Research Article

The Effect of C-X-C Motif Chemokine 13 on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Associates with Wnt Signaling

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The interaction between CXCL13 and Wnt/β-catenin pathway. (a) The effect of Wnt/β-catenin signaling on CXCL13 and its receptor CXCR5 was analyzed by adding DKK-1 or LiCl to inhibit or stimulate the pathway, respectively. (b) The effect of CXCL13 on Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Dexamethasone was used to inhibit CXCL13. Gene expression levels were determined with GAPDH (glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase) as the reference. A positive feedback loop was observed between CXCL13 and Wnt/β-catenin signaling (). Experiments were performed in triplicate and repeated three times.
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