Research Article

FGF21 Mediates Mesenchymal Stem Cell Senescence via Regulation of Mitochondrial Dynamics

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Silencing FGF21 induces MSC senescence via ROS generation. (a) Representative images of Mito-Sox staining in BM-MSCs at P4, P8, and P12 (i). Quantitative analysis of ROS generation in BM-MSCs at P4, P8, and P12 (ii). (b) Representative images of Mito-Sox staining in BM-MSCs at P4 from the control siRNA or FGF21 siRNA or FGF21 siRNA+MitoTEMPO-treated group (i). Quantitative analysis of ROS generation in control siRNA or FGF21 siRNA or FGF21 siRNA+MitoTEMPO-treated BM-MSCs at P4 (ii). (c) Representative images of SA-β-gal staining in BM-MSCs at P4 from the control siRNA or FGF21 siRNA or FGF21 siRNA+MitoTEMPO-treated group (i). Percentage of SA-β-gal-positive senescent cells in control siRNA or FGF21 siRNA or FGF21 siRNA+MitoTEMPO-treated BM-MSCs at P4 (ii). Data are expressed as with per group. . Scale  μm.
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