Figure 7. The successful transfection of p-MEG3, which was validated by the evidently enhanced expression of MEG3 (A), inhibited the expression of miR-181b (B) and increased the expression of TNF-α mRNA (C) and protein (D). Moreover, the successful transfection of p-anti-miR-181b, which was validated by the evident inhibition of miR-181b expression (B), promoted the expressions of MEG3 (A), TNF-α mRNA (C) and protein (D) (* P value < 0.05 vs. Empty vector group; 3 biological repeats).