Fig. 6: miR-125b impaired trophoblast invasion through GPC1.

HUVECs were transfected with transfected with miR-125b, miR-125b inhibitor, or GPC1 siRNA, and then cultured in the Matrigel-coated plates (BD Bioscience). At 6āh after seeding, images were collected from five random fildes per well using light microscopy. The total tube length was measured and analyzed using Image J, as shown the typical field in a and tube length in b. Nā=ā4 conducted in triplicates and results are presented as meanā±āSEM, with pā<ā0.05 considered as significant. *pā<ā0.05, **pā<ā0.01. c Typical microscope fields of tube formation assays in HUVECs transfected with either GPC1 overexpressing pcDNA 4 vector (pcGPC1) or pcDNA 4 vector (pDNA4). miR-125b mimic or negative control was co-transfected. d Tube length were based on four independent experiments carried out in triplicates and results are presented as meanā±āSEM. with pā<ā0.05 considered as significant. *pā<ā0.05, **pā<ā0.01.