Figure 3From: Tumor-derived TGF-β and prostaglandin E2 attenuate anti-tumor immune responses in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma treated with EGFR inhibitor EGFR, HSP and costimulatory molecules expression on HNSCC cells. (A) HNSCC tumor cells were incubated with erlotinib (1 μM) for 48 h and the expression of EGFR, pEGFR, HSP70, and HSP90 was examined by western blot. (B) CD80, CD86, and PD-L1 expression on HNSCC cell lines HSC-4 and Sa-3 was examined by flow cytometry. HNSCC cells were treated with IFN-γ (50 U/ml) alone (red line) or IFN-γ and erlotinib (1 μM; blue line) for 48 h.Back to article page