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. 2015 Nov 6;5:16082. doi: 10.1038/srep16082

Figure 5. Nuclear PKM2 decreases the sensitivity of CRC cells to gefitinib in vivo.

Figure 5

(A,B) The tumor images from the nuclear PKM2 overexpression, PKM2 knockdown, or the control group were determined at the 28th day with or without gefitinib treatment (50 mg/kg/day), and the tumor growth rate were analyzed between the groups. (C) Stattic sensitized HT29/PKM2-NLS cells to gefitinib in vivo. Mice were subcutaneously implanted with HT29/PKM2-NLS cell lines. Mice were administrated with vehicle (saline), Stattic at 10 mg/kg/day, gefitinib at 50 mg/kg/day, or the combination of the 2 drugs for 4 weeks. (D) The TUNEL-positive cells were analyzed in the tumor sections. We counted the number of nuclei that were positively stained to determine the percentage of TUNEL-positive cells in the groups, using three randomly selected fields in each slide. (E) The Ki67-positive cells were analyzed in the tumor sections; the percentage of Ki67-positive cells in the groups was counted.