Figure 5.
(a,b) 15-PGDH expression change after miR-21 transfection to gastric cancer cell lines. Protein expression (a), as well as mRNA expression (b), was inhibited after transfection. (c,d) proliferation (c) and apoptosis (d) assay of gastric cancer cell lines after miR-21 transfection. Cells showed increased proliferation and decreased apoptosis when miR-21 was transfected. Data are mean values from three independent experiments, (b–d, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.001). (e) representative photomicrographs of miR-21 CISH from patient samples. In the tumor area (arrows), 15-PGDH was not expressed, whereas COX-2, PGE2, and miR-21 were high. (d) the relative expression of miR-21 was also higher in the patient tumor samples.