Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Article Title: All Three AKT Isoforms Can Upregulate Oxygen Metabolism and Lactate Production in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Lines
doi: 10.3390/ijms25042168
Figure Lengend Snippet: The effects of AKT1, AKT2 and AKT3 on lactic acid production in HCC cells were evaluated using the lactate assay. ( A ) Stable knockdowns of AKT1, AKT2 and AKT3 were generated in ( A ) Hep3B and ( B ) Huh7 cells. Thereafter, the cells were cultured in lactate-free medium for the indicated times and lactate levels were determined. The experiments were repeated three times and the pooled results are shown. p -values were calculated with ordinary one-way ANOVA with Dunnett’s multiple comparison test. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.
Article Snippet: Thereafter, the proteins were blotted onto a nitrocellulose membrane and incubated with specific primary antibodies against AKT1 (#2938S, Cell Signaling Technology Inc., Danvers, MA, USA), AKT2 (#5239S, Cell Signaling Technology Inc., Danvers, MA, USA), AKT3 (#8018S, Cell Signaling Technology Inc., Danvers, MA, USA), PDH (#2784S, Cell Signaling Technology Inc., Danvers, MA, USA), p-PDH Ser232 (#15289S, Cell Signaling Technology Inc., Danvers, MA, USA) and GAPDH (#G0622, Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc., Dallas, TX, USA).
Techniques: Lactate Assay, Generated, Cell Culture, Comparison