Summary of EL4 liver metastasis in CXCL12- and Wnt5A-treated mice
Mouse group . | High infiltration . | Liver density . | Wnt5A staining . | ||||
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Dense . | Weakly affected . | Affected . | Negative . | Weakly positive . | Positive . | ||
Control | 1/7 | 4* | 2† | 1 | 4* | 2† | 1 |
CXCL12 | 5/7 | 1* | 2† | 4 | 1* | 2† | 4 |
Wnt5A | 6/7 | 0 | 1† | 6 | 0 | 1† | 6 |
Mouse group . | High infiltration . | Liver density . | Wnt5A staining . | ||||
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Dense . | Weakly affected . | Affected . | Negative . | Weakly positive . | Positive . | ||
Control | 1/7 | 4* | 2† | 1 | 4* | 2† | 1 |
CXCL12 | 5/7 | 1* | 2† | 4 | 1* | 2† | 4 |
Wnt5A | 6/7 | 0 | 1† | 6 | 0 | 1† | 6 |
EL4 cells infiltrate extensively into the liver in 5 of 7 and 6 of 7 CXCL12 and Wnt5A-treated animals, respectively. In control animals, only 1 of 7 demonstrate extensive EL4 infiltration into the liver, and in the 1 animal with high infiltration, EL4 cells are positive for Wnt5A. In livers with a high amount of infiltration, the liver architecture is severely compromised, appearing less dense, and Wnt5A staining is intense in the infiltrating EL4 cells.
Animals with no liver infiltration, in which the liver architecture remains dense.
Animals with low levels of infiltration, in which Wnt5A staining is quite weak in the infiltrating EL4 cells, and the liver architecture is only slightly affected.