Fig. 5From: Celastrol improves self-renewal and differentiation of human tendon-derived stem cells by suppressing Smad7 through hypoxiaStable HIF1α knockdown and Smad7 overexpression in hTSCs. mRNA levels of HIF1α (a) and Smad7 (b) were examined in hTSCs following their stable knockdown and overexpression, respectively. c Protein levels of both HIF1α and Smad7 were examined in hTSCs following stable knockdown of either HIF1α or Smad7, respectively. Data are shown as mean ± SD. Student’s t test was utilized for pairwise comparison. **p < 0.01, versus respective controlBack to article page