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Fig. 1 | Journal of Hematology & Oncology

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From: Targeting VEGFR-3/-2 signaling pathways with AD0157: a potential strategy against tumor-associated lymphangiogenesis and lymphatic metastases

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AD0157 reduces tumor growth and lymphangiogenesis in orthotopic mammary xenografts. a Evolution of tumor volumes in NOD/SCID mice implanted with MDA-MB-231/Luc+ cells and treated daily with vehicle (saline solution) or AD0157 (1.5 or 3 mg/kg) for 25 days, as indicated on top of the graph. Dashed line indicates the tumor volume (50 mm3) reached by tumors before drug treatment. Crosswise lines indicate the starting point for the statistical differences shown at right. b Mouse body weights before and during treatments. ns denotes no statistical differences between groups. c Representative in vivo bioluminescent signals of mice at the end of the treatment. d Quantification of tumor bioluminescent radiance. e Tumor weights at the end of the experiment. f Representative pictures of tumors harvested from mice treated with vehicle (control) or AD0157 (1.5 and 3 mg/kg). Each square represents a surface of 2.25 cm2. g Representative histological sections showing human ki-67 (proliferation marker, in brown) and LYVE-1 (lymphatic vessel marker, in dark pink) stainings in mammary tumors. Scale bars represent 100 μm. h Quantification of human ki-67+ cell and lymphatic densities in histological sections of mammary tumors. Data are presented as mean ± s.e.m. One-way ANOVA significance test, followed by the Bonferroni test, was used to compare the tumor growth in the different conditions. The Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney was applied for the rest of statistical tests. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 (n = 12 mice/group)

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