Fig. 3From: Nrf-2 signaling inhibits intracranial aneurysm formation and progression by modulating vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype and functiona Cell viability assays. (a) Viability changes of VSMCs treated with different concentrations of H2O2. Data are the means ± standard errors of the mean. *p < 0.05 compared with the control group. (b) Viability changes of VSMCs treated with different concentrations of tBHQ. Data are the means ± standard errors of the mean. *p < 0.05 compared with the control group. b Intracellular ROS in the control and H2O2 groups. Data are the means ± standard errors of the mean. *p < 0.05 compared with the control group. c Effect of Nrf-2 activator and inhibitor on H2O2 induced intracellular ROS levels. (a) control, (b) H2O2, (c) tBHQ, (d) ML 385. Data are the means ± standard errors of the mean. DCFH-DA lobe was used to measure levels of intracellular levels of ROS. *p < 0.05 compared with the control group; #p < 0.05 compared with the H2O2 groupBack to article page