Fig. 6

Inhibited miR-301 or overexpressed PTEN restrains tumor growth in ESCC; elevated miR-301 or reduced PTEN increases tumor growth in ESCC. a Representative figures for the tumor growth observed by subcutaneous tumorigenesis in nude mice after KYSE-30 cells were transfected; b–d changes of tumor volume of each group after KYSE-30 cells were transfected; e changes of tumor weight of each group after KYSE-30 cells were transfected; f representative figures for the tumor growth observed by subcutaneous tumorigenesis in nude mice after Eca109 cells were transfected; g–i changes of tumor volume of each group after Eca109 cells were transfected; j changes of tumor weight of each group after Eca109 cells were transfected. *P < 0.05 versus the inhibitor-NC group; & P < 0.05 versus the oe-NC group; ^#P < 0.05 versus the miR-301 inhibitors + si-NC group; a P < 0.05 versus the mimic-NC group; b P < 0.05 versus the si-NC group; c P < 0.05 versus the miR-301 mimic + oe-NC group, n = 3 mice. Data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation, and ANOVA was used for comparisons among multiple groups