Effect of SIX1 knockdown on apoptosis and drug resistance in the presence of sorafenib. (A) Silencing of SIX1 promoted cell apoptosis. Apoptotic cells were analyzed using a BD Accuri C6 flow cytometer via Annexin PE/7-AAD staining. The percentage of apoptotic and living cells is shown. (B) Western blotting was used to investigate the expression levels of the c-PARP protein in SNU398 (parental), shSIX1-SNU398, and control-SNU398 cells. The c-PARP levels were increased in shSIX1-SNU398 cells compared to control-SNU398 cells with 5 µM sorafenib. β-Actin was used as the loading control. SIX1, SIX1, Sine oculis homeoprotein 1. **
P < .001, ***P < .0001.