Functional Characteristics of Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells from Pituitary Adenomas

Figure 3

Expression of pituitary parenchymal progenitor cell markers in adenoma tissues and corresponding cell cultures. Values are calculated using comparative () method and mean Ct values from experiments performed in triplicate. Although adenoma tissue samples showed meaningful expression of markers from pituitary parenchymal cells and progenitors (a), their expression in cell cultures was substantially lower (b). PROP1, PROP paired-like homeobox; PITX1, paired-like homeodomain 1; ISL1, ISL LIM homeobox 1; POU1F1, POU class 1 homeobox 1; SOX2, SRY-box 2; POU5F1, POU class 5 homeobox 1.

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