VIM and hepatocellular carcinoma: Western blot (WB) analysis demonstrated that miR-876 overexpression increased E-cadherin expression and decreased N-cadherin and vimentin expression in HCC-LM3 cells, while miR-876 downregulation increased EMT progression in SMMC-7721 cells (Figures 2(f), 2(g), and 2(i)).