MMP9 and Uterine leiomyoma: Furthermore, miR-29 inhibitors promoted the protein expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 (P < 0.01), and EMT promoting proteins N-cadherin, snail, vimentin, and Transwell assay showed that miR-29 inhibitors promoted cell migration in uterine leiomyoma (P < 0.01).