circ-PVT1 is upregulated in A549/DDP cells and is involved in DDP-induced apoptosis. (A) The mRNA levels of circ-PVT1 in A549 and A549/DDP cells were measured via reverse transcription-quantitative PCR. *P<0.05 vs. A549 group. (B) The expression of circ-PVT1 in A549/DDP cells after knockdown of circ-PVT1. **P<0.01 vs. Control group; ##P<0.01 vs. shRNA-NC group. (C) The cell viability of A549/DDP cells after treatment with different concentrations of DDP was measured. **P<0.01 and ***P<0.001 vs. Control group; #P<0.05 and ##P<0.01 vs. shRNA-NC group. (D) The activity of caspase-3 was measured after knockdown of circ-PVT1 in A549/DDP cells. *P<0.05 and ***P<0.001 vs. Control group; #P<0.05 and ###P<0.001 vs. shRNA-NC group. (E) The expression of circ-PVT1 was detected after circ-PVT1 was overexpressed in A549 cells. ***P<0.001 vs. Control group; ###P<0.001 vs. Oe-NC group. (F) The cell viability of A549 cells after treatment with different concentrations of DDP was measured. #P<0.05 vs. Oe-NC group. (G) The activity of caspase-3 was measured after circ-PVT1 was overexpressed in A549 cells. ***P<0.001 vs. Control group; ###P<0.001 vs. Oe-NC group. circ-PVT1, circular RNA plasmacytoma variant translocation 1; DDP, cisplatin; shRNA, short hairpin RNA; NC, negative control; Oe, overexpression.