Fig. 8. BEZ235 attenuates the circEPSTI1 overexpression-induced proliferation and invasion of OSCC cells.
a The increases in the protein levels of p-PI3K, p-Akt, and p-mTOR after circEPSTI1 overexpression were significantly attenuated by BEZ235 treatment. b–f BEZ235 attenuated the circEPSTI1 overexpression-induced proliferation and invasion of OSCC cells, as evidenced by the growth curve assays (b), EdU assays (c, scale bar 100 μm), wound healing assays (d scale bar 500 μm), and transwell assays (e scale bar 100 μm) and nude mouse xenograft assays in vivo (f). ***P < 0.001; **P < 0.01; *P < 0.05.