Research Article

Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Regulates MicroRNA 21 Expression to Activate TGF-β Signaling in Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cells to Enhance Osteoblast Differentiation

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PEMF resulted in stimulation of expression of ALP mRNA and its effect was further enhanced by miR21-5p. Human BMSCs from a 31-year-old female were transiently transfected with 50 nM of negative control miRNA or miR-21-5p mimic for 72 h in osteogenic medium and PEMF treatment was carried out for 4 h each day for a total of 6 days. Total RNA was isolated and RT-qPCR was carried out using the primers for ALP (a) and collagen 1A1 (b) genes. Expression of the mRNAs is shown relative to the RPL13 gene. .   indicates significant increase compared to negative control miRNA transfection. # indicates significant increase compared to all treatments. Analysis by one-way ANOVA.
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