Journal: Nature Communications
Article Title: Rosiglitazone and trametinib exhibit potent anti-tumor activity in a mouse model of muscle invasive bladder cancer
doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-50678-2
Figure Lengend Snippet: A , B Expression of activated Caspase-3 in tumors of mice exposed to BBN for 5 months then treated with vehicle for 7 days, image shown with A and without B Ecad. C , D Expression of activated Caspase-3 in 5 M BBN tumors treated with Rosi+Tram for 7 days, image shown with C and without D Ecad. E Bar graph showing the percentage of cells expressing activated caspase-3 in BBN-induced tumors treated for 7 days with vehicle ( n = 3) or Rosi+Tram ( n = 3). Data given as means ± SD, significance calculated using two-tailed Mann-Whitney test, ***p = 0.0001. F Bar graph showing the percentage of cells expressing Ki67 in BBN-treated mice after vehicle ( n = 3) or Rosi+Tram ( n = 3) for 7 days. Data given as means ± SD, significance calculated using two-tailed Mann-Whitney test, ****p < 0.0001. G Apoptosis assayed by AnnexinV-eFluor450/7-AAD double staining in BBN963 cells treated with DMSO, Rosi, Tram, or combined Rosi+Tram for 72 h. Cells undergoing early apoptosis were AnnexinV+/7-AAD: late apoptosis: AnnexinV+/7-AAD+. H Heatmap showing normalized expression of proapoptotic genes, caspases, and pro-survival genes in Rosi+Tram treated BBN963 cells compared to controls based on RNAseq analysis. I – L Decreased proliferation determined by Ki67 staining in BBN963 cells after Rosi ( n = 4) J , Tram ( n = 4) K , or combined Rosi+Tram ( n = 4) L compared to controls ( n = 4) I . M – P Down-regulation of Ccnd1 in BBN963 cells after treatment with Rosi N , Tram O , or Rosi+Tram P compared to controls M . Scale bars: 50 µm. Q Heatmap of normalized gene expression showing down-regulation of Ccnd1 and genes that positively regulate cell cycle progression and up-regulation of genes that inhibit progression in BBN963 cells treated with Rosi+Tram for 72 h compared to DMSO treated controls. R Bar graph showing number of Ccnd1-positive BBN963 cells after 72-h treatment with DMSO ( n = 4), Rosi ( n = 4), Tram ( n = 4), and combined Rosi+Tram ( n = 4). Data given as means ± SD, significance calculated using two-tailed unpaired Welch’s t-test, *** p = 0.0006, ****p < 0.0001. Source data are provided as a Source Data file. Cartoons in Fig. 3 created with BioRender.com released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International license ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en ).
Article Snippet: Rabbit Polyclonal Anti- Active Caspase-3 , Promega , Cat#G7481 , N/A , 1:300.
Techniques: Expressing, Two Tailed Test, MANN-WHITNEY, Double Staining, Staining