| Description: |
circ_ANO5 is downregulated in gastric cancer cells and GC tumor tissues from GSE83521, while lidocaine increases its expression. In this study, circ_ANO5 mediates lidocaine-induced suppression of GC proliferation, migration, invasion, EMT-related changes and xenograft tumor growth, while promoting apoptosis. Mechanistically, circ_ANO5 sponges miR-21-5p to regulate LIFR expression, forming a circ_ANO5/miR-21-5p/LIFR axis. |