Research Article

Guzhi Zengsheng Zhitongwan, a Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulation, Stimulates Chondrocyte Proliferation through Control of Multiple Genes Involved in Chondrocyte Proliferation and Differentiation

Table 3

Differentially expressed genes that positively regulate chondrocyte proliferation.

Gene nameBlank
(FPKM)
GZZSZTW
(FPKM)
log2 fold change (GZZSZTW /Blank)p value

Tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced protein 2 (Tnfaip2)37.69129.861.780
Chitinase-3-like protein 1 (Chi3l1)40.76122.141.581.55E-121
Tumor necrosis factor (Tnf)9.1824.241.407.31E-21
6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase 3 (Pfkfb3)9.6822.871.241.76E-51
Transcription factor SOX-8 (Sox8)2.9915.932.411.25E-50
Protein jagged-1 (Jag1)6.2913.381.093.80E-27
Transcription factor MafB (Mafb)5.0810.761.086.05E-14
Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase (Pla2g7)4.339.881.191.02E-08
Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 (Hnrnpa1)0.016.609.371.87E-21
Transcription factor E2F3 (E2f3)2.475.441.142.88E-11