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. 2014 Sep 22;9(9):e108060. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108060

Figure 2. IL-17A promotes the expressions of MMP-/-9 and Vimentin suppresses the expressions of E-cadherin in NPC-039 and CNE-2Z cells.

Figure 2

(A) Expressions of MMP-2/-9, Vimentin and E-cadherin in NPC-039 cells were compared by western blotting between cells treated with different concentrations of IL-17A (0, 1, 10 and 50 ng/ml) for 24 hours. (B) Quantification of the protein levels of MMP-2/-9, Vimentin and E-cadherin in NPC-039 cells. (C) Expressions of MMP-2/-9, Vimentin and E-cadherin in CNE-2Z cells were compared by western blotting between cells treated with different concentrations of IL-17A (0, 1, 10 and 50 ng/ml) for 24 hours. (D) Quantification of the protein levels of MMP-2/-9, Vimentin and E-cadherin in CNE-2Z cells. Values represent the means ± SD of three independent experiments performed in triplicate. *p<0.05 and **p<0.01 compared with the control group.