Figure 2.
Higher magnification (63 ×) Confocal images of yellow boxed area shown in Fig. 1H. A–D: showing MBD-MD-231 tumor, tumor edge and peritumor area. A, tumor cells (td-Tomato, red); INPs (Anti PEG, green); Endothelial Marker (Anti-CD31, violet), D, all four colors merged with nuclei stained with DAPI, blue. Highest INP staining intensity colocalized with CD31 at the tumor edge and peritumor region compared to the tumor center. Arrows: Groups of tumor cells with grape cluster appearance. Irregularly shaped spaces (ISS) delineated by endothelial stains (asterisks and diamonds). Diamonds: Spaces formed are contributed by tumor cells only Asterisks: Spaces formed are contributed by both tumor and non-tumor cells.