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. 2022 Jul 22;41(35):4145–4158. doi: 10.1038/s41388-022-02411-w

Fig. 5. PLAA inhibits ovarian cancer metastasis by attenuating TRPC3-mediated intracellular calcium level.

Fig. 5

A2780-M cells were transfected with two TRPC3 siRNAs (A) or treated with Pyr3 (B). Addition of external calcium(1.8 mM) led to an increase in fluorescence intensity and representative Ca2+ images tracing reflected changes of calcium concentration in the cytoplasm. F/F0: fluorescence normalized to baseline fluorescence. The net change in Ca2+ levels was normalized to (Fmax − F0)/F0. C A2780 cells transfected with TRPC3-overexpressing plasmid or empty plasmid were treated with BAPTA-AM (20 μg/mL, 24 h) or not. Addition of external calcium(1.8 mM) led to an increase in fluorescence intensity and representative Ca2+ images tracing reflected changes of calcium concentration in the cytoplasm. F/F0: fluorescence normalized to baseline fluorescence. The net change in Ca2+ levels was normalized to (Fmax − F0)/F0. D A2780 cells transfected with TRPC3-overexpressing plasmid or empty plasmid were treated with BAPTA-AM (20 μg/mL, 24 h) or not. Cellular migration and invasion were detected by transwell assay. Scale bar, 100 μm. E Ovarian cancer cells were orthotopically transplanted into SCID mice, and mice were intravenously treated with Pyr3 (5 mg/kg), BAPTA-AM (5 mg/kg) or DMSO for twice a week from the first week after implantation. Representative bioluminescence images of dissected primary and peritoneal metastatic ovarian cancer at the time of execution. The photon count indicated the tumor burden. F A2780 cells transfected with PLAA siRNA, PLAA siRNA plus BAPTA-AM (20 μg/mL, 24 h) treatment, PLAA siRNA plus TRPC3 siRNA, and negative control, respectively. Addition of external calcium(1.8 mM) led to an increase in fluorescence intensity and representative Ca2+ images tracing reflected changes of calcium concentration in the cytoplasm. F/F0: fluorescence normalized to baseline fluorescence. The net change in Ca2+ levels was normalized to (Fmax − F0)/F0. G A2780 cells transfected with PLAA siRNA, PLAA siRNA plus BAPTA-AM (20 μg/mL, 24 h) treatment, and negative control, respectively. Cellular migration and invasion were detected by transwell assay. Scale bar, 100 μm. Data are representative of at least three independent experiments. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001.