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Figure legends
Figure 1. Metformin inhibits the proliferation of cultured GBC cells. NOZ,
TGBC14TKB, and TGBC24TKB cells were seeded in 96-well plates. Metformin (1, 5,
and 10 mmol/L) or vehicle was added to the culture medium; cells were subjected to the
CCK assay at 24–72 h after metformin treatment. Cell viability was assayed daily from
0 to 72 h; viability of metformin-treated cells at each time point differed significantly
from the control cells (P* < 0.05).
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Figure 2. (A) Flow cytometric analysis of proliferating NOZ cells at 24 h after addition
of 10 mmol/L metformin (Met). Metformin blocked the cell cycle at G0/G1. Results are
representative of three independent experiments. (B) Expressions of cyclin D1, Cdk4,
Cdk6, cyclin E, phosphorylated Rb (pRb), and Rb in NOZ cells at 24, 48, and 72 h after
the addition of 10 mmol/L metformin. Protein expression was assayed by western
blotting.
Figure 3. (A) Template showing the location of tyrosine kinase antibodies spotted onto a
human phospho-RTK array. (B) Representative expression of various phosphorylated
tyrosine kinase receptors in NOZ cells treated with or without metformin. (C) The
densitometric of ratios p-Tie, p-PYK, p-ALK, p-EGFR, p-EphA4, and p-EphA10 spots
of metformin-treated to untreated cells were 31.8 %, 32.1 %, 8.4 %, 72.1 %,1.3 %, and
14.6%, respectively.
Figure 4. (A) Template showing the location of angiogenesis related proteins spotted
onto a human angiogenesis array. (B) Representative expression of various
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angiogenesis-related proteins in NOZ cells treated with or without metformin. (C) The
densitometric ratios of RANTES, TGF-β, and TIMP spots of the metformin-treated cells
to untreated cells were 0.21 times,, 20 times and 0.37 times, respectively (Fig. 4C).
, respectively.
Figure 5. Hierarchical clustering of NOZ cells with and without metformin treatment.
NOZ cells were clustered according to the expression profiles of 35 miRNAs
differentially expressed in NOZ cells with and without metformin treatment. The
analyzed samples are shown in columns and the miRNAs are presented in rows. The
miRNA clustering color scale shown at the top depicts relative expression levels of the
miRNAs, with red and blue representing high and low expression levels, respectively.
Figure 6. In vivo anti-tumor effects of metformin on established gall bladder cancer
xenografts in nude mice. NOZ cells were implanted subcutaneously into the flanks of
nude mice. When tumors became palpable, 0 or 2 mg metformin was injected
intraperitoneally for 23 days, 5 times per week. (A) Representative images of gross
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NOZ tumors from nude mice treated with vehicle (i) or 2 mg metformin (ii). (B) Tumor
growth curves in control and metformin groups. Tumor volume (mm3) was calculated as
(tumor length (mm) × tumor width (mm) 2)/2. Tumors were significantly smaller in
metformin-treated than in vehicle-treated mice. Each point represents the mean ±
standard deviation of six animals. *P = 0.01 by two-way ANOVA
Table 1. Statistical results and chromosomal locations of miRNAs in NOZ cells treated
with or without metformin.
Figure 1
Met (-)
G0/G1:36.3%
S:47.4%
G2/M:16.3%
72h
Met (+)
Figure 2
G0/G1:50.6%
S:35.2%
G2/M:14.1%
Met
(10mM)
(-)
24h
(+)
(-)
48 h
(+)
(-)
72h
(+)
β-actin
Rb
pRb
Cdk6
Cdk4
CyclinE
CyclinD1
Tie-2
Tie-2
Met (-)
ALK
150
Axl
PYK
PYK
Reference
Spots
Met (+)
ALK
EphB3
EphB1
TrkB
MSP R
PYK
EphB2
TrkC
PDGF Rα
EphA10
EphA10
EphB4
VEGF R1
PDGF Rβ
Flt-3
met+
50
100
met-
EphA10
met+
150
50
50
met+
100
100
met-
150
150
ALK
met-
50
EphA5
EphA2
ROR1
50
Tie-2
DDR2
EphA1
C-Ret
100
DDR1
MuSK
M-CSF R
100
150
ALK
VEGF R3
Figure 3
EphA4
EphA4
EphB6
VEGF R2
SCF R
EphA10
EphA3
ROR2
met-
EphA4
met-
PYK
PBS
EphA4
Tie-1
EphA7
IGF-1 R
EphA6
Insulin R
TrkA
FGF R4
Tie-2
FGF R3
HGF R
FGF R2α
Mer
FGF R1
Dtk
ErbB4
ErbB2
EGF R
ErbB3
Reference
Spots
Reference
Spots
met+
met+
RANTES
IFN gamma
RANTES
RANTES
BLANK
BLANK
GRO
PLGF
PLGF
BLANK
BLANK
Met (-)
IFN gamma
GRO
TIMP-1
POS
POS
TGF beta1
POS
POS
RANTES
BLANK
BLANK
Figure 4
TIMP-1
BLANK
BLANK
TIMP-1
TIMP-1
IL-6
IL-6
NEG
NEG
Met (+)
TGF beta1
TGF beta 1
TGF beta 1
IGF-1
IGF-1
NEG
NEG
BLANK
BLANK
TIMP-2
TIMP-2
IL-8
IL-8
ANG
ANG
BLANK
BLANK
THPO
THPO
Leptin
Leptin
EGF
EGF
50
100
150
1000
2000
3000
50
100
150
NEG
NEG
VEGF
VEGF
POS
POS
VEGF-D
VEGF-D
met-
met-
met+
met+
TIMP-1
TGF beta1
met+
PDGF-BB
PDGF-BB
b FGF
b FGF
RANTES
met-
MCP-1
MCP-1
ENA-78
ENA-78
Metformin
Figure 5
Control
Figure 6
i) Control
ii) Met 2 mg/d
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