Table 3.
Comparison of TGNC different gene expression levels after being cultured with; control, 50 ng/ml NGF, 50%DPSC-CM and TGNC/DPSC co-culture using Kruskal–Wallis non-parametric test.
| Groups (mean rank) | |||||||
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| Genes | n | Control | NGF | DPSC-CM | Co-culture | P value* | |
| NeuN | 3 | 3.50 | 5.50 | 13.25 | 11.75 | 0.007 | |
| P value** | P1 = 0.78 |
P1 = 0.025 P2 = 0.021 |
P1 = 0.029 P2 = 0.032 P3 = 0.086 |
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| MAP-2 | 2.50 | 13.00 | 9.75 | 9.25 | 0.016 | ||
| P value** | P1 = 0.014 |
P1 = 0.029 P2 = 0.21 |
P1 = 0.029 P2 = 0.21 P3 = 1.90 |
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| BIII-tubulin | 4.50 | 10.00 | 12.00 | 7.50 | 0.130 | ||
| GAP-43 | 6.50 | 2.50 | 12.00 | 13.00 | 0.005 | ||
| P value** | P1 = 0.06 |
P1 = 0.031 P2 = 0.021 |
P1 = 0.023 P2 = 0.020 P3 = 0.14 |
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| Synapsin-I | 4.50 | 6.75 | 13.25 | 9.50 | 0.054 | ||
| P value** | P1 = 0.34 |
P1 = 0.01 P2 = 0.057 |
P1 = 0.05 P2 = 0.06 P3 = 0.14 |
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| TRPV1 | 3.50 | 7.00 | 13.75 | 7.75 | 0.051 | ||
| P value** | P1 = 0.015 |
P1 = 0.01 P2 = 0.05 |
P1 = 0.015 P2 = 0.21 P3 = 0.05 |
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P1: significant vs control, P2: significant versus NGF, P3: significant versus DPSC-CM.
* Kruskal–Wallis, ** Mann–Whitney, P: Probability.