Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Hyperglycemic state and fluid shear stress affect metastatic breast cancer cell migration via focal adhesion kinase
doi: 10.1101/2025.05.22.655615
Figure Lengend Snippet: (a) Images of transwell migration assay for MDA-MB-231 cells under low (L) and high (H) glucose without or with FAK inhibitor (FAK14). Arrows example the regions of stained cells. (b) The invasive cell count was not affected by glucose concentration, while FAK14 substantially decreased cell movement across the membrane. Invasive cell count is presented as % of low glucose control without FAK14. *: p < 0.05 (n = 5). Bar graphs are plotted as mean ± SEM.
Article Snippet: For FAK inhibition studies, slides were placed in media containing 10 μM FAK inhibitor 14 (FAK14, Santa Cruz, sc-203950, Dallas, TX, USA) for 1 h. Then, slides were rinsed in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) before being placed in the flow chamber.
Techniques: Transwell Migration Assay, Staining, Cell Counting, Concentration Assay, Membrane, Control