Fig. 7From: Loss of miR-26b-5p promotes gastric cancer progression via miR-26b-5p-PDE4B/CDK8-STAT3 feedback loopMiR-26b-5p modulates GC proliferation through STAT3. Colony formation A–D, EdU E–H, and CCK8 I–J assays were conducted in MGC803 or HGC27 cells transfected with miR-26b-5p inhibitor or miR-26b-5p inhibitor plus STAT3 siRNAs to examine the effect of STAT3 knockdown on the biologic function of miR-26b-5p. Quantitative data are shown as the mean ± SD of three independent experiments. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, ****P < 0.0001Back to article page