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. 2017 Aug 25;7:9482. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-09865-z

Figure 3.

Figure 3

miR-221/222 expression is modulated by SOCS1/Met axis and is associated with acute obstructive cholangitis prognosis. (A) Determination of HGF levels in liver tissues from AOC rats with different prognosis. (B) Relative expression of miR-221 and miR-222 in liver tissues from different rat models. n = 6 each group, *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01 versus sham group. && P < 0.01 versus LPS group. $ P < 0.05 versus BDL group. (C) Relative expression of miR-221 and miR-222 in liver tissues from AOC rats with different prognosis. (D) Determination of the relationship between SOCS1 and Met protein levels by western blot analysis. (E and F) Determination of relative miR-221/222 levels under the condition of aberrant SOCS1 expression in vitro, three assays were performed. (G and H) Correlation coefficients (R) between the mRNA levels of SOCS1 and miR-221/222 were respectively calculated in liver tissue samples from AOC rats. (I) Cell proliferation assays released that silencing of SOCS1 significantly promotes proliferation of BRL cells in vitro. NBD, the rats without biliary drainage. BD-death, the rats with biliary drainage and died in the 72-h observation period after LPS infusion. BD-survival, the rats with biliary drainage and survived in the 72-h observation period. # P < 0.05; ## P < 0.01; significant difference between the two groups. N.S. = non-significant, between the two groups.