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. 2019 Apr 1;10:1463. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-09375-8

Fig. 4.

Fig. 4

Myeloid-specific truncated retinoid X receptor α expression is necessary for signal transducer and activator of transcription factor 3 activation and colorectal carcinogenesis. a Tumor size from mice treated with azoxymethane (AOM)/dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) for 4 months. Each dot represents a tumor. Data are mean ± SD (n = 6), one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). b Tumor size distribution. Data are mean ± SEM (n = 6), two-way ANOVA. c Colon tumor sections from mice treated with AOM/DSS for 4 months were stained with hematoxylin and eosin, Scale bars, 100 μm, and classified into normal, low-grade, and high-grade lesions based on histological analysis (n = 6). Data are mean ± SEM (n = 6), two-way ANOVA. d Representative CD68 immunostaining image of colonic sections from mice treated with AOM/DSS (scale bars, 50 μm) and the score of the number of CD68-positve cells per field. Each dot represents a mouse, and 10 fields were counted per mouse. Data are mean ± SD (n = 6), one-way ANOVA. e Relative mRNA expression levels of the indicated genes in colon of mice treated with AOM/DSS were determined by quantitative reverse transcriptase–PCR. Data are mean ± SEM (n ≥ 4). one-way ANOVA. f Colon lysates from mice treated with AOM/DSS were analyzed by immunoblotting. The bands are quantified with Image J and normalized to β-actin. One of three similar experiments is shown. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001