Research Article

Long Noncoding RNA TUG1 Promotes the Function in ox-LDL-Treated HA-VSMCs via miR-141-3p/ROR2 Axis

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Knockdown of miR-141-3p inverted functional effects of ROR2 deletion in ox-LDL-stimulated HA-VSMCs in vitro. sh-NC, sh-ROR2, sh-ROR2+anti-miR-NC, and sh-ROR2+anti-miR-141-3p were transfected into ox-LDL-stimulated HA-VSMCs, separately. (a, b) The knockdown efficiency of ROR2 was confirmed by qRT-PCR (a) or western blot assay (b). (c) The cell viability was analyzed by MTT assay at stated times (24 h, 48 h, and 72 h) in ox-LDL-stimulated HA-VSMCs. (d) Western blot was used to confirm the levels of CyclinD1 and Ki-67 in cells. (e, f) Migration and invasion were evaluated by transwell assay. (g) Levels of metastasis-related proteins (β-catenin and Vimentin) were assessed using western blot. .
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