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mature vessels was associated with tumor aggressiveness and prognosis in RCC patients. In the present study, we investigated the correlation of EMMPRIN expression with MVA of immature vessels and with the prognosis of RCC patients and evaluated the role of EMMPRIN in determining the malignant potential of RCC cell lines. We further investigated the role of EMMPRIN in 10440374 resistance to sunitinib, which is the first line TKI therapy in RCC. in RPMI supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum and 1% penicillin-streptomycin solution, and incubated at 37C in a humidified atmosphere containing 5% CO2. The medium was changed twice per week. RNA transfection siRNA for EMMPRIN and nontargeting control siRNA were purchased from QIAGEN. 786-O and OUR10 cells were transfected with the siRNA duplexes using HiPerFect Transfection Reagent, according to the manufacturer’s protocol. Caki-1 cells were transfected with pEF-DEST51 AMI-1 vectors by electroporation following the manufacturer’s protocol. After transfection, Caki-1 cells were selected with blasticidin. MTS assay All cell lines were seeded at 2 103 cells/100 L in 96-well plates and allowed to adhere overnight. After 24, 48, and 72 h incubation, 20 L of CellTiter 96 AQueous One Solution Reagent was added to each well, the trays were incubated for 1.5 h at 37C, and the absorbance measured at 490 nm with a microplate reader. Invasion assay The invasiveness of RCC cells was analyzed using a BD BioCoat Matrigel Invasion Chamber . Serum-free RPMI containing 1 104 cells in 500 l was introduced into the upper compartment; the lower compartment contained 750 l RPMI. After 48 h incubation at 37C, cells that had penetrated the Matrigel were fixed with acetone and stained with H&E. Materials and Methods Ethics statement Written informed consent was obtained from all patients for the use of their tissue specimens, and the use of such specimens was approved by the Osaka University Hospital Institutional Review Board. Animal experiments were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee at Osaka University. Cytometric bead array All cell lines were cultured in 6-well plates. After 24 h the culture medium was replaced with 1 ml of fresh serumfree RPMI. After 3-days, conditioned medium was collected and whole-cell protein purified using RIPA Lysis Buffer. VEGF and bFGF proteins were measured in conditioned medium and in cell lysates using CBA, following the manufacturer’s protocol. Antibodies Monoclonal anti-EMMPRIN, anti-CD34, anti–SMA, and anti-MCT1 antibodies were purchased from Abcam technology. HRP linked monoclonal anti-ERK, anti-p-ERK, anti–actin, and antirabbit IgG antibodies were purchased from Cell Signaling Technology. Real-time reverse transcriptase PCR Quantitative real-time PCR for EMMPRIN, bFGF and VEGF was performed with a Thermal Cycler Dice Real Time System TP800 using SYBR premix Ex TaqII. The QuantiTect Primer assay was used to detect expression of EMMPRIN, bFGF and VEGF, with -actin as an internal control. PCR conditions were 50C for 10 s and 95C for 10 s followed by 32 cycles at 95C for 15 s and 60C for 1 min. EMMPRIN, bFGF, and VEGF mRNA levels were normalized to that of -actin mRNA using the comparative CT method. The primers used are shown in Cell culture 786-O and Caki-1 human RCC cell lines were obtained from the American Type Culture Collection. OUR-10 cell line 14707029 was established in our laboratory. 786-Suni is a sunitinib-resistant 786-O cell line that was established in our laborat