Research Article

Asporin Reduces Adult Aortic Valve Interstitial Cell Mineralization Induced by Osteogenic Media and Wnt Signaling Manipulation In Vitro

Table 3

qRT-PCR results of comparison between OS-induced control and OS+rhAsp-treated AVICs.

OS+rhAsp-conditioned AVICs

Negative regulatory molecule of bone cell differentiationAsporinUpregulated

Osteogenic marker genesOsteopontin, Runx2Downregulated

Wnt signaling-specific markers genesβ-CateninDownregulated
Wnt3aDownregulated
Dkk1Upregulated