Research Article
Nucleus Pulposus Cell Conditioned Medium Promotes Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation into Nucleus Pulposus-Like Cells under Hypoxic Conditions
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qPCR assessment of relative gene expression in MSCs under normoxic and hypoxic conditions with the 50% or 100% NPC conditioned medium. Gene expression levels for each sample were normalized against the housekeeping gene β-actin. (a) Aggrecan: (i) normoxia, (ii) hypoxia; (b) brachyury: (i) normoxia, (ii) hypoxia; (c) collagen II: (i) normoxia, (ii) hypoxia; (d) KRT8: (i) normoxia, (ii) hypoxia; (e) KRT18: (i) normoxia, (ii) hypoxia; (f) KRT19: (i) normoxia, (ii) hypoxia; and (g) Shh: (i) normoxia, (ii) hypoxia. , , , and .
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