Figure 3.
Expression of E-cadherin and vimentin is regulated by COX-2. MG-63 cells were infected with control or COX-2-overexpressing lentivirus, and treated with or without the COX-2 inhibitor NS398 or the PI3K inhibitor LY294002. (A) The expression of E-cadherin (green) in each group was determined using immunofluorescence. (B) Quantification of E-cadherin expression. (C) The expression of vimentin in each group. (D) Quantification of vimentin expression. Magnification, ×400. #P<0.05, ##P<0.01 vs. plvx-DsRed; *P<0.05, **P<0.01 vs. plvx-COX2-DsRed. COX-2, cyclooxygenase-2; plvx-DsRed, empty vector; plvx-COX2-DsRed, vector overexpressing COX-2.