Journal: International journal of oncology
Article Title: Interleukin-6-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition through signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 in human cervical carcinoma.
doi: 10.3892/ijo.2014.2422
Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 5. IL-6 treatment induces EMT in HeLa and C33A cells. (A) HeLa cells were treated without IL-6 (as a control) and with IL-6 (50 ng/ml), IL-6 + curcumin (10 µM) for 48 h. Cells were stained with anti-E-Cadherin antibody and rhodamine-conjugated secondary antibody (red) or stained with anti-Vimentin antibody and fluorescein isothiocyanate-conjugated secondary antibody (green). Nuclei were stained with DAPI (blue) (original magnification, x400). (B and C) HeLa cells were treated without IL-6 (as a control) and with DMSO, IL-6 (50 ng/ml) and IL-6 + curcumin (10 µM) for 48 h. Total protein was extracted from control, DMSO and treated cells. The protein levels of E-Cadherin (B, left) and Vimentin (C, left) were analyzed using western blot analysis. Similarly, total RNA was extracted from control and treated cells. The mRNA levels of E-Cadherin (B, right) and Vimentin (C, right) were determined using real-time RT-PCR. Real-time PCR for GADPH served as an internal control. (D) C33A cells were treated without IL-6 (as a control) and with IL-6 (50 ng/ml), IL-6 + curcumin (10 µM) for 48 h. Cells were stained with anti-E-Cadherin antibody and rhodamine-conjugated secondary antibody (red) or stained with anti-Vimentin antibody and fluorescein isothiocyanate-conjugated secondary antibody (green). Nuclei were stained with DAPI (blue) (original magnification, x400). (E and F) C33A cells were treated without IL-6 (as a control) and with DMSO, IL-6 (50 ng/ml) and IL-6 + curcumin (10 µM) for 48 h. Total protein was extracted from control, DMSO and treated C33A cells. The protein levels of E-Cadherin (E, left) and Vimentin (F, left) were analyzed using western blot analysis. Similarly, total RNA was extracted from control and treated cells. The mRNA levels of E-Cadherin (E, right) and Vimentin (F, right) were determined using real-time RT-PCR. Real-time PCR for GADPH served as an internal control. The intensity of bands was quantified using ImageJ software and normalized to β-actin.
Article Snippet: The HeLa cervical cancer cell line (HPV-positive) and the C33A cervical cancer cell line (HPV-negative) were obtained from American Type Culture Collection.
Techniques: Control, Staining, Western Blot, Quantitative RT-PCR, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Software