FIGURE 8.
Schematic diagram of the potential effect of the RT and AT-MSCs combination therapy on HCC. Our results suggest that the synergistic treatment effect of RT and AT-MSCs has therapeutic potential for HCC in mice via the inhibition of IFITM1 expression, inhibition of HCC cell proliferation via upregulation of p53 and p21, inhibition of tumor invasion via downregulation of MMPs, and promotion of HCC cell apoptosis. AT-MSCs: adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells; AT-CM: conditioned medium (CM) from AT-MSCs; IFITM1: interferon-induced transmembrane protein 1; STAT3: signal transducer and activator of transcription 3; MMP: matrix metallopeptidases.
