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From: Inhibition of autophagy exerts anti-colon cancer effects via apoptosis induced by p53 activation and ER stress

Fig. 4

Antitumor effects exerted by autophagic inhibition in p53 wild-type colon cancer cells. a Immunoblot analysis of the indicated proteins in HCT116 cells transfected with non-silencing control siRNA (Ctr) or siRNA targeting Atg5 (siAtg5) for 72 h or treated with 100 μM CQ with or without amino acid starvation (HBSS medium, Stv) for 24 h. b Relative expression of the indicated mRNAs extracted from HCT116 cells transfected with non-silencing control siRNA (Ctr) or siRNA targeting Atg5 (siAtg5) for 72 h or treated with 100 μM CQ with or without HBSS medium (for amino acid starvation; positive control, Stv) for 24 h. Data shown are means ± SEM (n = 3). *; p < 0.05 by Dunnett’s multiple comparison test. c (top) Representative FACS analysis images are shown. HCT116 cells were transfected with non-silencing control siRNA (Ctr) or siRNA targeting Atg5 (siAtg5) for 72 h or treated with control PBS or 100 μM CQ for 24 h. Propidium iodide (PI)- and Annexin V-positive cells were counted using a FACS analyzer. (bottom) Apoptotic cells (Annexin V-positive cells) were counted using a FACS analyzer. Data shown are means ± SEM (n = 3). *; p < 0.05 by Welch’s t-test. d Body weight, colon length, tumor number, and tumor size were determined in AOM/DSS-treated wild type C57BL/6 J mice 7 days after three CQ treatments (n = 5) or control PBS treatment (n = 7). Data shown are means ± SEM. *; p < 0.05 by the Mann–Whitney U-test

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