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. 2017 Jun 22;38(2):785–798. doi: 10.3892/or.2017.5742

Figure 10.

Figure 10.

linc-CCAT2 regulates apoptosis-related factor expression in HUVECs induced by hypoxia. (A) qRT-PCR analysis of the expression level of apoptosis-related factors Bcl-2, Bax and caspase-3 in linc-CCAT2 overexpression, downregulation and negative control HUVECs. Compared with the negative control HUVECs, overexpression promoted Bcl-2 gene expression and inhibited Bax and caspase-3 gene expression, while downregulation of linc-CCAT2 in HUVECs inhibited Bcl-2 gene expression and promoted Bax and caspase-3 gene expression. (B and C) Western blot analysis of the expression level of Bcl-2, Bax, and caspase-3 in HUVECs. Compared with the negative control HUVECs, linc-CCAT2 overexpression improved Bcl-2 protein expression and decreased Bax and caspase-3 protein expression, while downregulation of linc-CCAT2 decreased Bcl-2 protein expression and increased Bax and caspase-3 protein expression. (*P<0.05 when compared to the negative control; #P<0.05 when compared to the negative control). HUVECs, human umbilical vein endothelial cells; qRT-PCR, quantitative reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; Bcl-2, B-cell leukemia 2; Bax, Bcl-2 associated X protein.