Research Article

Periostin Mediates Oestrogen-Induced Osteogenic Differentiation of Bone Marrow Stromal Cells in Ovariectomised Rats

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POSTN protein expression in response to 17β-oestradiol (17β-E2) was increased in vitro. (a) Immunofluorescence of POSTN (red) localization in BMSCs. Magnification: ×40. POSTN IOD quantification using Image-Pro Plus 6.0. (b) Postn, Wnt3a, and β-catenin mRNA levels shown, as measured via RT-PCR analysis after 48 h of 17β-E2 treatment. (c) RUNX2 and ALP mRNA expressions observed in OVX+E2-BMSCs are higher than in OVX-BMSCs. Bars represent the ; , , . BMSCs: bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells; IOD: integrated optical density.
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