Figure 2.
Protein expression analysis of TRAIL, Bcl-2, Bcl-XL, FLIP, and FAS. U-266-1970 cells were treated with IL-6 (20 U/mL) alone or in combination with 1000 U/mL IFN-α or 1000 U/mL IFN-γ for the indicated times. (A) Western blot analysis. The cells were lysed and 20 μg total protein per lane was separated on NuPAGE 10% Bis-Tris (Bis[2-hydroxyethyl]imino-tris[hydroxymethyl]methane) gel and Western blot analysis was performed using specific antibodies targeting Apo2L/TRAIL, Bcl-2, Bcl-XL, FLIP, and β-actin. Three experiments were performed and one representative Western blot is shown. (B) FACS analysis. FAS surface expression was determined by flow cytometry using a primary antibody against Fas and a FITC-conjugated secondary antibody. The bars represent the fold induction of mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) as compared to cells treated with IL-6 alone. Data are expressed as mean ± SD, n = 3. The asterisks indicate significant differences to the corresponding control values (P < .05).