Fig. 2From: MiR-21-5p regulates extracellular matrix degradation and angiogenesis in TMJOA by targeting Spry1a, b Assessment of miR-21-5p, Spry1, MMP-13, VEGF, and IL-1β mRNA relative expression in cartilage of TMJ by qRT-PCR. Western blotting (c) results of Spry1, MMP-13 and VEGF protein expression in cartilage. Asterisk (*): compared with the WT-NC group. Hash (#): compared with the WT-UAC group. Data are represented as the means ± standard deviation (n = 3). *P < 0.05, #P < 0.05. NS, not significantBack to article page