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. 2021 Jul 16;40(35):5367–5378. doi: 10.1038/s41388-021-01944-w

Fig. 5. Dex promotes metastasis through upregulation of CTGF expression.

Fig. 5

A The expression of CTGF in 4T1 cells after Dex treatment. B The concentration of CTGF in 4T1 cell supernatant after Dex treatment (24 h). C The expression of CTGF in 4T1 tumor tissue. D The effect of CTGF knockdown using shRNA on 4T1 cell migration, n = 3 replicates, the scale bar is 25 μm. E Representative image of bioluminescence and average radiance in experimental lung metastasis (n = 3 mice per group). F Typical mouse lung tissue fixed with Bouin’s fixation and the number of metastases on lung surface (n = 5 mice per group). G Survival (n = 6 mice per group). H The expression of Itgα6 and Itgβ1 in 4T1 cells in vitro, n = 3 replicates. Mean ± SEM is shown. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001; ns no statistical significance.