Fig. 2

Effect of miR-29a-3p on GC proliferation in vitro. a MiR-29a-3p expression levels in GC tissues and adjacent normal tissues (n = 42). b Relationship between LIFR-AS1 and miR-29a-3p expression in GC tissues. c MiR-29a-3p expression levels in GC cell lines. d The expression level of miR-29a-3p in BSG823 and BGC803 cells transfected with miR-NC, miR-29a-3p mimics. e Cell viability of BSG823 and BGC803 cells. f Colony formation of BSG823 and BGC803 cells. g BSG823 and BGC803 cell migration and invasion. h Flow cytometry for apoptosis. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, n = 3