FIGURE 2.
AT-MSC augments the effects of RT against HCC cells proliferation and sphere-forming. (A) Cell viability of Huh7 and HepG2 cells treated with radiation and/or AT-CM for 12, 24, 48, and 60 h was assessed by CCK8 assay. Data represent the means ± SD of three independent experiments (∗∗P < 0.01, ∗∗∗P < 0.001). (B,C) Huh7 cells treated with RT with or without AT-CM were cultured on ultra-low attachment plates to assess sphere-formation ability. Representative images are shown. The results are expressed as means ± SD of three independent experiments (∗P < 0.05, ∗∗P < 0.01, ∗∗∗P < 0.001). (D) The effect of AT-MSCs co-culture with human HCC cell line Huh7 and HepG2 after irradiation. Tumor cells grown as colonies in a monolayer culture. The initial size of the colonies was measured and successive treatments was applies for 7 days more.
