Research Article
Panax notoginseng Saponin Promotes Bone Regeneration in Distraction Osteogenesis via the TGF-β1 Signaling Pathway
Figure 5
TβR-II accelerated mature callus formation during distraction osteogenesis. (a–f) The gross observation (a, b) and X-ray (c–f) results showed that TβR-II could increase callus regeneration. (g, h) H&E staining showed that TβR-II was able to accelerate new bone formation. SEM (i, j) results from control and TβR-II groups revealed that the amount of mineralized callus increased both in DO14 and DO28. OE-NC and OE-TβR-II groups were compared via Student’s t-tests. Data are means ± SD.