[Retracted] lncRNA-NEAT1 Sponges miR-128 to Promote Inflammatory Reaction and Phenotypic Transformation of Airway Smooth Muscle Cells

Figure 6

Effects of downregulation of lncRNA-NEAT1 on the phenotype transformation and inflammatory response of PDGF-BB-induced ASMC by the miR-128 inhibitor. (a) Western blot was used to measure the expression levels of MMP-2 and MMP-9 proteins related to proliferation and migration, (b) Western blot was utilized to detect the expression levels of α-SMA and calponin proteins related to phenotypic transformation. (c) ELISA was applied to check the release level of TNF-α in the culture supernatant of ASMCs from each group. (d) ELISA was applied to test the release level of IL-1β in the culture supernatant of ASMCs from each group. (e) ELISA was applied to test the release level of IL-6 in the culture supernatant of ASMCs from each group. (f) ELISA was applied to test the release level of IL-8 in the culture supernatant of ASMCs from each group. vs. PDGF-BB group; ^##vs. PDGF-BB+miR-128 inhibitor group. The values were presented as ().

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