Journal: Scientific Reports
Article Title: SPP1 + macrophages promote colorectal cancer progression by activating JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway
doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-21420-9
Figure Lengend Snippet: In vitro assays to verify the relationship between SPP1 + TAMs and JAK/STAT3 signaling pathway. The group descriptions of Ctrl, Positive, and Negative are the same as in Fig. . The DMSO group added DMSO to the medium to culture MC38 cells as a control. WP1066 group added WP1066 in medium; In the Pos + WP14066 group, WP1066-treated MC38 cells were cultured in SPP1 + TAMs conditioned medium. ( A , B ) WB detection of JAK/STAT3 pathway protein expression levels in the Control, Negative, and Positive groups. Compared with the Control group, **** P < 0.0001, and compared with the negative group, #### P < 0.0001; ( C ) CCK-8 assay to detect MC38 cell viability in each group; ( D ) TUNEL staining to detect the apoptosis rate of MC38 cells in each group; ( E – G ) Immunofluorescence to detect the expression of EMT-related molecules (E-cadherin, N-cadherin, fibronectin) in each group; H – I ) WB detection of JAK/STAT3 pathway proteins in the DMSO, WP1066, and Pos + WP1066 groups, Compared with the DMSO group, **** P < 0.0001.
Article Snippet: The cells were divided into the following six groups: Control group, where MC38 cells were cultured in RPMI-1640 medium alone; Negative or Positive group, where MC38 cells were cultured in SPP1 − TAMs or SPP1 + TAMs conditioned medium, respectively; DMSO group and WP1066 group, DMSO or JAK/STAT3 pathway inhibitor WP1066 (10 ng/ml, HY-15312, MCE) were added to MC38 cell medium, respectively.
Techniques: In Vitro, Control, Cell Culture, Expressing, CCK-8 Assay, TUNEL Assay, Staining, Immunofluorescence