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. 2020 Dec 15;3:774. doi: 10.1038/s42003-020-01514-y

Fig. 4. NAD+/NADH-Sirtuin (Sirt) axis imbalance induced by in vitro culture expansion of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs).

Fig. 4

a Intracellular NAD+ and NADH levels were altered and b NAD+/NADH ratio decreased during culture expansion of hMSCs. c Immunocytochemistry of Sirt-1 expression in culture-expanded hMSCs. d Sirt-1 and e Sirt-3 protein levels characterized by flow cytometry. MFI mean fluorescence intensity. f mRNA levels of Sirt-1 and Sirt-3 in hMSCs. g Genes in DNA repair and mitochondria (PARP1, PGC1, and TFAM) regulated by Sirt-1 in hMSCs at different passages. h FOXO pathways (FOXO1 and FOXO3) regulated by Sirt-1 and Sirt-3, determined by RT-PCR. i Sirt-1, Sirt-3, and PGC-1α protein levels during culture expansion of hMSCs determined by Western blot. Biological replicates (n): n = 3. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.