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. 2021 May 13;9:673231. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2021.673231

FIGURE 5.

FIGURE 5

EV-carried microRNAs promote the differentiation of i-Beta cells from iPSCs. (A) Gene expression of iPSCs at various stages of differentiation compared with control iPSCs. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD of three independent experiments (n = 3). p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.001 relative to control iPSCs. (B) The abundances of the top 10 miRNAs in EVs were verified by qPCR and expressed as the fold change versus the external control (n = 3). (C) Flow cytometric analysis of insulin expression during each stage of differentiation. Five miRNAs were selected from the top 10 miRNAs to analyze their roles in the formation of i-Beta cells from iPSCs. Insulin-positive cells were significantly decreased after addition of miR-212-3p and miR-132-3p inhibitors. in: miRNA inhibitor.