Cartilage Damage Pathological Characteristics of Diabetic Neuropathic Osteoarthropathy

Figure 4

The percentage of apoptotic chondrocytes increased in the DNOAP group. (a) Representative images of FCM using Annexin V-FITC and PI staining. (b) Column bar graph showing a dramatically bigger early and late apoptosis ratio in cells of DNOAP patients than the controls. Each group was independently repeated three times, and 3000 cells were calculated. The error bars presented as mean ± SEM with analysis of unpaired Student’s t-test. *, compared with control group.

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