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. 2023 Jan 30;14(2):79. doi: 10.3390/jfb14020079

Figure 6.

Figure 6

Effects of the Notch agonist bexarotene (BEXA) on osteoblast differentiation and the expression of Notch receptors in osteoblasts grown on polished Ti (Ti-Control) and Ti with nanotopography (Ti-Nano). The gene expression of the osteoblastic markers runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2), osteopontin (Opn), and alkaline phosphatase activity (Alp) on day 10 (A), RUNX2 protein expression on day 10 (B), ALP activity on day 7 (C), extracellular matrix mineralization on day 17 (D), gene expression of the Notch receptors hairy/enhancer of split 1 (Hes1) and hairy-related transcription factors 1 and 2 (Hey1 and Hey2) on day 10 (E), and HES1 protein expression on day 10 (F), in osteoblasts cultured on Ti-Control and Ti-Nano with either vehicle or BEXA 0.1 μM. The original diameter of the Ti discs presented in C and D is 13 mm. The data of gene expression (n = 4), protein expression (n = 3), ALP activity (n = 5), and extracellular matrix mineralization (n = 5) are presented as the mean ± SD, and * indicates statistically significant differences (p ≤ 0.05).