Journal: BMC Cancer
Article Title: Identification and modulation of a PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway-targeting microRNA in order to increase colorectal cancer cells radiosensitivity in vitro
doi: 10.1186/s12885-025-14501-5
Figure Lengend Snippet: The impact of hsa-miR-16-5p upregulation on programmed apoptotic cell death was assessed by flow cytometric analysis, as shown in the dot plots for the ( a ) LoVo and ( b ) HT-29 cell lines. In these graphs, the x-axis represents fluorescence data from the FL1 channel corresponding to Annexin V-FITC, while the y-axis indicates the presence of PI dye. The quadrants are Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 and categorize the cells into necrotic, late apoptotic, early apoptotic and viable populations. In addition, the bar graphs visually represent ( c ) the mean percentage of apoptotic, ( d ) necrotic and ( f ) viable cells for the LoVo cell line. ( e ) The mean percentage of apoptotic, ( g ) necrotic and ( h ) viable cells for the HT-29 cell line. The experimental groups analyzed included a control group (0 Gy), miR-16-5p transfection (0 Gy), pLenti-III transfection (4 Gy), control with 4 Gy irradiation, miR-16-5p transfection combined with 4 Gy irradiation, and pLenti-III transfection with 4 Gy irradiation. Statistical significance is denoted as non-significant (ns), with different levels of relevance indicated by * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001 and **** P < 0.0001
Article Snippet: One day after seeding, cells were transfected with pLenti-III-GFP-hsa-miR-16-5p (hsa-miR-16-5p) and pLenti-III-GFP (plenti-III) as a negative control (NC) using polyfectamine transfection reagent (QIAGEN).
Techniques: Fluorescence, Control, Transfection, Irradiation