Figure 2.
Expression of CTGF in gastric cancer cell lines and knockdown of CTGF by siRNA. A. Western blot showing the expression of CTGF in 6 gastric cancer cell lines. GAPDH served as protein loading control. B. CTGF in conditioned media of 6 gastric cancer cell lines and stable transfected cells was analyzed by ELISA. Results are expressed as pg/ml/1 × 106cells (mean ± SD, n = 4). C. Western blot analysis of CTGF protein expression in SGC7901, PSNC and CTGF knockdown stable cell lines (PSC1 and PSC2). D. Immunofluorescence analysis of CTGF expression. E. RT-QPCR showing CTGF mRNA levels in SGC7901, PSNC and CTGF knockdown stable cell lines (PSC1 and PSC2). Data are expressed as a fold change relative to control (control is SGC7901). Values are given as mean ± SD of three experiments. *P < 0.05 as compared to control.