Table 2 The mechanical properties of tumor-retrieved cells, which were sorted into four subgroups by flow cytometry

Sca-1⁺-CD44⁺

Sca-1⁺-CD44⁺

CS (Pa)

595.3 ± 11.8 (N = 32)

CS (Pa)

641.3 ± 21.2 (N = 32)

TS (Pa)

674.0 ± 19.2 (N = 29)

TS (Pa)

700.3 ± 31.1 (N = 17)

AF (nN)

39.6 ± 1.4 (N = 29)

AF (nN)

43.8 ± 1.9 (N = 17)

Sca-1⁺-CD44^-

Sca-1⁺-CD44^-

CS (Pa)

373.8 ± 8.2 (N = 26)***

CS (Pa)

397.4 ± 12.9 (N = 26)*

TS (Pa)

366.6 ± 12.3 (N = 31)**

TS (Pa)

373.4 ± 14.6 (N = 23)***

AF (nN)

20.2 ± 0.8 (N = 21)***

AF (nN)

20.2 ± 0.5 (N = 21)***

Sca-1^--CD44⁺

Sca-1^--CD44⁺

CS (Pa)

207.9 ± 17.3 (N = 17)***

CS (Pa)

264.3 ± 4.8 (N = 18)***

TS (Pa)

149.1 ± 17.9 (N = 14)***

TS (Pa)

190.2 ± 13.2 (N = 28)***

AF (nN)

11.6 ± 0.8 (N = 14)***

AF (nN)

14.8 ± 1.2 (N = 12)***

Sca-1^--CD44^-

Sca-1^--CD44^-

CS (Pa)

446.8 ± 165.5 (N = 50) *

CS (Pa)

485.3 ± 265.5 (N = 34)

TS (Pa)

660.1 ± 283.7 (N = 37) *

TS (Pa)

1066.0 ± 364.4 (N = 47)

AF (nN)

45.1 ± 24.6 (N = 29) *

AF (nN)

64.5 ± 26.4 (N = 31)