Research Article
Conjugated Linoleic Acid Treatment Attenuates Cancerous features in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells
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CLA treatment attenuated the expression of EMT related genes. The expression level of HNF4a increased after treatment with CLA in a dose-dependent manner, whereas the mRNA levels of EMT associated markers, e.g., SNAIL2, ZEB1, MMP14, and N-CAD, decreased in both Sk-Hep-1 and Hep-3B cell lines compared to the control groups. Downregulation of EMT-related genes in SK-Hep-1 cells was shown in a dose dependent manner. The expression pattern of the mentioned genes changed in opposite direction after treatment with BIM and upregulated in both cell lines. Also, the expression values showed dose dependent manner mostly in Sk-Hep-1 cells. Data are presented as the , (, , , and ).