To inhibit lysosomal protease, 10 μg/mL E-64d (permeable form, Sigma, USA) dissolved in DMSO and 2.5 μg/mL pepstatin A (Sigma) in 10% acetic acid in methanol were used for 4 h. Rapamycin 1 μM (Sigma) was used to induce autophagy in invasion assays. Bafilomycin A1 0.1 μM (Sigma) was used to inhibit autophagy in invasion assays. To inhibit NF-κB activity, an NF-κB inhibitor (100 μg/mL, sc-3060, Santa Cruz, USA), which has been previously used to specifically inhibit NF-kB activity63 (link),64 (link), or the NF-κB control (sc-3061, Santa Cruz) was used.
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