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. 2014 Aug 21;23(24):3049–3064. doi: 10.1089/scd.2014.0157

Table 1.

Transcription Factor Expression Levels During 4h of Hyperosmotic Stress ± Enzyme Inhibition in mESC Monolayer Culture

4-h Inhibition Oct4 Nanog Rex1
Unstressed 1.00±0.00 1.00±0.00 1.00±0.00
Stress only (S) 0.52±0.03a 0.65±0.07a 0.63±0.06a
PD98059 (MEK1)+S 0.93±0.09b 2.57±0.50a,b 1.20±0.05b
U0126 (MEK1/2)+S 0.44±0.13a 0.24±0.02a,b 0.98±0.04b
SB202190 (p38)+S 0.81±0.21 0.52±0.12a 0.59±0.23a
L-JNKi-1 (JNK)+S 0.21±0.04a,b 1.08±0.11b 0.47±0.04a
LY294002 (PI3K)+S 0.92±0.12b 0.55±0.10a 0.36±0.14a
AKTi+S 0.57±0.05a 0.47±0.06a 0.43±0.14a

Values represent percent of unstressed expression.

a

Means statistically different from unstressed.

b

Means statistically different from “stress only,” n≥3, ANOVA and Student-Newman-Keuls post hoc tests, P<0.05.

JNK, c-Jun N-terminal kinase; PI3K, phosphoinositide 3-kinase.