Figure 4.
Effect of post-operative fluids on the CD44/CD24 phenotype in different human breast cancer cell lines. In the basal types, changes were slight between the CD44+/CD24−/low and CD44+/CD24+ phenotypes, whereas in the HER2-OE and luminal subtypes, changes were apparent in all CD44/CD24 subpopulations. Bars represent the standard deviation. Statistical analyses were conducted using Student's t-test. *P≤0.05. WF, wound fluids from surgery only; RT-WF, intraoperative radiotherapy wound fluids; HER2-OE, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-overexpressing; CD, cluster of differentiation; ctr, control.