Figure 5: Co-expression of CD90 and other neoplastic stem cell markers in hepatocellular carcinoma
(A, B) Co-expression with CD24 and CD44 was observed in a majority of CD90+ neoplastic cells. CD90 (green), CD24 or CD44 (red), and nucleus (blue). White arrows indicated examples of CD24+/CD90+ cells. Yellow arrows showed that CD90+ stromal cells did not express CD24 or CD44.
(C) The co-expression of CD90 and CD133 was rarely observed. CD90 (green), CD31 (red), and nucleus (blue). Arrows indicated their co-expression on neoplastic cells.