Fig. 6: The miR-361-3p suppressed Enz-resistant prostate cancer (PCa) tumors in vivo.

CWR22Rv1 cells with or without expression of miR-361-3p were labeled with luciferase and injected orthotopically into nude mice. After 1 week of implantation, each set of mice was randomly assigned into two experimental groups (treated with either DMSO or 35 mg/kg Enz by i.p. injection 3×/per week for 2 weeks). a One week after implantation, tumors were formed and visualized by IVIS image. Representative IVIS images of each group are shown. b, c Tumor sizes (b) and weights (c) in the four groups after sacrifice and tumor removal. *P < 0.05. d, e IHC staining shows androgen receptor splicing variant 7 (ARv7) (d) and MAP kinase-interacting serine/threonine kinase 2 (MKNK2) (e) protein expression in four groups. We omitted the primary antibody in the control group. Representative IHC images of each group are shown. Magnification is ×400. Representative results are shown as mean ± SD. *P < 0.05, NS not significant.