Journal: Cancers
Article Title: DKK3, Downregulated in Invasive Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, Is Associated with Chemoresistance and Enhanced Paclitaxel Susceptibility via Inhibition of the β-Catenin-P-Glycoprotein Signaling Pathway
doi: 10.3390/cancers14040924
Figure Lengend Snippet: Anti-proliferative effect of the secreted DKK3 on paclitaxel-resistant cells. ( a ) Western blotting results show DKK3 protein levels in the control and DKK3 conditioned medium (CM). MTT assay performed after 24 h of incubation with CM (*** p < 0.001). ( b ) The viability of TOV-21G and TOV-21G/PTX cells after treatment with DKK3 CM diluted to 0%, 50%, and 90%, respectively, with control CM (** p < 0.01). ( c ) The OV-90 and OV-90/PTX cells were incubated with CM with or without DKK3. Western blotting results show DKK3 protein levels in the control and DKK3 CM. MTT assay after 24 h of treatment (*** p < 0.001). ( d ) Western blotting reveals recombinant human DKK3 levels. Two concentrations of the protein (10 μg/mL and 50 μg/mL) were used to treat cells for 72 h (* p < 0.05). ( e , f ) TOV-21G/PTX and OV-90/PTX cells were treated with CM with or without paclitaxel (100 ng/mL and 200 ng/mL, respectively) (** p < 0.01). ( g ) 3D spheroids of OV-90 and OV-90/PTX cells were generated in a microwell array and the images were captured after incubation for 6 d (magnification, 40×; scale bar 300 μm). ( h ) Spheroid viabilities and diameters were compared. The asterisks on the graph denote statistically significant differences ( p < 0.01) between the DKK3 CM group and the control CM group. The diameter of spheroids in the DKK3 CM group was compared to that in the DKK3 CM with paclitaxel group (#, p < 0.01). ( i , j ) OV-90/PTX and TOV-21G/PTX cells were treated as mentioned above and migration rates were evaluated using the migration assay. ( k , l ) The paclitaxel-resistant cells were incubated with control and DKK3 CMs. At the indicated time points, the cells were harvested and subjected to Western blotting. The graphs were plotted based on the band densities measured using the ImageJ software. * p < 0.05.
Article Snippet: Nonreactive blocking was performed with 1.0% horse serum in Tris-buffered saline (TBS), pH 6.0, for 3 min. Primary goat polyclonal antibody against human DKK3 (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA), diluted 1:100 in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) (pH 7.4), was applied and incubated for 1 h at 37 °C in a humidified chamber.
Techniques: Western Blot, Control, MTT Assay, Incubation, Recombinant, Generated, Migration, Software