Journal: Liver Cancer
Article Title: Hepatic Artery Embolization Induces the Local Overexpression of Transforming Growth Factor β1 in a Rat Hepatoma Model
doi: 10.1159/000502774
Figure Lengend Snippet: Gene expression and serum concentration of TGF-β1 in tumors. a Quantification of TGF-β1, α-SMA, HIF-1α, and collagen type-1α-1 chain mRNAs normalized to β-actin in tumors of the HAE group (black bars, n = 5) and the sham group (gray bars, n = 4) by qPCR. Asterisks indicate a higher (* p < 0.01) mRNA expression in tumors of the HAE group compared with the sham group according to Student t test. b Serum TGF-β1 protein of N1S1-bearing rats (HAE: n = 5; sham: n = 4). TGF-β1 secretion was not significantly different between the HAE and sham groups (p = 0.93) according to Student t test. HAE, hepatic arterial embolization; TGF-β1, transforming growth factor β1.
Article Snippet: Tumor Cell Line The N1S1 rat hepatoma cell lines were obtained from the manufacture (ATCC, Manassas, VA, USA) and used to in vivo and in vitro in this study.
Techniques: Gene Expression, Concentration Assay, Expressing