Research Article

Microvesicles Derived from Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhance Alveolar Type II Cell Proliferation and Attenuate Lung Inflammation in a Rat Model of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

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Establishment and characterization of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) model induced by intra-amniotic injection of LPS (IA-LPS). (a) The schedule involved experimental BPD rat model caused by intra-amniotic (IA) injection of normal saline (NS) or LPS and time points to collect lungs. (b) Representative lung sections stained with H&E on postnatal day 1 (PN1), PN7, and PN14, μm. Quantification of the (c) mean linear intercept (MLI) and (d) secondary septa (, -test, NS: not significant, ).
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