Research Article

Curculigoside Protects against Titanium Particle-Induced Osteolysis through the Enhancement of Osteoblast Differentiation and Reduction of Osteoclast Formation

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Curculigoside treatment promoted the osteogenic-associated gene expression in Ti-induced in MC3T3-E1 cells. (a) qRT-PCR analysis was performed to detect the relative mRNA expression of Runx2, osterix, and OCN in MC3T3-E1 cells. (b) Western blot analysis was performed to detect the relative protein expression of casepase-3, casepase-9, SIRT1, BMP-2, RANKL, and OPG in MC3T3-E1 cells (); results are represented as the . , compared to the Con group; ▲▲, compared to the Con group; , compared to the Ti group; , compared to the Ti group. Ti: titanium particle; Con: control.
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