Figure 2
From: Effects of Wnt3A and mechanical load on cartilage chondrocyte homeostasis
Effects of tensile strain and Wnt3A, separately or combined, on chondrocyte early response gene transcription. Untreated chondrocytes served as controls. (A) c-fos, (B) c-jun and (C) Lef1 gene expression levels analysed immediately or (D), (E) and (F) following a four-hour recovery period respectively. Gene expression levels were assessed using quantitative PCR, normalised to the housekeeping gene 18s and relative to the untreated cells. Data are presented as mean ± S.E.M. (n = 6; *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001).