Journal: iScience
Article Title: Gastric cancer-secreted galectin-1 promotes peritoneal mesothelial-mesenchymal transition to prime peritoneal metastasis soil
doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.115908
Figure Lengend Snippet: TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway is activated in peritoneal tissues undergoing MMT, and galectin-1 enhances GC cell adhesion to HPMCs via this pathway (A–C) Representative images of immunofluorescence for TGF-β1 (A) and p -Smad2/3 (B) in peritoneal tissues without or with MMT (×400 magnification). (C) Comparison of the relative fluorescence density of TGF-β1 and p -Smad2/3 in peritoneal tissues without or with MMT ( n = 6). (D and E) GC cells incubated with Calcein-AM were added to HMrSV5 cells treated with CM from SGC-7901 cells (D) or HGC-27 cells (E) or with different LGALS1 expression levels (Scale bars, 100 μm) ( n = 3). (F and G) Mean IODs of SGC-7901 cells (F) and HGC-27 cells (G) adherent to HMrSV5 cells ( n = 3). Data are represented as mean ± SD.∗∗ p < 0.01, NS, p > 0.05.
Article Snippet: Galectin-1-induced peritoneal MMT through the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway is an important mechanism for GCPM, offering a potential target for GC treatment.
Techniques: Immunofluorescence, Comparison, Fluorescence, Incubation, Expressing