Journal: Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Article Title: The effects of patchouli alcohol and combination with cisplatin on proliferation, apoptosis and migration in B16F10 melanoma cells
doi: 10.1111/jcmm.17745
Figure Lengend Snippet: PA regulated markers expression of proliferation, apoptosis, angiogenesis and metastasis in vivo. The mice (vehicle and 150 mg/kg PA groups) were sacrificed when the tumour volume exceeded 1500 mm 3 , and then the tumour was fixed, sliced and stained with H&E (scale bar: 100 μm), IHC (scale bar: 50 μm) and TUNEL (scale bar: 50 μm) for histological examination. Image of H&E staining showed the morphology of cell death and nucleolysis (arrow). The expression of caspase‐3, PCNA, VEGF, MMP‐2 and MMP‐9 were examined using immunohistochemical analysis and scored using the Quickscore method. PA‐induced cell apoptosis was determined using tissue TUNEL stain. All data are shown as mean values ± SEM. * P < 0.05, versus vehicle group. H&E, haematoxylin and eosin; IHC, immunohistochemistry; MMP, matrix metalloproteinases; PCNA, proliferating cell nuclear antigen; TUNEL, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labelling; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.
Article Snippet: For western blotting and IHC staining experiments, primary antibodies against proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), cyclin D1, cyclin‐dependent kinase 4 (CDK4), caspase‐8, caspase‐9, caspase‐3, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)‐2 and MMP‐9 were purchased from Santa Cruz Biotechnology; Smad2/3, p‐Smad2/3 were purchased from Cell Signalling Technology; E‐cadherin, vimentin and β‐actin were purchased from iReal Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Techniques: Expressing, In Vivo, Staining, TUNEL Assay, Immunohistochemical staining, Immunohistochemistry