miRNA589  Regulates  Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Human Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells

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</svg> value of miRNA589 relative to that of U6 in each group. The level of miRNA 589 was decreased in HMrSV5 cells treated with TGF<i>β</i>1. (column 2), and this effect was abolished following transfection with pre-miR589 (column 3). *<i>P</i> &lt; 0.05 versus control group, <sup>##</sup><i>P</i> &lt; 0.01 versus TGF-<i>β</i>1 treated group.</table>

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Figure 3: miRNA589  Regulates  Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Human Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells 