Figure 4.

The effect of curcumin on osteogenic and adipogenic genes in rMSCs. (a) Cells were cultured for 21 days in osteogenic medium with or without curcumin. Total RNA was isolated and analyzed by real-time PCR as described in the Materials and Methods section. (b) Cells were cultured for 10 days in adipogenic medium with or with out curcumin. Total RNA was isolated and analyzed by real-time PCR as described in the Materials and Methods section. Values are expressed as means ± SEM. **P < 0.01 (at column width)