Figure 3.

Effect of miR-18a-5p inhibitor on hHSFs. The hHSFs were transfected with inhibitor control or miR-18a-5p inhibitor for 48 h. (A) Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction was used to detect miR-18a-5p level in hHSFs. (B) MTT assay was performed to detect cell viability. (C) Flow cytometry was used to detect cell apoptosis, and (D) the cell apoptosis rate was determined. Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation. ^*P<0.05 and ^**P<0.01 vs. control group. miR, microRNA; hHSFs, human hypertrophic scar fibroblasts.