Fig. 3. miR-338-5p suppresses proliferation of Hep3B and Huh7 cells.
a–b CCK-8 assays were used to evaluate the effect of upregulation of miR-338-5p on Hep3B or Huh7 cell proliferation. c–d Cell proliferation was promoted after transfection with miR-338-5p inhibitors. e–f Cell colony formation assays showed the effects of overexpressing or knocking down miR-338-5p on HCC cell growth. Student’s t-test (two-tailed) was employed to analyze the data. Data in all experiments are presented as the means ± SD of three independent experiments. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 vs. NC