Table 3 Viscoelastic parameters of NMuMG cells before and during EMT.
From: Measuring nanoscale viscoelastic parameters of cells directly from AFM force-displacement curves
NMuMG cell line | E Hertz (kPa) | E 0 (kPa) | α |
|---|---|---|---|
Monolayer (epithelial state) (N = 62) | 1.9 ± 1.4 (1.3 ± 0.6) | 5.4 ± 3.1 (4.8 ± 2.2) | 0.18 ± 0.06 (0.18 ± 0.04) |
48 h TGF-β1 induction (N = 67) | 4.0 ± 3.4 (3.0 ± 2.1) | 8.0 ± 5.1 (6.7 ± 3.0) | 0.15 ± 0.08 (0.12 ± 0.03) |
96 h TGF-β1 induction (N = 68) | 3.8 ± 2.6 (3.2 ± 1.2) | 6.4 ± 4.4 (5.1 ± 1.8) | 0.10 ± 0.02 (0.10 ± 0.01) |
