Western blots were performed as previously described, with antibodies for Ref-1 (mouse, 13B8E5C2, Novus Biologicals, Centennial, CO, USA), HIF1-α (rabbit, GTX127309, GeneTex, Irvine, CA, USA), p-STAT3 (Y705, rabbit, D3A7), STAT3 (mouse, 124H6), Cleaved PARP (poly-ADP ribose polymerase, rabbit, D64E10), total PARP (rabbit, #9542) (Cell Signaling, Danvers, MA, USA), Vinculin (mouse, V284, Sigma, St. Louis, MO, USA) and Actin (mouse, ACTN05(C4), NeoMarkers) at 1:1000 dilution.13 (link)–15 (link),28 (link) For the HIF westerns, a urea lysis buffer (Tris, pH 6.8, 20 mM; NaH2PO4, 100 mM; urea, 6 M) was used for protein extraction.
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