Figure 7.
Doxycycline inhibits pancreatic cancer growth and enhances the therapeutic effect of 5-FU. (A–E) The sensitization effect of doxycycline for chemotherapeutic drugs in Panc-1 cells after 72 h treatment. (F, G) The tumor volume change of Panc-1 subcutaneous xenografts in doxycycline, 5-FU, and the combination treatment group. (H) Immunohistochemical staining for E-cad, VIM, and CD133 in tumor tissues. Data are shown as the mean ± SD (*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01). (I) Molecular mechanism of doxycycline inhibits cancer stem cell-like properties of pancreatic cancer.