Research Article

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Cells Inhibit the Differentiation of Bone Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Osteoblasts In Vitro by Activating Notch Signaling

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Effect of ALL cells on osteoblast differentiation of bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). BMSCs obtained from healthy bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMNCs) were cocultured with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells from six ALL patients or BMNCs from three healthy donor in osteogenesis induction medium for 3 days or 14 days. (a) The mRNA expression of Osteopontin (OPN) and Osteocalcin (OCN) were analyzed using real-time RT-PCR. (b) OPN and OCN protein were assessed by western blot analysis after 3-day coculture. (c) Calcium deposits were detected using von Kossa staining. (d) Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels were detected using an ALP kit ( versus BMSCs cultured alone or coculture with BMNCs).
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