Fig. 1

mRNA expression of tenogenic genes (A) scleraxis, (B) tenomodulin, (C) decorin, and (D) TNC was measured using qRT-PCR after 1, 3, 7, and 14 days under mechanical strain without or with 10 ng/ml TGF-β3. Data shown are mean fold static condition group ± SEM at each time point. Significant differences are represented as follows (p < 0.05): static control vs strain groups without TGF-β3(*), between all groups (**), and without vs with 10 ng/ml TGF-β3 under static control (#)