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. 2019 Oct 14;10(10):784. doi: 10.1038/s41419-019-2023-1

Fig. 1. The miR-3163/ADAM-17 axis plays roles in the regulation of HCC treatment.

Fig. 1

a The binding site of miR-3163 in the 3′-UTR of ADAM-17. The bold and italicized fonts indicate the wild-type or mutant forms of putative miR-3163 targeting sequences. b The relationship between the expression level of miR-3163 and ADAM-17 in advanced HCC specimens was assessed through the Spearman’s rank correlation analysis. c A total of 52 patients were divided into two groups (ADAM-17-high group or ADAM-17-low group) according to the median value of ADAM-17 expression. d, e Kaplan–Meier survival curves and log-rank tests were used to analyze the OS (d) or TTP (e) in advanced HCC patients with low or high levels of ADAM-17, who received treatment with sorafenib. f A total of 52 patients were divided into two groups (miR-3163-high group or miR-3163-low group) according to the median value of miR-3163 expression. g, h Kaplan–Meier survival curves and log-rank tests were used to analyze the OS (g) or TTP (h) in advanced HCC patients with low or high levels of miR-3163, who received treatment with sorafenib. *P < 0.05