Figure 6

Galectin-3 overexpression promoted HCC cell invasion, whereas knockdown of galectin-3 suppressed these processes. (A) Knockdown of galectin-3 significantly inhibited cell invasion in Bel-7402, HepG2 cells, Hep3B and Huh7 cells. Images are shown on the left (magnification: ×100), and the quantification of 10 randomly selected fields is shown on the right. The results are expressed as three independent experiments (*P?<?0.05, independent Student t test). (B) Galectin-3 promoted cell invasion in Hep3B cells. The results are expressed as three independent experiments (*P?<?0.05, independent Student t test).