Table 3.

Summary of orthotopic implantation of MSX2-expressing or down-regulated cells in nude mice (Satoh et al., 2008a).

	Metastasis to liver	Peritoneal dissemination
BxPC3 control# (n = 5)	0	1
MSX2 expressing BxPC3 (n = 5)	3*	5*
Panc-1 control# (n = 5)	4*	3*
MSX2 down-regulated Panc-1 (n = 5)	0	0

^#Control cells were transfected with empty vector;

^*P < 0.05 (Chi-square analysis).