Fig. 5From: MicroRNA-644a promotes apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by downregulating the expression of heat shock factor 1HSF1 silencing decreases proliferation and increases apoptosis of HCC cells. (a) CCK8 assay shows proliferation of HepG2 and SMMC-7721 cells transfected with control or HSF1-siRNA. (b) Colony formation assay shows the total number of colonies formed by HepG2 and SMMC-7721 cells transfected with control or HSF1-siRNA. (c) Flow cytometry analysis shows apoptosis of HepG2 and SMMC-7721 cells transfected with control or HSF1-siRNA. Note: * denotes P < 0.05 and ** denotes P < 0.01 compared to controlsBack to article page