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

Figure 5.

Figure 5

The Qizhu decoction extracts depend on NF-κB to inhibit DEN-induced HCC. The primary cancer hepatocytes were incubated with QC and QS for 24 h at concentrations of 5 μg/mL (QC+ and QS+) and 10 μg/mL (QC++ and QS++). (A,B) Effects of QC and QS on the protein levels of p65, p-p65, TNF-α, IL-1β, and COX-2 analyzed by real-time PCR. GAPDH was used as an internal control. Each value indicates the mean ± SD and is representative of results from three independent experiments; #P < 0.001 vs. control. (C) QC and QS inhibited cell growth dependent on NF-κB, as determined by a colony formation assay. (D) The numbers of colonies were calculated; #P < 0.001 vs. control. (E) Knockdown of p65 in liver cancer cells of mice analyzed by western blot.