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From: Transcriptional profiling of bovine intervertebral disc cells: implications for identification of normal and degenerate human intervertebral disc cell phenotypes

Figure 5

Quantitative real-time PCR for (a) NP-specific and (b) IVD-specific cell marker genes in normal human AC, AF and NP cells. Relative gene expression for (a) nucleus pulposus (NP)-specific marker genes (synaptosomal-associated protein, 25 kDa (SNAP25), cytokeratin (KRT) 8, KRT18, KRT19, N-cadherin (CDH2) and integrin-binding sialoprotein (IBSP)) and the notochord (NC) marker gene (T), and (b) IVD-specific cell marker genes ((tenomodulin (TNMD), brain abundant, membrane attached signal protein 1 (BASP1), forkhead box F1 (FOXF1), and fibulin 1 (FBLN1)) and the chondrogenic marker genes (aggrecan (ACAN) and type II collagen (COL2A1)), was normalised to the housekeeping gene and plotted on a log scale. * statistical significance between NP and annulus fibrosus (AF) cells and NP and articular cartilage (AC) cells (P < 0.05). † statistical significance between AF cells and AC cells (P < 0.05).

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