Fig. 7. Knockdown of YAP accelerates ursolic acid (UA) plus 3,3’-diindolylmethane (DIM) combination treatment induced down-regulation of the PI3K/Akt pathway by targeting PTEN protein expression in ESCC.
Protein levels of Akt, p-Akt, PTEN, and p-PTEN were measured by Western blot analysis after YAP knockdown by siRNA 24 h following treatment with UA (20 μM) and DIM (50 μM) for 48 h. GAPDH was used as the internal control. Data are expressed as the mean ± standard error of the mean. CONT, control; KD, YAP siRNA knockdown; Mix, UA plus DIM; ESCC, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; n.s., no significant. *, compared to the control; #, compare with mix plus YAP siRNA knockdown. * or #, p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.
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