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. 2020 Dec 12;101(3):353–368. doi: 10.1038/s41374-020-00512-2

Fig. 2. PAI-1 secreted by CAF-like cells promotes the migration and invasion of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) cells.

Fig. 2

a Transwell assay demonstrating the effects of CAF-like cells coculturing on the migration of TE-8, TE-9, and TE-15 cells. Migrating cells were counted in four randomly chosen fields. b Transwell assay demonstrating the effects of CAF-like cells coculturing on the invasion of TE-8, TE-9, and TE-15 cells. Invading cells were counted in four randomly chosen fields. c Transwell assay of the effects of PAI-1 neutralizing antibodies on the migration of TE-8, TE-9, and TE-15 cells cocultured with CAF-like cells. Normal goat IgG was the negative control for the PAI-1 antibody. d Transwell assay of the effects of PAI-1 neutralizing antibodies on the invasion of TE-8, TE-9, and TE-15 cells cocultured with CAF-like cells. Normal goat IgG was the negative control for the PAI-1 antibody. For (ad), data represent the mean ± SEM of triplicate wells for three independent experiments (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001).