Research Article
Paracrine Proangiogenic Function of Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Is Not Affected by Chronic Kidney Disease
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Differentiation potential of MSCs. Quantitative assessment of differentiation capacity showed no differences between healthy and CKD MSCs. (a) Representative image of adipose differentiation. (b) Quantification of adipose differentiation by LipidTOX Green staining (ratio CKD : healthy 1.06, 95% CI: 0.87-1.28, ). (c) Representative image of alizarin red staining, showing bone mineralization. (d) Quantification of osteogenic differentiation measured by alkaline phosphatase activity (ratio CKD : healthy 0.76, 95% CI: 0.37-1.55, ). (e) Chondrogenic differentiation determined by measuring GAG content (ratio CKD : healthy: 1.09, 95% CI: 0.73-1.62, ).
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