Research Article

Mechanically Stretched Mesenchymal Stem Cells Can Reduce the Effects of LPS-Induced Injury on the Pulmonary Microvascular Endothelium Barrier

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Paracellular permeability of ECs induced by LPS. (a) Schematic view of the transwell coculture system. (b) Effect of adding different numbers of MSCs on the paracellular permeability of ECs. Statistically significant differences were presented (; , ). ARDS: acute respiratory distress syndrome; MSCs: mesenchymal stem cells; ECs: endothelial cells; LPS: lipopolysaccharide.
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