Figure 5

Transfection of Let- 7b increased cisplatin-induced apoptosis in U251R cells. U251 cells (A), U251R cells (B) or U251R cells transfected with Let-7b (C) were treated with cisplatin at 0.625 μg/mL for 48 hours. Cisplatin-induced apoptosis was assessed by Annexin V staining followed by flow cytometry. Right-hand quadrants indicate Annexin V positive cells, indicative of apoptosis. (D) The percentage of apoptotic cells was calculated from at least three separate experiments. (E) U251, U251R and U251R transfected with Let-7b mimics were treated with cisplatin for 48 hours, and caspase-3 activity was measured. The results were presented as mean±SD (n = 3) (*p < 0.05).