Research Article

rhPDGF-BB Promotes Proliferation and Osteogenic Differentiation of Bone Marrow Stromal Cells from Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats through ERK Pathway

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Effects of rhPDGF-BB on osteogenic differentiation of diabetic BMSCs. Cells were treated with or without rhPDGF-BB (10 ng/mL or 50 ng/mL) for the indicated periods. (a) Real-time PCR analysis of ALP, Runx2, and OCN mRNA expression. (b) Western blot analysis for the relative Runx2 protein levels. (c) ALP staining on days 7 and 14 (16x). (d) Quantitative results of ALP assay on days 7 and 14. (e) Alizarin red staining for mineralized nodules on day 21 (50x). (f) von Kossa staining for mineralized nodules on day 21 (50x). * , versus control, and # , versus 10 ng/mL.
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