Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Article Title: The Chemokine Receptor CCR3 Is Potentially Involved in the Homing of Prostate Cancer Cells to Bone: Implication of Bone-Marrow Adipocytes
doi: 10.3390/ijms22041994
Figure Lengend Snippet: CCR3 is an important driver in the directed migration of PCa cells towards BM-Ad-CM and its effect is majored in obesity and ageing conditions. In vitro migration of C4-2B ( A ) or PC3 ( B ) . CCR3 (UCB35625, 200 nM), CCR2 (sc-202525, 25 nM), CXCR1/2 (SB225002 inhibitor, 50 nM) or CXCR4 (AMD3100, 100 nM) or with mAbs against CCR3, CXCR1, CXCR2 or CXCR4 (all used at 10 μg/ml). Bar plots represent the percentage of migrating cells relative to the migration of untreated cells (set to 100%). Data are shown as mean ± sem ( n = 4–6). The statistical significance between means of migrating cells (in %) in treated vs. control cells was evaluated by One-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparisons test. Similar experiments were performed with the indicated cell lines towards BM-Ad-CM obtained either from lean/obese ( C ) or control/aged ( D ) subjects in the presence of CCR3 inhibitors and blocking mAb. Data are shown as mean ± sem ( n = 4–9). The statistical significance between mean of migrating cells (with the control groups set at 100%) was evaluated by Two-way ANOVA with Sidak’s multiple comparisons test. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, **** p < 0.0001, ns: not significant.
Article Snippet: Cells were also pre-incubated for 30 min at 37 °C with pharmacological inhibitors: 200nM CCR1/CCR3 inhibitor, UCB35625 (Tocris, Bristol, UK), 25nM CCR2 inhibitor, sc-202525 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Dallas, TE, USA), 50nM CXCR1/2 inhibitor, SB225002 (Tocris, Bristol, UK) or 100nM CXCR4 inhibitor, AMD3100 (Sigma-Aldrich, Saint Louis, MO, USA).
Techniques: Migration, In Vitro, Control, Blocking Assay