Fig. 2.

The inhibitory effects of hMSCs co-culture on CRC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. (A) Schematic diagram of hMSC and CRC cells co-culture. (B) Representative fluorescence microscopy images showing the time-dependent uptake of hMSC-derived exosomes by HCT116 cells, Scale bars = 20 μm. (C, D and E) CCK8, wound healing, and transwell assays were used to detect the effects of blocking exosome release on the proliferation, migration, and invasion of HCT116 cells induced by co-culture with hMSCs. Scale bars = 500 μm (D) and 100 μm (E)