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. 2019 Feb 5;9:1415. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-38391-9

Figure 3.

Figure 3

The Qizhu decoction extracts downregulate the proliferation of primary cancer hepatocytes in DEN-induced HCC. Primary cancer hepatocytes were incubated with QC and QS at concentrations of 5 μg/mL (QC+ and QS+) and 10 μg/mL (QC++ and QS++). (A) A flow cytometry analysis showed that 24 h of incubation with QC and QS decreased the proportions of cells in the G2 and S phases. (B) A western blot analysis showed that cyclin B1 and cyclin D1 expression was downregulated in the cells after 24 h of incubation with QC and QS. (C) A CCK-8 assay indicated that QC and QS significantly reduced cell proliferation; #P < 0.001 vs. the control. (D,E) Twenty-four hours of incubation with QC (D) and QS (E) inhibited cell growth, as determined by a colony formation assay; #P < 0.001 vs. the control.