Higher Chondrogenic Potential of Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Mesenchymal Stem Cells Compared to Chondrocytes-EVs In Vitro

Figure 1

Characterization of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from rabbit bone marrow. (a) Primary culture of cells derived from bone marrow. (b) Flow cytometry analysis of the expressions of the MSC surface markers. (c) Differentiation of multipotent MSCs into (a) osteocytes and (b) the control group after 21 days. Differentiation of multipotent MSCs into (c) adipocytes and (d) the control group after 21 days. Differentiation of MSCs into chondrocytes after 21 days; safranin O (e) and toluidine blue staining (f).

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