Journal: BMC Cancer
Article Title: EZH2 confers lenvatinib resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma by suppressing ACSL1-Mediated ferroptosis
doi: 10.1186/s12885-025-15086-9
Figure Lengend Snippet: EZH2 expression is increased in lenvatinib-resistant HCC cells and contributes to resistance development. A Schematic representation of the establishment of lenvatinib-resistant (LR) cells. B Cell viability assessed by CCK-8 assay following exposure to varying concentrations of lenvatinib for 48 h. Proliferation of both Huh7-LR and Hep3B-LR cells was greater than that of their parental cells at different lenvatinib concentrations. C , D mRNA and protein levels of EZH2 in Huh7-LR and Hep3B-LR cells, as well as their parental cells, detected by RT-PCR and western blot. E , F mRNA and protein levels of EZH2 in Huh7-LR and Hep3B-LR cells transfected with shEZH2#1, shEZH2#2, or shCtrl,, detected by RT-PCR and western blot. G , H Proliferation of both Huh7-LR and Hep3B-LR cells transfected with shEZH2#1 compared to those transfected with shCtrl at varying concentrations of lenvatinib. All data are presented as the means ± SDs, n = 5 per group, * ( p < 0.05), ** ( p < 0.01), ns = no significance
Article Snippet: For immunostaining, tissue sections were incubated with a primary antibody targeting EZH2 (Cat# 21800-1-AP, Proteintech; working dilution 1:1000).
Techniques: Expressing, CCK-8 Assay, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction, Western Blot, Transfection