FIGURE 4.
Constitutively activated AMPKα1 promotes bone‐derived IGF‐1 production and activates IGF‐1 signalling pathway. (A) Schematic illustration of experimental design of sample preparation for RNA sequencing. (B) Top 5 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in sequencing. FPKM = Fragments Per Kilobase Million. (C) ELISA showing IGF‐1 protein concentrations in mouse bone marrow and primary‐mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) supernatant (n = 6). (D) ELISA showing IGF‐1 protein concentrations in C3H10T1/2 cell supernatant (n = 6). (E) Effects of constitutively activated AMPKα1 on IGF‐1 signalling pathway in primary MSCs. (F, G) Effects of AMPKα1 constitutive activation or AMPKα1 knockdown on IGF‐1 signalling pathway in C3H10T1/2 cells. Results are presented as bar plots with all data points. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.