Journal: International journal of molecular sciences
Article Title: Using Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts as a Shear-Wave Elastography Imaging Biomarker to Predict Anti-PD-1 Efficacy of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.
doi: 10.3390/ijms26083525
Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 1. Wound-healing CAFs are correlated with immunosuppression and tumor growth rate. (A) Gene ontology biological process (GOBP) enrichment analysis was performed based on CAF gene expression in different CAF subtypes and the focused pathways and subtypes are marked in red. (B) Dot plot showing different types of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) expression in various subtypes of CAFs. (C) Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12 (CXCL12) expres- sion in each subtype of CAFs. (D) Several proteins that are only highly expressed on WH CAFs. (E) Immunofluorescence staining of vitronectin (VTN) (red) distribution in tumors, scale bar: 100 µm. (F) VTN immunofluorescence quantification results of selected tumors (n = 5 independent samples). (G) Comparison of tumor volume from high- and low-proportion groups on the last day (n = 5 independent samples). (H) Selected tumor volume curves from high- and low-proportion groups over 14 days (n = 5 independent samples). (I) Mean selected tumor volume curve compari- son from high- and low-proportion groups over 14 days (n = 5 independent samples). (J) Sirius red staining in high and low groups, scale bar: 1.25 mm (low magnification), 100 µm (high magnification). (K,M) Western blot analysis of collagen I and IL-6 protein in high- and low-proportion groups. (L) The immunofluorescence co-staining image of CD8 (green) and VTN (red), scale bar: 100 µm (1: Extracellular Matrix CAFs; 2: Matrix CAFs 1; 3: Development CAFs; 4: Antigen presentation CAFs 1; 5: Antigen presentation CAFs 2; 6: Wound healing CAFs; 7: Vascular CAFs; 8: Inflammatory CAFs; 9: Matrix CAFs 2). Data expressed as mean ± S.E.M; statistical comparisons were performed using Student’s t test.
Article Snippet: The primary antibodies used for IF staining include VTN antibody (Proteintech, Wuhan, China, 66398-1-lg), FGFR2 antibody (Proteintech, Wuhan, China, 13042-1-AP), CD8a antibody (Proteintech, Wuhan, China, 29896-1-AP), and SHMT1 antibody (Proteintech, Wuhan, China, 67963-1-Ig).
Techniques: Gene Expression, Expressing, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Comparison, Western Blot, Immunopeptidomics