Journal: Cancers
Article Title: Ovarian Cancer Ascites Enriched for CCL23 Reduces Macrophage-Derived CXCL10 Secretion and Is Associated with Poor Patient Outcomes
doi: 10.3390/cancers17243925
Figure Lengend Snippet: In vitro stimulation of immune cells with CCL23 reduces CXCL10 secretion. ( A ) Immunohistochemical staining of differentiated THP-1 monocytes for the C-C motif chemokine receptor 1 (CCR1; red); nuclei stained with DAPI (blue). Scale bar = 200 μm. ( B ) Secondary antibody only staining control. ( C ) qRT-PCR assessment of gene expression for CCR1 in HEL ( n = 3) and THP-1 cells ( n = 3). ( D ) Quantification of C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 10 (CXCL10) cytokine concentrations from cell-free supernatant of treated THP-1 cells represented as fold-change normalized to vehicle control ( n = 3 per group). Cells were stimulated with either vehicle, CCL23 peptides (aa22-120 and aa46-120; 100 ng/mL, 30 min), or the signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT-3) inhibitor NSC 74859 (100 μM) followed by CCL23. Data presented as mean ± S.E.M., n = 3 separate experiments. Statistical analyses performed using t -test or one-way ANOVA with Bonferroni post hoc test for significance; * p < 0.05.
Article Snippet: Cell-free supernatant was harvested from serum-starved cells incubated with vehicle, CCL23 aa22-120 (Peprotech, East Windsor, NJ, USA; 300-29) or CCL23 aa46-120 (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA; 131-M1-025) peptides for 30 min, or the signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT-3) inhibitor NSC 74859 (100 μM; Tocris; Minneaoplis, MN, USA; 4655) was reconstituted and serum-starved cells were incubated with 100 μM NSC 74859 for 30 min [ ] prior to incubation with CCL23.
Techniques: In Vitro, Immunohistochemical staining, Staining, Control, Quantitative RT-PCR, Gene Expression