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. 2007 Jul 9;204(7):1613–1623. doi: 10.1084/jem.20062525

Figure 2.

Figure 2.

Hypertrophic changes are associated with elevated ROS. (A, top) ATDC5 cells cultured in control medium (a), differentiation medium (b), or differentiation medium plus NAC (c) for 3 wk were stained using rabbit anti–type X collagen antibody, followed by Alexa Fluor 488–conjugated anti–rabbit Ig antibody, and observed under a fluorescence microscope. (bottom) Data are mean numbers ± SD of type X collagen–positive hypertrophic chondrocyte–containing nodules. Bar, 50 μm. (B) ATDC5 cells were cultured in differentiation medium, control medium, or differentiation medium plus antioxidant NAC for 1–4 wk, and the expression of mmp13, type X collagen, runx2, and β-actin was determined by RT-PCR.