Fig. 3. Effects of si-MALAT1 on apoptotic morphological changes during malignant transformation of human bronchial epithelial cells. Untreated 16HBE cells, 15th and 35th passage of cadmium-treated cells were transfected with si-MALAT1 and si-NC, respectively. Cell apoptosis was assayed by flow cytometry using annexin V-FITC/PI (A). Apoptosis rates were represented by the mean ± SD from three independent experiments. t-Test, *P < 0.05, si-MALAT1 group compared to the control group (si-NC).
