Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Article Title: The M1 Paradox: Pro-Tumorigenic Effect of Macrophage Cytotoxicity in Prostate Cancer
doi: 10.3390/ijms27083655
Figure Lengend Snippet: Selective activation of p38 MAPK, but not ERK1/2 or AKT, in macrophage-selected prostate cancer cells. Representative western blot analysis of phosphorylated p38 MAPK (Thr180/Tyr182), total p38, phosphorylated ERK1/2 (Thr202/Tyr204), total ERK1/2, phosphorylated AKT (Ser473), and total AKT in parental and macrophage-selected PC3 and DU145 cells. β-Actin was used as a loading control. Densitometric quantification of pathway activation was performed as the ratio of phosphorylated to total protein and is presented in relative units normalized to the corresponding parental control cells. Data are shown as mean ± SD, n = 3. Increased phosphorylation was observed for p38 MAPK, whereas no significant changes were detected for ERK1/2 or AKT.
Article Snippet: Human monocytic THP-1 cells (ATCC, Manassas, VA, USA) and human prostate cancer cells PC3 and DU145 (ATCC, USA) were cultured in RPMI 1640 medium (PanEco, Moscow, Russia) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (Biowest, Nuaille, France) and 0.1 mg/mL streptomycin/penicillin (PanEco, Moscow, Russia).
Techniques: Activation Assay, Western Blot, Control, Phospho-proteomics