Figure 5.
NLRP3 inflammasome mediated the effect of MIR503HG to inhibit NETs-triggered metastasis of NSCLC. (A, B) The protein and mRNA expression of NLRP3 and Caspase1 in A549 and SK-MES-1 cells with MIR503HG overexpression were analyzed by Western blot (A) and qRT-PCR (B) after NETs were stimulated. (C) A negative relationship between MIR503HG and NLRP3 in NETs-induced NSCLC cells is presented by correlation analysis. (D) Overexpression of NLRP3 attenuated the effect of MIR503HG in inhibiting NETs-triggered EMT in NSCLC cells by Western blot. (E, F) Overexpression of NLRP3 effectively reverses the effect of MIR503HG in inhibiting NETs-triggered promotion of NSCLC cells metastasis using transwell assay (magnification, 100×) (E) and wound healing assays (magnification, 50×) (F). (*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01).