Fig. 2

Hesperidin enhances chondrogenesis of MSCs. a At day 14 after differentiation induction in the absence (control) or presence of 5 μM hesperidin, the extents of chondrogenesis was evaluated by Alcian Blue staining assay. Images were representatives of at least three independent experiments, and positively stained cells were shown in pink, scale bar 100 μm. b At day 14 after differentiation induction in the absence (control) or presence of 5 μM hesperidin, the extents of chondrogenesis was evaluated by mRNA levels of chondrogenic marker Sox9. Data were shown as mean ± SD from at least three independent experiments. ** p < 0.01, versus control