Figure 8.

LOXL1‐AS1 accelerated cell growth of gastric cancer in vivo. A, Images of xenografts from nude mice injected with MNK‐45 cells stably transfected with sh‐NC or sh‐LOXL1‐AS1#1. B, The growth curve of neoplasms was plotted by monitoring tumour volume. C, The tumour tissues from mice were weighted at 4 wk after inoculation. D, The expression of LOXL1‐AS1, miR‐708‐5p and USF1 in xenografts was examined by RT‐qPCR. E, IHC assay was performed to assess the levels of Ki‐67, E‐cadherin, vimentin and SOX2 in neoplasms. F, Lung metastasis was measured in sh‐NC group or sh‐LOXL1‐AS1#1 group. ^* P < .05, ^*** P < .001