Journal: International journal of molecular sciences
Article Title: Combinations of PRI-724 Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway Inhibitor with Vismodegib, Erlotinib, or HS-173 Synergistically Inhibit Head and Neck Squamous Cancer Cells.
doi: 10.3390/ijms241310448
Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 4. The effect of PRI-724, vismodegib, erlotinib, HS-173, and their combinations on the cell cycle distribution in CAL 27 (A) and FaDu (B) cells after 48 h of incubation. The cell cycle distribution (G1/G0, S, and G2/M phases) was measured by flow cytometric analysis of cells after propid- ium iodide staining. DMSO-vehicle-treated cells were used as a negative control, while topotecan (100 nM) was used as a positive control for cell cycle arrest. Exemplary flow cytometry plots are shown on the right side. Mean values ± SD from three independent experiments are shown. The asterisk (*) inside the bars denotes a statistically significant increase in cell population between the analyzed compound used alone or in combination, and the control (ctrl), * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01; (#) inside the bars denotes a statistically significant decrease in cell population between the analyzed compound used alone or in combination, and the control (ctrl), # p < 0.05, ## p < 0.01.
Article Snippet: The Wnt canonical signaling inhibitor PRI-724, the Hedgehog signaling inhibitor vismodegib, and the EGF receptor intracellular domain inhibitor erlotinib were ordered from Selleck Chemicals (Pittsburgh, PA, USA), while the inhibitor of the p110α domain of PI3K was purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA).
Techniques: Incubation, Staining, Negative Control, Positive Control, Cytometry, Control