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. 2021 May 26;40:177. doi: 10.1186/s13046-021-01973-z

Fig. 5.

Fig. 5

DLX6-AS1 from HCC-exo stimulates M2 macrophage polarization to accelerate migration, invasion and EMT in HCC. a. RT-qPCR detection of DLX6-AS1 expression in HCC-exo delivering sh-DLX6-AS1; b. RT-qPCR detection of DLX6-AS1 expression in macrophages after co-culture with HCC-exo delivering sh-DLX6-AS1; c. RT-qPCR detection of M2 macrophages markers (CD206, CD163, CCL17 and CCL18) after co-culture with HCC-exo carrying sh-DLX6-AS1; d. RT-qPCR detection of M1 macrophages markers (TNF-α, IL-6 and TGF-β) after co-culture with HCC-exo carrying sh-DLX6-AS1; e. Transwell assay tested the migration and invasion of SMMC-7721 cells after co-culture with M2 macrophages induced by HCC-exo carrying sh-DLX6-AS1; f. Transwell assay tested the migration and invasion of HepG2 cells after co-culture with M2 macrophages induced by HCC-exo delivering sh-DLX6-AS1; g/h. RT-qPCR of E-cadherin, N-cadherin, vimentin and MMP7 mRNA expression in SMMC-7721 and HepG2 cells after co-culture with M2 macrophages induced by HCC-exo delivering sh-DLX6-AS1; data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation (repetition = 3) and evaluated by One-way AVONA and Tukey’s test. ^P < 0.05 compared with the sh-NC group; *P < 0.05 compared with the oe-NC-exo group; + P < 0.05 compared with the oe-NC-exo + M group