Figure 4.

Effect of sweet potato protein on growth of intraperitoneally inoculated human colorectal cancer HCT-8 cells in nude mice. A: Representative images of growth status of tumor nodules in the peritoneal cavity of nude mice after treatment with intraperitoneally injected or intragastically infused sweet potato protein (SPP); B: Comparison of the number of tumor nodules formed in the peritoneal cavity of nude mice between different treatment groups; C: Volume of bloody ascites generated in the peritoneal cavity of nude mice. Arrows indicate the nodules formed. ^aP < 0.05 vs vehicle.