Metabolomic Analysis Reveals That the Mechanism of Astaxanthin Improves the Osteogenic Differentiation Potential in Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells

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Cell cycle and growth curve of BMSCs. (a) Growth curve of BMSCs: the growth curve of cells on the 3rd to 6th day is basically linear, which indicates that this period is the logarithmic growth period of cells. After 7 days, the curve became smooth and cell proliferation slowed down. (b) Cell cycle: the results of cell cycle analysis by flow cytometry showed that 60.73% of BMSCs were in the G0/G1 phase, 17.49% in the G2/M phase, and 21.78% in the S-phase, indicating that BMSCs had strong ability to divide and proliferate.

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