***p < 0.001 compared with the control groupBack to article page