Figure 2.
LINC01225 promoted cell proliferation and invasion in vitro. (a) Edu assay confirmed the functional role of LINC01225 in cell proliferation (× 200). (b) The results of Edu assay. Decreased level of LINC01225 reduced the proliferation of SMCC7721 and MHCC97H after 24 h, compared with the control cells; overexpression of LINC01225 in LINC01225 knockdown cells restored and enhanced cell proliferation after 24 h. The integral optical density (IOD) values of cells treated with control plasmids were normalized to 100%. (c) Upper panels: CCK8 assay showed that LINC01225 stable knockdown inhibited growth of SMCC7721 and MHCC97H cells; cell growth was restored and enhanced in LINC01225 knockdown cells treated with Lv-Rescue plasmid. Lower panel: Absorbance at 450 nm was presented as the mean±S.E.M. Absorbance at 450 nm of cells treated with control plasmids was normalized to 100%. Data were collected and provided at 24 h after cultivation. (d) Left panels: Morphology of invasive SMCC7721 and MHCC97H cells after stable transfection with negative control, LINC01225 shRNA or Lv-Rescue plasmid (× 400). Right panel: The number of cells treated with control plasmid was normalized to 100%, and data are presented as the mean±S.E.M., based on at least three independent experiments (*P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.01)