Figures & data
Table 1. Medication methods for six P388 leukemic nude mice groups
Table 2. Real-time PCR primers for Bax, Bcl-2, NF-κB, and GAPDH
Figure 1. P388 xenograft mice models. (A) Nude mice images taken 2 weeks after P388 cell inoculation; (B) nude mice images taken 4 weeks (B) after P388 cell inoculation.
![Figure 1. P388 xenograft mice models. (A) Nude mice images taken 2 weeks after P388 cell inoculation; (B) nude mice images taken 4 weeks (B) after P388 cell inoculation.](/cms/asset/62391c27-026d-4237-86ce-1f6a1bc4f476/yhem_a_11651852_f0001_b.jpg)
Table 3. Survival time summary for control and experimental groups
Figure 2. White blood cell number of the peripheral blood from each group of P388 leukemic mice. *Significant difference compared with DMSO control group (P < 0.05).
![Figure 2. White blood cell number of the peripheral blood from each group of P388 leukemic mice. *Significant difference compared with DMSO control group (P < 0.05).](/cms/asset/593becb9-fc50-46cd-8206-920c2ca14ce2/yhem_a_11651852_f0002_b.jpg)
Figure 3. Portions of cells at different cell cycle phases for each group of P388 Xenograft Balb/c nude mice. Left: Cell percentage at G0–G1; right: cell percentage at S–G2M.*Significant difference compared with DMSO control group (P < 0.05).
![Figure 3. Portions of cells at different cell cycle phases for each group of P388 Xenograft Balb/c nude mice. Left: Cell percentage at G0–G1; right: cell percentage at S–G2M.*Significant difference compared with DMSO control group (P < 0.05).](/cms/asset/2632508c-9425-40f6-b3f3-e38f64611f66/yhem_a_11651852_f0003_b.jpg)
Figure 4. Que activates Caspase-3 by regulating the expression of BAX, Bacl-2, and NF-κB. (A) Caspase-3 activity comparisons among control group and medication groups. Data were generated from Caspase-3 ELISA; (B) BAX mRNA level in different groups; (C) Bcl-2 mRNA level in different groups; (D) NF-κB mRNA level mRNA level in different groups; (E) BAX, Bacl-2, and NF-κB protein level comparisons among control and medication groups. aComparison with DMSO control group P < 0.05; bcomparison with low-Que group P < 0.05; ccomparison with ADM group, P < 0.05; dcomparison to ADM with low-Que group, P < 0.05.
![Figure 4. Que activates Caspase-3 by regulating the expression of BAX, Bacl-2, and NF-κB. (A) Caspase-3 activity comparisons among control group and medication groups. Data were generated from Caspase-3 ELISA; (B) BAX mRNA level in different groups; (C) Bcl-2 mRNA level in different groups; (D) NF-κB mRNA level mRNA level in different groups; (E) BAX, Bacl-2, and NF-κB protein level comparisons among control and medication groups. aComparison with DMSO control group P < 0.05; bcomparison with low-Que group P < 0.05; ccomparison with ADM group, P < 0.05; dcomparison to ADM with low-Que group, P < 0.05.](/cms/asset/8e6ed613-b69a-4a1a-bb16-9ca2e0df9c16/yhem_a_11651852_f0004_b.jpg)
Figure 5. Ultrastructural changes of cardiomyocyte after ADM medication. Images were taken under TEM (×120 00). (A) DMSO control group; (B) ADM group; and (C) ADM with low-Que group.
![Figure 5. Ultrastructural changes of cardiomyocyte after ADM medication. Images were taken under TEM (×120 00). (A) DMSO control group; (B) ADM group; and (C) ADM with low-Que group.](/cms/asset/888cd5d3-50f1-4f0a-afce-bda689f1f177/yhem_a_11651852_f0005_b.jpg)
Figure 6. Que removes ROS by regulating GSH-Px, SOD, and MDA activities. (A) GSH-Px enzymatic activity comparisons among all groups; (B) SOX enzymatic activity comparisons among all groups; (C) MDA enzymatic activity comparisons among all groups. aComparison with DMSO control group, P < 0.05; bcomparison with ADM group, P < 0.05.
![Figure 6. Que removes ROS by regulating GSH-Px, SOD, and MDA activities. (A) GSH-Px enzymatic activity comparisons among all groups; (B) SOX enzymatic activity comparisons among all groups; (C) MDA enzymatic activity comparisons among all groups. aComparison with DMSO control group, P < 0.05; bcomparison with ADM group, P < 0.05.](/cms/asset/c62b4cbe-a09c-45d4-8bd5-0b8370232685/yhem_a_11651852_f0006_b.jpg)