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 4

The in vitro growth of MDA-MB-231 cells as measured by spectrophotometric light absorbance at a wavelength of 540 nm. Values represent mean (SD).

Cell lines

Incubation mediumHGF
MDAWTHGF1.8  (0.04)  vs. 1.3 (0.1)<0.001
MDApEF61.8  (0.04)  vs. 1.4 (0.02)<0.001

Pretreatment with U73122 then HGF
MDAWTPretreatment with U73122 then HGF1.3  (0.07)  vs. 1.2 (0.08)0.49
MDApEF61.3 (0.07)  vs. 1.2 (0.14)0.73

Cell linesMDAWTMDApEF6

HGF 
MDAWTSerum free only1.3  (0.1)  vs. 0.9 (0.1)1.4  (0.02)  vs. 0.9 (0.1)<0.001 (both)
MDApEF61.3  (0.1)  vs. 0.98 (0.05)1.4  (0.02)  vs. 0.98 (0.05)<0.001 (both)
1.8  (0.04)  vs. 1.3 (0.1)<0.001