Figure 8.
Miro1 knockdown decreases the efficiency of apoptosis rescue in NPCs. (a) Flow cytometric analysis of the apoptosis rates of NPCs cocultured with BMSCmiroLo. (b) Histogram showing the apoptosis rate. Means ± SD, n = 4. (c) Representative Western blots showing the expression of cleaved caspase-9, Bax, cleaved caspase-3, and Bcl-2 in NPCs cocultured with BMSCmiroLo. (d) Relative protein levels of cleaved caspase-9, Bax, cleaved caspase-3, and Bcl-2. Means ± SD, n = 3. ∗P < 0.05, ∗∗P < 0.01, ∗∗∗P < 0.001, and ∗∗∗∗P < 0.0001. BMSCs: bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells; BMSCmiroCc: control adenovirus-transfected BMSCs; BMSCmiroLo: BMSCs transfected with adenovirus carrying Rhot1 shRNA; NPCs: nucleus pulposus cells; rot: rotenone.