Figure 3.
THIO inhibits sphere formation and stemness genes expression.
Notes: (A) Morphology (left) and quantification (right) of sphere formation in HCC cell lines after treatments with DMSO as Control or THIO (10 μM). (B) Western blot analysis of CD133, EpCAM, and OCT4 expression in Huh7 and L02 cells after treatments with DMSO or THIO. (C) RT-PCR analysis for the stem cell markers in SNU449 and LM3 cells after treatments with DMSO or THIO. *P<0.05; **P<0.01; ***P<0.005.
Abbreviations: HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; RT-PCR, real-time polymerase chain reaction; DMSO, dimethyl sulfoxide; THIO, thioridazine.