Journal: Heliyon
Article Title: HuaChanSu suppresses the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by interfering with pentose phosphate pathway through down-regulation of G6PD enzyme activity and expression
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25144
Figure Lengend Snippet: HuaChanSu inhibits the proliferation of HepG2 and Huh-7 cells via down-regulation of G6PD expression. (A) Immunoblotting analysis of G6PD protein expression level in tumor cells transfected with siG6PD or siNC. (B) Cell proliferative potential was detected by colony formation assay in tumor cells transfected with siG6PD or siNC. (C) Cell proliferation rates were detected by CCK-8 assay in tumor cells transfected with siG6PD or siNC. (D) Cell viability of tumor cells transfected with siG6PD or siNC treated with or without HuaChanSu for 48 h. NC: Negative control. *: siNC (0, 1, 2, 3 Days) vs siG6PD (0, 1, 2, 3 Days), respectively; % : siNC control group vs siNC treated with HuaChanSu (0.5, 1, 2 μg/mL), respectively; # : siNC treated with HuaChanSu (0, 0.5, 1, 2 μg/mL) vs siG6PD treated with HuaChanSu (0, 0.5, 1, 2 μg/mL), respectively; & : siG6PD control group vs siG6PD treated with HuaChanSu (0.5, 1, 2 μg/mL), respectively. ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, **** P < 0.0001; %%% P < 0.001, %%%% P < 0.0001; ## P < 0.01, ### P < 0.001, #### P < 0.0001; && P < 0.01, &&& P < 0.001.
Article Snippet: G6PD enzyme activity detection kit was purchased from Beyotime Biotechnology (Shanghai, China).
Techniques: Expressing, Western Blot, Transfection, Colony Assay, CCK-8 Assay, Negative Control, Control