Fig. 5

Expression levels of miR-19a, miR-122, and miR-223 after silence of HBx in HepG2 cell lines transfected with HBx or HBV and in HepG2.2.15 cells. a qRT-PCR analysis of miR-19a, miR-122, and miR-223 in HepG2 cells co-transfected with pcDNA3.1-HBx and HBx-siRNA or its negative control (NC); b qRT-PCR analysis of miR-19a, miR-122, and miR-223 in HepG2 cells co-transfected with pcDNA3.1-HBV and HBx-siRNA or its negative control (NC); c qRT-PCR analysis of miR-19a, miR-122, and miR-223 in HepG2.2.15 cells and its negative control, HepG2 cells. HBV hepatitis B virus, HBx HBV X protein. Data represents the mean ± SEM, n = 3, *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01 (unpaired t-test)