Figure 1

Midkine protein expression by human pancreatic cancer cell lines and human pancreatic cancer tissues. (A) Midkine protein expression by human pancreatic cancer cell lines. AsPC-1 and CFPAC-1 cells showed strong expression of midkine protein, whereas BxPC-3, HPAC, and Suit-2 cells showed moderate expression. In contrast, expression by PANC-1 cells was low and MIAPaCa-2 cells showed no detectable midkine band. (B) Midkine mRNA expression in non-cancerous pancreatic tissues and human pancreatic cancers. Expression of midkine mRNA in the pancreatic cancers was significantly stronger than in the non-cancerous pancreatic tissues (p < 0.001).