Journal: Annals of Translational Medicine
Article Title: Autocrined leptin promotes proliferation of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) via PI3K/AKT and p53 pathways
doi: 10.21037/atm-20-7482
Figure Lengend Snippet: The effect of endogenous leptin expression on the proliferation of pulmonary adenocarcinoma cells. (A) The clone formation test of H1299 and A549 cells on the effect of proliferation of pulmonary adenocarcinoma; 50 ng/mL artificial recombinant leptin protein was used to simulate the impact of exogenous leptin in circulating blood on tumor cells; (B) the flow cell cycle analysis of PI staining showing the effect of endogenous leptin expression on the cell cycle of lung adenocarcinoma in H1299 and A549 cells; (C) AV/PI double-staining flow cytometry apoptotic cell test showing the effect of endogenous leptin expression in the apoptosis of lung adenocarcinoma in H1299-sh and A549 cells. All the experiments were repeated three times. Immunohistochemistry staining IHC staining of leptin was performed according to the manufacturer’s instructions. A streptavidin–peroxidase staining kit was purchased from ZSGB BIO (Beijing, China). The paraffin-embedded tissues were prepared by a pathology specialist, and dewaxed and rehydrated in the lab. The experimental steps were carried out according to the instructions of the SP kit. The tissues were incubated with primary antibodies diluted to the recommended concentration overnight at 4 °C with antibodies that was dilute to the recommended concentration. Then 3,3'-diaminobenzidine (DAB) staining was performed, and the results were observed under a microscope (100×).
Article Snippet: A ntibodys and reagents Rabbit anti-human leptin monoclonal antibody was purchased from Bioss Antibodies (Woburn, MA, USA); rabbit anti-human LC3, β-actin, and P62 monoclonal antibodies were purchased from Proteintech; rabbit anti-human Ob-R monoclonal antibodies were purchased from Shenyang Wanlei Biological Company (Shenyang, China); Rabbit anti-human AKT , p - AKT , p - ERK , p - NF -κ B , p65 , cyclin D1 , CDK2 , p53 , MDM2 , p - MDM2 , and p-mTOR monoclonal antibodies were purchased from Cell Signaling Technology (CST, Danvers, MA, USA).
Techniques: Expressing, Recombinant, Cell Cycle Assay, Staining, Double Staining, Flow Cytometry, Immunohistochemistry, Incubation, Concentration Assay, Microscopy