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. 2019 Jan 17;10(2):43. doi: 10.1038/s41419-018-1282-6

Fig. 6. Effects of the transcriptional pattern of Twist1 to thymidine phosphorylase (TP) on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) growth, metastasis, and vasculogenic mimicry (VM) formation in the xenograft model.

Fig. 6

a Twist1 and TP promoted PLC-PRF-5 xenograft growth, whereas knocking down TP impaired the promotion effects of Twist1. b Number of tumors formed and lung metastasis in different groups. Twist1 and TP promoted lung metastasis of HCC, while knocking down of TP attenuated the promotion effect of Twist1. Images were taken at ×100 magnification. c Statistical analysis of VM formations in different groups. d Analysis of Twist1, TP, VE–Cad, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1 (VEGFR1), and VEGFR2 expression levels in xenograft tumors. Images were taken at ×400 magnification. e Statistical analysis of Twist1, TP, VE–Cad, VEGFR1, and VEGFR2 expression levels in different treated xenograft tumors (mean ± SD; *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01)