Figure 5.

Analysis of genes differentially expressed by normal bone marrow-derived and synovium-derived adherent cells. Total RNAs were extracted from cells at passages 4–6 obtained from healthy donors and reverse-transcribed to radiolabeled cDNAs before hybridization to gene array membranes (Atlas Human Cytokine/Receptor Array; BD Biosciences). Each gene is represented as duplicate spots. (a) One example of a representative array from cells isolated from bone marrow (BM) (n = 4). The arrow represents the activin/inhibin βA subunit. (b) One example of a representative array from synovial cells (n = 4). The arrow represents the activin/inhibin βA subunit. (c) Hierarchical clustering analysis. The dendrogram at the top represents the relationship of the samples according to the similarity in their gene expression profile. Arrows indicate some areas of genes that permit one to discriminate between samples. Red, high expression, green, low expression. (d) Quantification of the secreted activin A by specific ELISA. Results are expressed as the mean of secretion in 24-hour and 48-hour supernatants of four cell samples ± standard error of the mean.