(A) Heatmap of human heat shock protein antibody array demonstrating changes in protein expression levels of normal and tumor tissue samples after HIPEC with platinum exposure, color-coded according to the legend (left). Following background subtraction, the data were normalized to the positive control signals. For each protein, the mean Log2 fold-change post-HIPEC samples compared to pre-HIPEC samples are shown on the right. Error bars, s.d. of mean.
(B) Gene expression Log2 fold-change normalized by gene expression levels pre-HIPEC exposure (Error bars, s.d. of mean). Genes selected for illustration are those that correspond with the 9 heat shock proteins HSP90, GRP75, HSP27, Ubiquitin+1, HSP32, HSP10, HSP40, HSP60 and HSP70 investigated in the protein antibody array (Table, right).
(C) Western blot analysis of IL-6 protein in normal and tumor samples pre- and post-HIPEC with platinum exposure. Tubulin was used as protein loading control (bottom). Mean of Log2 fold-change of post-HIPEC samples as compared to pre-HIPEC samples (right). Error bars, s.d. of mean. Cases are labeled H1 – H4, for normal and tumor tissues.
(D) ELISA of IL-6 protein in normal and tumor samples pre- and post-HIPEC with platinum exposure. Error bars, s.d. of mean.