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. 2018 Aug 29;10:3047–3056. doi: 10.2147/CMAR.S175419

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PC were reduced in BLCA.

Notes: (A) Confocal immunofluorescence for the ciliary markers acetylated tubulin in red and DAPI in blue in adjacent non-cancerous, NMIBC and MIBC tissues. Cilia were easily observed in the mucosae of adjacent non-cancerous tissues. (B) The presence of PC in the adjacent non-cancerous, NMIBC and MIBC tissue samples. There was a statistical difference in the presence of PC between cancerous and adjacent non-cancerous tissue samples (P<0.05). Arrows indicate PC. Scale bar, 10 µm.

Abbreviations: BLCA, bladder cancer; DAPI, 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole; MIBC, muscle invasive bladder cancer; NMIBC, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer; PC, primary cilia.