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. 2021 Mar 11;12(3):260. doi: 10.1038/s41419-021-03545-7

Fig. 2. CAFs-derived CXCL11 affecting hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell phenotype.

Fig. 2

HCC cell lines, MHCC-97H, and Huh-7, were cultured in control medium (Control), NFs-derived conditioned medium (NFs-CM), CAFs-derived conditioned medium (CAFs-CM), CAFs-CM added with PBS (CAFs-CM/PBS), CAFs-CM added with 5 ng/ml CXCL11 (CAFs-CM/CXCL11 (5 ng/ml)), CAFs-CM added with 10 ng/ml CXCL11 (CAFs-CM/CXCL11 (10 ng/ml)), CAFs-CM added with IgG (CAFs-CM/IgG), and CAFs-CM added with anti-CXCL11 (CAFs-CM/anti-CXCL11). A The morphological changes of HCC cell line MHCC-97H were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with different magnifications; red arrows indicated the pseudopodia of HCC cells. B HCC cells viability was determined by MTT assays. C HCC cell DNA synthesis ability was determined by EDU assay. D HCC cell migration was examined using Transwell assay. E HCC cell migration was examined by wound healing assay. F The protein levels of Vimentin and Twist was examined by Immunoblotting. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, compared with the control group; #P < 0.05, ##P < 0.01, compared with the NFs-CM group; $P < 0.05, $$P < 0.01, compared with the CAFs-CM/PBS group; &P < 0.05, &&P < 0.01, compared with the CAFs-CM/IgG group.