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. 2021 Apr 6;40(17):3164–3179. doi: 10.1038/s41388-021-01762-0

Fig. 2. Periostin promotes exosome secretion from pancreatic cancer cells that induce EMT.

Fig. 2

A Electron microscopy images of exosomes isolated from SW1990 and CFPAC-1 cells treated with or without human recombinant Periostin protein (PN). B Concentration and size analysis of SW1990-exo and CFPAC-1-exo isolated by ultracentrifugation with or without PN. C, D Concentration and diameter analysis of SW1990-exo and CFPAC-1-exo treated with or without PN. The experiment was repeated three times, and the significance was analyzed using a Student’s t test. Data are shown as mean ± SD (*P < 0.05 and ** P < 0.01 vs. control). E Western blot analysis for exosomal proteins Alix, Annexin-V, CD54, CD9, GM130, EpCAM, and Flotillin-1 treated with or without PN in SW1990 and CFPAC-1 cells. β-actin was used as a loading control. F Expression of exosomal CD54 was examined by IHC in PDAC tissues. G The EMT effect was further confirmed by western blot analysis of epithelial or mesenchymal markers in SW1990 and CFPAC-1 cells treated with or without PN. H The EMT effect was validated by immunofluorescence analysis in SW1990 cells treated with or without PN.