Research Article

In Vitro and In Vivo Effects of Suppressor of Cytokine Signalling 7 Knockdown in Breast Cancer: The Influence on Cellular Response to Hepatocyte Growth Factor

Table 3

The in vitro growth of MCF7 cells as measured by spectrophotometric light absorbance at a wavelength of 540 nm. Values represent mean (SD).

Cell lines

Incubation mediumSerum free only
MCF7WTSerum free only0.86  (0.12)  vs. 0.54 (0.04)0.037
MCF7pEF60.86  (0.12)  vs. 0.58 (0.1)0.009

HGF
MCF7WTHGF1.3  (0.25)  vs. 0.9 (0.1)0.005
MCF7pEF61.3  (0.25)  vs. 0.86 (0.1)0.002

Pretreatment with U73122 then HGF
MCF7WTPretreatment with U73122 then HGF0.85  (0.02)  vs. 0.74 (0.25)0.4
MCF7pEF60.85  (0.02)  vs. 0.71 (0.17)0.26

Cell linesMCF7WTMCF7pEF6

HGF
MCF7WTSerum free only0.9  (0.1)   vs. 0.54 (0.04)  0.86  (0.1)  vs. 0.54 (0.04)0.007 & 0.015
MCF7pEF60.9  (0.1)   vs. 0.58 (0.1)0.86  (0.1)  vs. 0.58 (0.1)0.015 & 0.03
1.3  (0.25)  vs. 0.86 (0.12)0.002