Role of Tumor Associated Fibroblasts in Human Liver Regeneration, Cirrhosis, and Cancer

Table 3

Quantification of the changes in the expression of specific markers in L-MASCs cultured in the presence of non-CM, HepG2-CM and HuH7-CM. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Neg = no expression.

	No-CM	HepG2-CM	HuH7-CM
Vimentin	99 ± 1%	97 ± 3%	97 ± 3%
Nestin	2 ± 1%	15 ± 15%	30 ± 5
Cytokeratins	Neg	Neg	Neg
Desmin	Neg	38 ± 5%	85 ± 10%
Smooth muscle actin	Neg	7 ± 8%	11 ± 6%
Tenascin-C	10 ± 2%	95 ± 3%	98 ± 2%
VEGF	4 ± 3%	70 ± 21%	85 ± 15%