Fig. 5From: 25-hydroxycholesterol promotes proliferation and metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma cells by regulating ERβ/TNFRSF17 axisTNFRSF17 silencing inhibited 25-HC-induced LAC proliferation. (A) A549 and SPC-A1 cells were transfected with the small interfering RNAs against TNFRSF17 (siTNFRSF17) and the protein expression of TNFRSF17 was determined by western blot analysis. (B) A549 and SPC-A1 cells were transfected with siTNFRSF17, followed by treatment with the indicated concentration of 25-HC for 48 h. The protein expression of TNFRSF17 was measured by western blot analysis. (C) After TNFRSF17 knockdown, the cells were exposed to 0, 0.013 and 0.085 µM 25-HC for 48 h. Cell proliferation was determined by Edu proliferation assay. Data were shown as mean ± SD of at least three independent experiments.*, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01;*** p < 0.0001Back to article page