TABLE IV.
| a Distribution of Cells
Positive for MyoD, Myogenin, or Cyclin A in C2 Cultures | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Cells Per Ten
Fieldsa |
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| Days in 2% FCS |
Growth Factor Added |
Total Number of Cells |
MyoD+ cells |
Myogenin+ cells |
Cyclin A+ cells |
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| Number | % of Total Cells |
Number | % of Total Cells |
Number | % of Total Cells |
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| 1 | None | 216.5 ± 6.5 | 4 ± 2.2 | 1.9 ± 1.1 | - | - | 30.0 ± 3.8 | 13.8 ± 1.3 |
| PDGF | 318.2 ± 9.2 | 5.5 ± 0 | 1.7 ± 0.0 | - | - | 68.2 ± 6.2 | 21.8 ± 2.6 | |
| FGF | 395 ± 28.2 | 7 ± 1.5 | 1.7 ± 0.2 | - | - | 15.0 ± 0.5 | 3.8 ± 0.1 | |
| 2 | None | 657.5 ± 21.5 | 82.5 ± 18.5 | 12.4 ± 2.4 | - | - | 24 ± 7.0 | 3.6 ± 0.9 |
| PDGF | 1762.5 ± 120.5 | 159 ± 28 | 8.9 ± 0.9 | - | - | 175 ± 8.0 | 10 ± 1.1 | |
| FGF | 2599 ± 136.0 | 305 ± 31 | 11.8 ± 1.8 | - | - | 179 ± 12.0 | 6.9 ± 0.1 | |
| 3 | None | 649 ± 17 | - | 31 ± 1 | 5.1 ± 0.3 | 20.5 ± 5.5 | 3.1 ± 0.7 | |
| PDGF | 1452.5 ± 84.5 | - | - | 67.5 ± 8.5 | 3.8 ± 0.2 | 163 ± 2.6 | 9.2 ± 1.0 | |
| FGF | 2349.5 ± 27.5 | - | - | 156.5 ± 11.5 | 6.9 ± 0.2 | 169.5 ± 29.5 | 7.2 ± 1.3 | |
| b Dual Expression of
MyoD/Cyclin A or Myogenin/Cyclin A in C2 Cultures | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Positive Cells Per
Actual Number of Fields Anayzeda |
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| Days in 2% FCS |
Growth Factor Addeda |
Actual Number of Fields Analyzed per Plate |
MyoD/Cyclin A |
Myogenin/Cyclin A |
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| All MyoD+ | MyoD+ which are also Cyclin A+ |
All Myogenin+ | Myogenin+ which are also Cyclin A+ |
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| 1 | None | 23 | 4 | 0 | - | - |
| 24 | 15 | 4 | - | - | ||
| PDGF | 20 | 11 | 6 | - | - | |
| 20 | 11 | 2 | - | - | ||
| FGF | 20 | 17 | 0 | - | - | |
| 20 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | None | 10 | 101 | 7 | 35 | 3 |
| 10 | 64 | 1 | 32 | 2 | ||
| PDGF | 10 | 187 | 9 | 60 | 1 | |
| 10 | 131 | 8 | 76 | 0 | ||
| FGF | 10 | 274 | 13 | 155 | 10 | |
| 10 | 336 | 17 | 170 | 2 | ||
Cultures were initiated at 4.8 × 104 cells per 35 mm plate using proliferation medium. Following 24 hours cultures were switched to the 2% FCS medium ± growth factors. Numbers reflect mononucleated cells. Fusion into myotubes was not observed at any of the time points. Data for day 3 are based on assaying 10 microscopic fields per plate and represent the average of duplicate plates. Data for day 1 were obtained by analyzing 20–24 microscopic fields per plate using duplicate plates; numbers were then averaged per ten fields per plate.
For all details refer to Table IVa