(A). comparisons of miR-126 expression and EGFL7 and ERK mRNA expression between the HCC tissues and adjacent normal tissues; (B). comparisons of miR-126 expression and EGFL7, ERK, Fas/FasL, Bcl-2, and Caspase-3 mRNA expressions in HepG2 cells among the six groups; (C). comparison of miR-126 expression and EGFL7, ERK, Fas/FasL, Bcl-2, and Caspase-3 mRNA expressions in Bet-7402 cells among the six groups; (D). comparisons of miR-126 expression and EGFL7, ERK, Fas/FasL, Bcl-2 and Caspase-3 mRNA expressions in smmc-7721 cells among the six groups; #P < 0.05 compared with adjacent normal tissues; *P < 0.05 compared with the blank group; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; miR-126, microRNA-126; EGFL7, epidermal growth factor-like domain 7; ERK, extracellular signal-regulated kinase; FASL, FAS ligand; Bcl-2, B cell leukemia/lymphoma-2.