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. 2020 Feb 19;10:2964. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-59746-1

Figure 1.

Figure 1

TAE combined with iodized oil containing Apatinib can inhibit tumor growth in rabbit VX2 liver cancer model. (A) CT enhancement scan and DSA angiography aimed at liver cancer were performed on rabbits before and after intervention embolization treatment. We could see round tumor in the liver (black arrows), and that the blood-supply vessels in tumor were completely blocked after treatment. Gross specimens of the liver were taken 7 days after embolization, tumor was almost completely necrotic after embolization. (B) TAE combined with Apatinib can inhibit the growth of liver cancer. P = 0.022 < 0.05 versus NS group, P = 0.000 < 0.001 versus I group. (C) Apatinib inhibite HepG2 cell proliferation Data from the CCK-8 assays show the inhibition of HepG2 cell proliferation in response to treatment with different concentrations of Apatinib under normoxic and hypoxic conditions for 48 h. (D,E) The expression of VEGF and HIF-1α varied with time in each group of experimental rabbits. Each point represents the mean ± SD (n = 3). *P < 0.05, ***P < 0.001.