Figure 6
Effects of SBS on EMT markers and Wnt pathway molecules. (A) Immunohistochemical staining of E-cadherin, N-cadherin, Fibronectin, Vimentin in tumor tissues or normal colonic tissues. 200 × for all, scale bar = 100 μm. SBS increased the E-cad expression, decreased N-cadherin, Fibronectin, Vimentin expression. (B) Western blot of E-cadherin, N-cadherin, Vimentin, Snail in colonic tissues. E-cadherin was significantly deficient in model group. The expression of E-cadherin was up-regulated and the expression of N-cadherin, Fibronectin, Vimentin were downregulated by SBS treatment. (C) Western blot analysis of Wnt pathway molecules. SBS increased the expression of Dvl2, Axin, and p-GSK-3β, decreased Wnt5a. Semiquantitive analysis of EMT markers is showed in Tables 2 and 3.