Isocorydine Inhibits Cell Proliferation in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Lines by Inducing G2/M Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis
Figure 5
The effect of growth suppression on CD133+/− PLC/PRF/5.
(A) PLC/PRF/5 cells were treated with various doses of ICD or 10 ng/ml vincristine for 48 h. The percentage of CD133+ cells was then determined by flow cytometry. Statistically significant differences were determined using the Student’s t-test (* = p<0.05; each point represents the mean ± SD). (B) The hepatosphere formation of PLC/PFR/5 CD133+/− cells that were sorted by FACS and treated with PBS or 150 µg/ml of ICD for 48 h. (C) The colony formation of PLC/PRF/5 CD133+/− cells that were sorted by FACS and then treated with PBS or 150 g/ml ICD for 48 h. (D) The growth inhibition rates of PLC/PFR/5 CD133+/− cells resulting from 48 and 72 h ICD treatments. (E and F) An amount of 5000 PLC/PFR/5 CD133+/− cells/mouse were subcutaneously injected into nude mice. After 2 weeks, 0.4 mg/ml of ICD or PBS was administered 5 times per week for 4 weeks. The resulting tumors were excised from the animals after treatment. Statistical significance was determined using the Student’s t-test. Each point represents the mean ± SD.
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