Research Article

Melatonin Rescued Reactive Oxygen Species-Impaired Osteogenesis of Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Presence of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha

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Melatonin improved the expression of antioxidative enzymes during the osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs. BMSCs were cultured and underwent osteogenesis in osteogenesis medium containing vehicle (0.05 mol/L ethanol), TNF-α (10 ng/mL), or both TNF-α (10 ng/mL) and melatonin (100 μmol/L). The expression of Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn SOD or SOD1) and catalase (CAT) was detected using (a) reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction and (b) Western blot after 3, 7, and 14 days of osteogenic differentiation. (c) The relative protein expressions of SOD1 and SOD2 were established. The results are representative of three independent experiments. versus the vehicle group, versus the TNF-α group.
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