The BMSCs were cultured in 12-well plates and exposed to 12.5 μg mL
−1 Ti
3C
2–PVP nanosheets and NIR light. Osteogenesis induction medium was prepared by supplementing the complete medium with 10 nM dexamethasone, 10 mM sodium β-glycerol phosphate disodium, and 50 μg mL
−1 ascorbic acid. After osteogenesis induction for 14 days, total RNA was extracted using
Cell Total RNA Isolation Kit (Vazyme, China). Reverse transcription was performed to generate cDNA using
HiScript III All-in-one RT SuperMix (Vazyme, China). Then, a 20 μL quantitative real-time PCR system was established using the
Taq Pro Universal SYBR qPCR Master Mix (Vazyme, China). Real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR analysis was performed using a
real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR system (Bio-Rad, USA). Relative gene expression levels were determined by the ΔΔ
Ct method and normalized by GAPDH. Primer sequences used in the analysis are listed below:
GAPDH: F-5′-AGGTCGGTGTGAACGGATTTG-3′, R-5′-TGTAGACCATGTAGTTGAGGTCA-3′;
ALP: F-5′-TCCGTGGGCATTGTGACTAC-3′, R-5′-TGGTGGCATCTCGTTATCCG-3′;
OCN: F-5′-GGTAGTGAACAGACTCCGGC-3′, R-5′-GGCGGTCTTCAAGCCATACT-3′;
OPN: F-5′-ATCTCACCATTCGGATGAGTCT-3′, R-5′-TGTAGGGACGATTGGAGTGAAA-3′;
RUNX2: F-5′-GACTGTGGTTACCGTCATGGC-3′, R-5′-ACTTGGTTTTTCATAACAGCGGA-3′;
COL1: F-5′-GCTCCTCTTAGGGGCCACT-3′, R-5′-ATTGGGGACCCTTAGGCCAT-3′.
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