Research Article
Decellularized Aortic Scaffold Alleviates H2O2-Induced Inflammation and Apoptosis in CD34+ Progenitor Cells While Driving Neovasculogenesis
Figure 3
The proliferation of CD34+ progenitor cells on decellularized aortic scaffolds. Cell proliferation was assessed by Ki67 fluorescence staining for CD34+ on scaffolds. Representative images showing proliferation of CD34+ progenitor cells on fibronectin (a–c) and on decellularized aortic scaffolds (d–f). Cell nuclei are indicated in blue, and Ki67-positive cells in green. (g) Proliferation ratios (percentages of Ki67-positive CD34+ cells) on aortic scaffold or fibronectin were calculated at day 10 after seeding from 3 different experiments. . Scale bar: 100 μm.