Research Paper Volume 15, Issue 11 pp 4774—4793

Visfatin upregulates VEGF-C expression and lymphangiogenesis in esophageal cancer by activating MEK1/2-ERK and NF-κB signaling

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Figure 3. Visfatin promotes increases in VEGF-C expression in ESCC cells. (AD) ESCC cells were stimulated with visfatin for 24 h, before determining levels of VEGF-C mRNA and protein expression by qPCR (A), Western blot (B, C), and ELISA (D). *P < 0.05 compared with the control group.