Research Paper Volume 11, Issue 11 pp 3750—3767

Figure 7. Autophagic flux in control and PRKN-PD fibroblasts. p62 (A) and LC3BII (B) protein levels at basal (0h) and under bafilomycin A1 treatment (4 or 8h) in glucose and galactose media. Basal levels p62 and LC3BII were significantly decreased in PRKN-PD compared to control fibroblasts in both media. PRKN-PD fibroblasts presented significantly lower p62 and LC3BII levels after 4 and 8 hours of treatment compared to controls in glucose and the same tendency was obtained in galactose. Exposure to galactose significantly decreased basal levels of both molecules compared to glucose in controls, but not in PRKN-PD fibroblasts. Controls, but not PRKN-PD, also showed significantly reduced p62 in front of conserved LC3BII protein levels upon treatment. Asterisks above the bars indicate statistically significant differences between protein levels at basal (0h) and after of bafilomycin A1 treatment (4 or 8h) within a group. The results are expressed as means and standard error of the mean (SEM). Asterisk brackets indicate statistically significant differences between CTL and PRKN-PD fibroblasts. Bold asterisk brackets indicate statistically significant differences between media. GAL= 10 mM galactose medium. GLC= 25 mM glucose medium. PRKN-PD= Parkin-associated PD fibroblasts.