Research Article

circPTN Promotes the Progression of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer through Upregulation of E2F2 by Sponging miR-432-5p

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Knockdown of circPTN inhibits tumorigenesis and metastasis of NSCLC cells in vivo. (a) H1299 cells with sh-NC or sh-circTPN were inoculated subcutaneously in nude mice. Subcutaneous xenograft tumor size was measured every 7 days. (b) Subcutaneous tumor mass of H1299 cells in different groups was measured on day 28. (c) The expression levels of circPTN, miR-432-5p, and E2F2 in subcutaneous tumors of different groups were quantified by qRT-PCR. (d) The protein levels of Ki-67 and E2F2 in subcutaneous tumor tissues in different groups were detected by immunohistochemistry (IHC). (e) H&E staining was performed to examine pulmonary metastatic nodules in the lung tissues of the two groups. *; **; and ***.
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