Regulation of Hypoxia-Induced Cell Death in Human Tenocytes

Figure 5

Insulin protects tenocytes from apoptosis induced by hypoxia. (a) TUNEL and DAPI double-staining from cells under normoxic control conditions (top left panel), hypoxia (0.1% O₂) treatment with 10% FCS for 48 h (top middle panel), hypoxia treatment with 1% FCS for 48 h (top right panel) and 30 μg/mL insulin treatment for 48 h with hypoxia in the presence of 10% FCS (bottom left panel) or 1% FCS (bottom right panel). (b) Percentage of apoptotic cells versus total cells (mean ± SE, 𝑛=3; ^#𝑃<0.05 versus 10% FCS alone; ^###𝑃<0.001 versus 1% FCS alone; ns not significant versus 10% FCS + hypoxia; ^∗∗∗𝑃<0.001 versus 1% FCS + hypoxia).

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