Fig. 8From: CAFs-derived rho-associated kinase1 mediated EMT to promote laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma metastasisBlocking ROCK1 induced by CAFs impaired LSCC metastasis in vivo. (A) Hep2 cells, co-cultured with CAFs/si-ROCK1, were inoculated into nude mice and pulmonary nodules were observed after four weeks (N = 5/group), Hep2 cells co-cultured with CAFs/si-NC were control group. H&E stains of pulmonary nodules (100×), Hep2/CAFs/si-ROCK1 cells demonstrated less frequently lung metastases as compared to Hep2/CAFs/si-NC cells. (B) Pulmonary tissue and nodules were quantified by H&E staining (*P < 0.05)Back to article page