Figure 3. CD44+/MyD88+ EOC stem cells form ovarian tumors and carcinomatosis in nude mice.
(A 3 × 106 GFP+/CD44+/MyD88+ EOC stem cells were injected i.p. in nude mice. Note the intestinal metastases;
(B-C 3 × 106 CD44+/MyD88+ EOC stem cells were injected i.p formed ovarian tumors and extensive carcinomatosis.
(D 3 × 106 CD44+/MyD88+ EOC stem cells or CD44-/MyD88- EOC cells were injected i.p.. Ovarian tumors were observed only in CD44+/MyD88+ EOC stem cells (i) and not in CD44-/MyD88- EOC cells (ii).