A: Apoptotic levels in hemocytes treated with PFT-α prior to UV irradiation.

<p>Apoptotic levels measured at 3, 6 and 24 h post-irradiation. The results are shown as the mean ± SD of twelve biological samples. (*) Significant differences compared with non-irradiated control cells. (a) Significant differences compared with irradiated control cells. <b>B: Gene expression profile in hemocytes treated with PFT-α.</b> The expression of p53, Bax, Bcl₂, PDRP, BI-1 and Dff-A genes was quantified after 0, 3, 6, 24 and 48 h pi. The results are shown as the mean ± SD of the three pools used in these experiments. (*) Significant differences compared with the non-treated cells at each sampling point (p<0.05).