Journal: Frontiers in Oncology
Article Title: Anti-secretory and anti-proliferative actions of next-generation dual subtype 2 and 5 somatostatin receptor ligands in neuroendocrine tumor models
doi: 10.3389/fonc.2026.1766563
Figure Lengend Snippet: Effect of octreotide and SMTR-002 on insulin secretion and viability of NT-3 cells in the 3D culture model. (A, B) NT-3 cells were seeded at a density of 20, 000 cell/well in ULA plates and allowed to form spheres (5 days). Then they were treated with (A) octreotide or (B) the lead peptide (=SMTR-002) at the indicated concentrations (5nM, 10nM, 50nM). After 5 days, supernatants were collected, and insulin concentration quantified using the Human Insulin (INS) ELISA Kit (Elabscience). Data shown are the average of 3 technical replicates ± standard deviation (SD). NT, untreated. (C, D) In cultures parallel to panels A and B, Cell viability was carried out with CellTiter-Glo 3D assay. The experiment was repeated 3 times with similar results. Data shown are the average of 3 technical replicates ± SD. NT, untreated. Statistical analyses were carried out in GraphPad Prism using one-way ANOVA: *p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01; ***p ≤ 0.001; ****p ≤ 0.0001.
Article Snippet: The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) experiments were conducted using the Mouse/Rat ACTH ELISA Kit (Abcam, #ab263880) to detect ACTH in AtT20 cell experiments, and the Human Insulin (INS) ELISA Kit (Elabscience, #E-EL-H2665) to detect insulin secretion in NT-3 cells as reported ( ).
Techniques: Concentration Assay, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Standard Deviation