Research Article

The Proangiogenic Potential of Rat Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells with and without Cell-Sheet Induction: A Comparative Study

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Angiogenic effects of ASC-CM and ASC sheet-CM in Matrigel plug assay in vivo. (a) Macroscopic view of representative explants at 3 weeks. Matrigel plug containing ECs treated with different media was subcutaneously injected into the dorsum of rats. The explants were excavated after 3 weeks. The group of Matrigel plugs without ECs was used as the control. (b) New vascular formation of the explant sections was detected by H&E staining; red arrows indicate blood vessels. Scale bars: 100 μm. (c) Statistical analysis of microvessel numbers in Matrigel explants. , versus the blank control group; #, versus the ECs group (control group).
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