Fig. 2

miR-125a overexpression suppresses viability and glycolysis and promotes apoptosis in LSCC cells. AMC-HN-8 and TU212 cells were transfected with miR-125a or miR-control. a qRT-PCR analysis was performed to detect the expression of miR-125a in AMC-HN-8 and TU212 cells transfected with miR-125a mimics. b The cell viability of AMC-HN-8 and TU212 cells was determined by CCK-8 assays. c, d Glucose consumption and lactate production in AMC-HN-8 and TU212 cells. e, f The cell apoptosis of AMC-HN-8 and TU212 cells was determined by flow cytometry analysis. g, h The protein levels of Ki-67 and Caspase-3 was detected by western blot analysis. *P < 0.05