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. 2018 Oct 30;8:16006. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-34475-8

Figure 8.

Figure 8

Effect of Dex on mouse tumor xenografts expressing low or high levels of GR. SCID mice bearing xenografts of parental H1299 cells (Panel A) or H1299GR Clone 4 cells (Panel B) were implanted with either placebo or Dex (2.5 mg) slow-release pellets at the time indicated by the arrow. The tumor growth was monitored via caliper measurements and tumor volumes were calculated using the formula noted in the Methods section. At the time of sacrifice, residual H1299GR Clone 4 tumors were harvested from the placebo (Panel C, left) and Dex (Panel C, right) treated mice and stained to ensure GR expression and to quantify p27Kip1 by immunohistochemistry (Panel D). The scoring criteria based on staining intensity and percent positivity, as outlined in the Methods section. The parental H1299 cell tumor xenografts harvested at the end of placebo or Dex treatments in Panel A were also examined by immunohistochemistry for GR and p27Kip1 expression (Panel E). Panel B: *P, 0.08; §P, 0.016; P, 0.0015.