Transmembrane protein 176B promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition in colorectal cancer through inflammasome inhibition

Figure 3 Short hairpin RNA targeting transmembrane protein 176B inhibits the epithelial-mesenchymal transition of colon cancer via the NLRP3 signaling pathway in mice. A and B: The positive expression and density of NLRP3 and E-cadherin were quantified using immunohistochemistry staining, with magnifications of 200 × (scale bar 100 μm) and 400 × (scale bar 50 μm); C and D: Flow cytometry was used to evaluate CD3^-NK1.1⁺ expression in colon cancer mice. n = 3 in each group. ^aP < 0.05; ^bP < 0.01. sh-TMEM176B: Short hairpin RNA targeting transmembrane protein 176B; sh-NC: Short hairpin RNA interference-negative control; EMT: Epithelial-mesenchymal transition; AOD: Average optical density.