Figure 7.
BDNF and CNTF protein expression in BMSCs after transfection (western blot assay).
1: pIRES-BDNF group; 2: pIRES-CNTF group; 3: pIRES-BDNF-CNTF group; 4: pIRES group; 5: blank control group. Western blot assay showed that BMSCs from the pIRES-CNTF and pIRES-BDNF-CNTF groups expressed high levels of CNTF, while CNTF levels in the BMSCs from the pIRES-BDNF, pIRES and blank control groups were relatively lower. BMSCs: Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells; BDNF: brain-derived neurotrophic factor; CNTF: ciliary neurotrophic factor. GAPDH: Glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase.