Fig. 5

Effect of GSL on MSC differentiation potentials. A. Representative images of alizarin red S, oil red O, and Alcian blue staining of MSCs following osteogenic, adipogenic, and chondrogenic inductions. The original magnification was 200×. B. RT-PCR results of the expression of Osteocalcin, PTHr, LPL, and PPARγ. Data are expressed at mean ± SEM.*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, versus DMSO; #p < 0.05, ##p < 0.01, Co-treated and Pre-treated versus TPF.