Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Article Title: The Reduction of PSMB4 in T24 and J82 Bladder Cancer Cells Inhibits the Angiogenesis and Migration of Endothelial Cells
doi: 10.3390/ijms25105559
Figure Lengend Snippet: The effect of PSMB4 knockdown on HUVEC angiogenesis. ( A ) The conditioned medium of RT4, T24, and J82 cells transfected with siPSMB4 was collected. HUVECs were cultured with these conditioned media for 6 h. The tube formation ability was evaluated. Scale bar = 200 μm. ( B , C ) The length and branching of formed tubes were analyzed ( n = 5). ( D ) The VEGF protein content in the conditioned medium of RT4, T24, and J82 cells after treatment with siPSMB4 was measured with an ELISA kit ( n = 4). ( E ) The mRNA levels of VEGF-B in RT4, T24, and J82 cells after treatment with siPSMB4 for 72 h were measured via real-time PCR ( n = 4). ( F ) VEGF-B protein expression after siPSMB4 transfection for 72 h in RT4, T24, and J82 cells ( n = 7). Data are presented as the mean ± SEM. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, and *** p < 0.001 compared to the siRNA negative control group, determined by unpaired t-test with the Mann–Whitney test.
Article Snippet: The human bladder cancer cell lines RT4 (HTB-2) and T24 (HTB-4) were purchased from American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Manassas, VA, USA) and cultured with McCoy’s 5A medium.
Techniques: Knockdown, Transfection, Cell Culture, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Expressing, Negative Control, MANN-WHITNEY