Research Article

Cudraxanthone D Regulates Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition by Autophagy Inhibition in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cell Lines

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CD and 3MA dual treatment suppressed autophagy-affected cell migration and EMT in Ca9-22 cells. (a) Cells were pretreated with 3MA (1 mM) for 2 h and then 25 μM resveratrol and 50 μM CD for 24 h. Wound area was observed under an inverted microscope by 200x magnification before or after treatment. (b) Relative ratio of healing wound area compared to before treatment. (c) Cells were treated with indicated concentrations and times, and migration capability was detected by transwell assay without Matrigel. (d) Relative ratio of migration capability compared to control. (e) The expression of EMT markers determined by western blot. (f) Relative protein expression levels compared to β-actin. Error bars represent mean  standard deviation (SD). versus control, respectively.
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