Figure 6.
In vitro assays for neurogenesis following EPO, hUCBC and hUCBC+EPO treatment using OGD-injured neural stem cells. (A) Cell viability of EPO concentration in OGD-injured neural stem cells (B) cell viability was decreased by OGD, and increased by EPO and hUCBC and the most by hUCBC+EPO. (C) Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for expression of Sox2 and Nestin. Sox2 gene expression was significantly increased by EPO or hUCBC treatment, and it was most increased by hUCBC+EPO. (D) Western blotting for expression of Sox2 and Nestin. Sox2 was upregulated by hUCBC and hUCBC+EPO treatment. Data represent mean ± SEM. N = 3 per group. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.005 vs. OGD-injured cells. #P < 0.05 for inter-treatment effect comparison.