Table 1.
The mechanical properties of tumor-retrieved cells and in vitro cultured LLC cells under no treatment, TGF-β1 treatment and SB-505124 + TGF-β1 co-treatment
| Tumor-retrieval | In vitro | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Rec |
Control |
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| CS (Pa) |
428.7 ± 22.9 (N = 118) |
CS (Pa) |
384.9 ± 15.4 (N = 12) |
| TS (Pa) |
601.8 ± 34.6 (N = 92) |
TS (Pa) |
530.5 ± 9.9 (N = 14) |
| AF (nN) |
32.58 ± 1.7 (N = 88) |
AF (nN) |
27.45 ± 3.2 (N = 9) |
| AFM (Pa) |
758.1 ± 134.8 (N = 54) |
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|
| Rec |
TGF-β1 |
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| CS (Pa) |
539.1 ± 32.7 (N = 98)** |
CS (Pa) |
465.5 ± 29.2 (N = 13)** |
| TS (Pa) |
693.4 ± 44.9 (N = 108)** |
TS (Pa) |
593.7 ± 42.6 (N = 14)** |
| AF (nN) |
38.56 ± 2.3 (N = 110)* |
AF (nN) |
54.04 ± 9.1 (N = 15)*** |
| AFM (Pa) |
1095.0 ± 176.6 (N = 50)** |
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SB-505124 + TGF-β1 |
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| |
|
CS (Pa) |
404.9 ± 15.4 (N = 18) |
| |
|
TS (Pa) |
560.5 ± 9.9 (N = 18) |
| AF (nN) | 33.5 ± 3.2 (N = 12) | ||
CS, Compressive stiffness; TS, Tensile stiffness; AF, Adhesion force; AFM, Atomic force microscopy-measured stiffness. Each value represents the mean ± standard deviation (n = cell number for analysis). *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.