Fig 6.
Transcript expression levels of α-casein (A) and β-casein (B) by real-time RT-PCR at the indicated time points. A significant increase in the expression of both α and β-casein was detected in MCF10A cells with both stromal cells. (n=3, *p < 0.05, #p > 0.05). Consistent with the result of RT-PCR, a more intensely stained casein protein was observed in the tri-culture group (C1) in comparison with co-culture group with HMF (C2) and monoculture group (C3) when detected by immunostaining.
