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Figure 5

From: Dickkopf-1 is regulated by the mevalonate pathway in breast cancer

Figure 5

Dickkopf-1 inhibits WNT3A-induced osteoblastic differentiation in C2C12 cells. (A) Supernatants of breast cancer cells were harvested after 48 hours. C2C12 cells were cultured in control medium (containing 50% control L-cell medium) or differentiated in WNT3A-containing media (50%) and concurrently treated with breast cancer supernatants (25%) or unconditioned control media (25%). C2C12 cells were treated for 48 hours and assessed for alkaline phosphatase (ALP) expression. (B) C2C12 cells were differentiated with WNT3A media and exposed to increasing concentrations of recombinant Dickkopf-1 (DKK-1; 10, 50, 100 and 250 ng/ml). (C) C2C12 cells were exposed to supernatants of untreated or zoledronic acid-treated MDA-231 cells in the presence of WNT3A. To prevent potential direct effects of zoledronic acid on C2C12 cells, MDA-231 cells were preincubated with zoledronic acid for 24 hours, media were then replaced and zoledronic acid-free supernatants were harvested 48 hours later. Results of polymerase chain reaction data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation of three independent experiments. *P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.

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