Fig. 7: METTL3 knockdown restores autophagy inhibited by propofol.

a–f Built the H/R model after knockdown of METTL3. Western blotting analysis of the autophagy-related protein and DGCR8 levels. g–l Built the H/R model after knockdown of METTL3 and treated the cells with or without propofol at re-oxygenation for 4 h. Western blotting analysis of the autophagy-related protein and DGCR8 levels. Data are shown as the mean ± SEM (n = 3); *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.