Mesenchymal Stem Cells Protect Nucleus Pulposus Cells from Compression-Induced Apoptosis by Inhibiting the Mitochondrial Pathway

Figure 6

The protein expression of cleaved caspase-3, Bax, Bcl-2, cleaved caspase-9, and cytosolic cytochrome c (cytosolic cyt c) determined by Western blotting. (a) The typical Western blot bands of cleaved caspase-3, Bax, Bcl-2, cleaved caspase-9, and cytosolic cytochrome c (cytosolic cyt c). (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) Summary data showing protein levels of cleaved caspase-3, Bax, Bcl-2, cleaved caspase-9, and cytosolic cytochrome c (cytosolic cyt c). CL means compression load. The data are expressed as mean ± SD from three independent experiments ( and versus control or NPC + BMSC + CL).

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